Results for February, 2000
Speaking Out – David Irwin: Support the SBS
February 01, 2000 The newly-appointed head of the government’s Small Business Service, due to start work in April, says promoting enterprise remains a vital issue and calls on large companies to help. Read more >
Seeking prosperity in a disunited world
February 01, 2000 Riots in Seattle, protests in Davos, discord between developed and developing worlds: can companies counter growing opposition to globalisation by endorsing the UN’s Global Compact? Read more >
Mind the skills gap
February 01, 2000 Two years on from the start of the government’s New Deal youth employment scheme, education and training remains as high as ever on the national agenda of economic concerns. Read more >
Profile: Marsh – managing risk, acting responsibly
February 01, 2000 Some say community relations is increasingly about managing the company’s social risk, identifying and defusing possible points of tension with the world outside. If so, a risk management company ought to have some lessons to share. Here we examine Marsh, recently formed from the merger between J&H Marsh & McLennan and Sedgwick. Read more >
Solid foundations for business investment in the community
February 01, 2000 Gaynor Humphreys from the Association of Community Trusts and Foundations gives examples of how its members are working effectively with companies and argues they offer a practical way forward for corporate responsibility at local level. Read more >
Arts attract record spending
February 01, 2000 Hard on the heals of controversy over the high cost and poor performance of sponsorship at the Greenwich Dome comes news that corporate investment in arts and culture reached a record high in 1999. Read more >