Reporting through the OFR

April 10, 2005 The government wants companies to be more transparent in their reporting through the OFR. Some companies have already gone beyond just compliance. Read more >

Comment: enterprise

April 01, 2005 Social enterprises are primarily businesses with social objectives, whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose. Read more >

Lessons learnt from the BP blast

April 01, 2005 The blast at a BP refinery that killed 15 contractors teaches us valuable lessons at a time when outsourcing of labour is under the spotlight. Read more >

Disability and the workplace

April 01, 2005 Zanna Rodrigues examines government policies and private sector initiatives aimed at promoting disability in the workplace as an opportunity. Read more >

Priorities for the new parliament

April 01, 2005 Kicking off Briefing’s election edition, David Grayson calls for a profound cultural change in the next government and highlights some specific actions the next administration can take. Read more >

Community finance: a force for change

April 01, 2005 While the government has passionately pursued an 'access to finance' agenda there is still plenty of room for improvement. Read more >

Dominique Bé: the European view

April 01, 2005 The head of the development of EU CSR policy development argues public policies must shift up a gear and work harder to engender deeper trust from consumers, investors and society. Read more >

Corporate manslaughter bill introduced

April 01, 2005 The corporate manslaughter bill has been a long time in consultation, though the unions remain disappointed it does not create a duty to promote health and safety. It does however make explicit the duty of directors to consider wider circumstances. Read more >

News round-up Apr/May 05

April 01, 2005 Senior managers at Citigroup are pushing forward a drive to improve the company's ethics and integrity whilst the DTI on March 17 published a white paper for consultation, setting out its proposals for a Company Law Reform Bill. Read more >

News round-up Apr/May 05

April 01, 2005 In the run-up to the election, the government announces a raft of sustainability initiatives, suggesting there may be more to life (and the election) than just the economy. Read more >