Results for 2006
Contributions round-up: issue 87
May 18, 2006 The DEC publishes a guide to help companies better contribute to disaster relief efforts and a new Index of Global Philanthropy finds that corporations account for less than a tenth of private giving in the US. Plus a round-up of recent charitable contributions. Read more >
You Buy, U Give
May 18, 2006 Unilever and J. Sainsbury launch You Buy, U Give, a campaign to raise money for charity Sport Relief, marking a push by the Anglo-Dutch food group to improve the recognition of its corporate brand. Read more >
Investors round-up: issue 87
May 18, 2006 SRI heads for the mainstream as investors worth over $2 trillion sign up to the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment. Good news for shareholders and society, as new research from SAM indicates a correlation between CSR management and the creation of value. Read more >
Ethical investment enters the mainstream
May 18, 2006 The Corporate Citizenship Company's Michelle Dow reports on how the US' largest pension fund and biggest companies are changing the debate on sustainability and the private sector. Read more >
International round-up: issue 87
May 18, 2006 A board and a foundation for the UN Global Compact, a European Alliance on CSR and a new leadership programme to examine the inter-relationship between business and poverty. Read more >
Consumer power
May 18, 2006 There is no better time for companies to find the right way to integrate consumers into their CSR programmes, argues National Consumer Council chief executive Ed Mayo. Read more >
Food bites back
May 18, 2006 Food and beverage companies are waking up to the real risks posed by the growing obesity epidemic both in the UK and US. There's a strong case to be made for voluntary initiatives and an even stronger case for CSR managers to take the lead. Read more >
OFR revisited
May 18, 2006 The OFR affair has certainly brought the importance of non-financial reporting to the public's attention. But the resulting confusion has been a distraction for companies wanting to produce accurate and in-depth accounts on their impacts. Read more >
OFR by any other name?
May 18, 2006 Are the business reviews that companies will be required to produce under the Company Law Reform Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, operating and financial reviews by any other name? Briefing investigates... Read more >