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 >

Will Day: a new era of business-charity relationships?

October 01, 2000 After some Briefing readers asked for a charity perspective on working with business, we asked Will Day, chief executive of CARE International, and fresh from a unique cross-sector management development programme at Harvard Business School, for his thoughts..... Read more >

On the up and up

August 01, 2000 As big name companies strengthen their contribution programmes, latest figures show corporate giving is rising around the world. Read more >

Home work or work house?

August 01, 2000 A flood of surveys shows employees want more time with their loved ones. Flexible working is the demand. So why are employers proving so slow to act? Read more >

Corporate social responsibility and shareholder value

August 01, 2000 Dr Craig Mackenzie explains why investors are becoming so interested in CSR, and what it means for the CSR manager. His company, the insurance and investment group Friends Provident, recently extended its CSR investment policy to cover the full £15 billion assets under its management. Read more >

Environment news round up August 2000

August 01, 2000 Environment news round up August 2000 Read more >

Profile: Tesco – rather a lot of help

August 01, 2000 Every little helps’ says the Tesco strapline – but Computers for Schools has become the UK’s biggest education support project, contributing rather a lot to local communities over its nine year history. Only ever part of what Tesco does, the company’s focus is now broadening still further to address wider social responsibility issues. Read more >

Thirty years on, time for a change of pace

June 01, 2000 In May 1970, the Equal Pay Act received Royal Assent. Today the male/female gap in average earnings is still 20%. Read more >

Rights and wrongs, business or government?

June 01, 2000 A clutch of new reports argues that business has responsibility for human rights, not just the governments which actually sign the UN Declaration. But too few within companies seem aware of the issue – or are yet willing to get engaged. Read more >