Results for October, 2002
Contributions: is giving rising or falling?
October 01, 2002 Is giving rising or falling? Read more >
Education: subject citizenship
October 01, 2002 Barclays is helping to usher the subject of citizenship into the national curriculum - the first major addition since it began in 1989 - by sponsoring the national launch on September 27. Read more >
Payroll giving: a case to be made
October 01, 2002 Payroll giving has never been easier or more efficient, so why aren't more companies championing its cause? Oliver Balch considers where payroll giving is currently at, and where it could be going. Read more >
Employment: sharpening the UK skills set
October 01, 2002 Yet another attempt is being made by government to involve business in training schemes to tackle the continuing national skills shortage scandal. Will this one work any better than the last? Read more >
Roger Cowe: political myopia
October 01, 2002 This year’s party conferences showed where CSR sits in the political spectrum. The answer: depressingly absent. In his regular Briefing column, Roger Cowe examines what drives the political and press agendas, and asks what companies must do to make themselves heard. Read more >
Lynn Fabes: engaging business in education
October 01, 2002 Eighteen months ago, the Department for Education and Skills recognised the need for a unique and innovative unit responsible for managing and developing long term, strategic relationships with appropriate business partners. Briefing asks the team's director how it all works. Read more >
Employment: sharpening the UK skills set
October 01, 2002 Yet another attempt is being made by government to involve business in training schemes to tackle the continuing national skills shortage scandal. Will this one work any better than the last? Read more >
Environment: WEEE goes to market
October 01, 2002 New legislation is set to boost the levels of reuse and recycling in electrical goods. Community businesses have a big role to play in helping companies reduce costs and meet legal responsibilities. Read more >
Reporting: setting standards for social reporting
October 01, 2002 As more companies seek to measure and report their impacts on society, both GRI and BITC have issued new lists of indicators. But are these helpful guidelines or unworkable standards? Read more >