Results for 2006
Employee news briefs – June/July
July 20, 2006 The latest initiatives to support employee volunteering and fundraising, including awards given by Barclays and Vodafone UK. Read more >
Keeping the faith
July 20, 2006 Multi-cultural Britain has put religion back on the map. More than ever before, businesses need to take a proactive approach to managing belief to thrive in the marketplace. Read more >
Microsoft bridges East London digital divide
July 20, 2006 Microsoft is seizing the opportunity to contribute to neighbourhood renewal through the deployment of specially tailored products and services, in partnership with regeneration agency, the Shoreditch Trust. Read more >
Investors news briefs – June/July 2006
July 20, 2006 Social and environmental shareholder resolutions are rising steadily in the US, and institutional investors are calling for the SEC to make disclosure on climate change risks mandatory for companies. Read more >
International news briefs – June/July
July 20, 2006 International business initiatives on human rights and transparency; rewards for sustainable banking; and reports on labor unions and corruption. Read more >
Consumers news briefs – June/July
July 20, 2006 Sales of Fairtrade products soar, WWF alleges that the advertising industry is fuelling unsustainable patterns of consumption and the Co-operative Group secures top spot as most trusted company in the UK. Read more >
Consumer health news briefs – June/July
July 20, 2006 As the European Union votes to regulate the health claims that food manufacturers print on packaging, Unilever announces a new global labelling programme to help consumers make healthy choices. Read more >
What assures stakeholders?
July 20, 2006 Research into what assures readers of corporate non-financial reports and new GRI sector guidelines have been published. Meanwhile a group of 11 NGOs has pledged to comply with a code of conduct aimed at creating greater accountability in the not-for-profit sector. Read more >
UK businesses want tough climate change targets
July 20, 2006 UK business leaders have called for Prime Minister Tony Blair to set tougher targets to tackle climate change, saying that "ambitious and urgent action is needed". And other news shows there are financial benefits to going green. Read more >