Results for October, 2000
The Third Generation of Measurement
October 01, 2000 The London Benchmarking Group has just released a new guide to measuring what community programmes achieve for company and community. Ellen West, the LBG’s new co-ordinator, contrasts the LBG approach with an American measurement initiative led by the Council on Foundations. Read more >
Give them the money, Gordon
October 01, 2000 As new surveys reveal the shocking extent of poverty in Britain, who should be the first to act – government or companies? Read more >
Employment: value of community affairs for employees
October 01, 2000 Value of community affairs for employees Read more >
Managing reputation through a crisis
October 01, 2000 Firestone, Ford, Snow Brand, Mitsubishi, Gap, Nike: research from Oxford University shows corporate social responsibility affects a company’s ability to bounce back after a crisis. Here, Mike Regester, a specialist in corporate crisis management, highlights the role of the community affairs manager. Read more >
Investing responsibly and for profit
October 01, 2000 As the Dow Jones sustainability index celebrates its first year, evidence is mounting that institutional investors are accepting the business case for social responsibility. Read more >
From green factories to sustainable markets
October 01, 2000 In the run-up to the next Earth Summit in 2002, attention must shift from improving corporate environmental performance alone, towards changing consumer attitudes. Read more >
Profile: Shell – from finite fossil fuels to sustainable development
October 01, 2000 Fuel price protests in Europe, worries about strategic oil reserves in the US, OPEC flexing its muscles ? the oil industry is firmly in the news. Here we look behind the headlines to see how Shell is re-engineering itself for the twenty first century. Read more >