Results for January, 2004
Rio Tinto: developing and embedding corporate principles
January 02, 2004 Enron, CSR sceptics won't be slow to tell you, had an impressive set of business principles - and much good it did them. Briefing examines the strategy of Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining companies, to ensure that its business principles genuinely set the tone for the way it works. Read more >
HIV/AIDS
January 01, 2004 Twenty years on from the AIDS killer becoming understood, we still seem to be debating what to do. The human consequences of inaction are more dreadful than ever. Read more >
Volunteering: Think global, act local
January 01, 2004 The role played by employee volunteering as part of wider community engagement is growing strongly, both in the UK and around the world. But it's culturally associated with American companies, so some caution is needed. Read more >
Chain reaction
January 01, 2004 Will CSR ever penetrate the small business field? Yes, argues David Grayson, but only if large companies exert appropriate influence. Read more >
Human rights management: getting started
January 01, 2004 Recent years have seen a growth in societal expectations that companies will act to protect and promote human rights. But how do these expectations apply to companies' operations and activities, and how should companies begin managing these expectations? Rory Sullivan offers a few pointers. Read more >
Rob Cameron: what‘s in a name?
January 01, 2004 For all the talk about CSR, the concept is still failing to capture the imaginations of branding and communications professionals. What's needed is more talk about relationships, and less about acronyms, argues the communications expert, Rob Cameron. Read more >
A one pager on…new laws on religious and sexual diversity
January 01, 2004 From December 2003, new legislation banning workplace discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, and religion or belief came into force. Read more >
Education
January 01, 2004 While companies remain strongly focused on primary and secondary education, their engagement in the tertiary sector is limited. With students being asked to pay more for their degrees, the role of business is coming into focus. Read more >