Results for 2006
Censorship censure
March 16, 2006 As Google faces criticism for its agreement to censor the results of its recently launched China-based search engine, Briefing asks whether any company doing business in China renders itself complicit with human rights abuses. Read more >
The way the money grows
March 16, 2006 The majority of banks financing policies do not uphold environmental and social standards developed by UN bodies and other international bodies, finds a new study from campaign groups WWF and Banktrack. Read more >
Defining partnerships
March 16, 2006 Forging successful partnerships is often about how partners define their relationship, a director of The Corporate Citizenship Company argues. Read more >
Getting the ‘outside’ in
March 16, 2006 The new global leadership network says companies need some peace and quiet if they are to drive towards excellence in corporate citizenship. Michelle Dow offers some suggestions for the difficult journey ahead. Read more >
The other side gets greener
March 16, 2006 New leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties David Cameron and Sir Menzies Campbell, are stepping up their plans for sustainability and social responsibility. Read more >
Public policy – regulating for public good
March 16, 2006 Possible regulation of supermarkets, a clampdown on smoking in public places and the flip-flop over the OFR all add up to the question over the role of the state in regulating our everyday lives. Read more >
Consumer health round-up CCB 86
March 16, 2006 GDA labelling is a controversial topic after several food manufacturers decide to use this method instead of the FSA'a traffic light recommendation and Sainsbury's is the first retailer to provide GDA's for kids. Meanwhile beverage companies have committed to stop direct marketing of their products to children in an attempt to tackle obesity and new standards to improve good practice in the sale of alcoholic drinks have been launched. Read more >
Reporting round-up issue 86
March 16, 2006 Defra launches new guidelines for reporting on environmental impacts for businesses, ACCA announces the winners of its UK Awards for Sustainability Reporting and Freshfields scores a first for social reporting in the legal world. Read more >
A matter of trust
March 16, 2006 Two new surveys indicate that that while the public trusts global companies less and less, 'super' not-for-profits like Amnesty and WWF are gaining credibility. But, Briefing comments, these surveys do no make the distinction between different types of trust. Read more >