Results for January, 2007
Economic empowerment through mobile
January 30, 2007 Vodafone director of corporate responsibility, Charlotte Grezo, argues that providing people in developing countries with banking services through their mobile phones is a significant driver of economic growth. Read more >
Empowering local communities
January 30, 2007 This edition of Briefing discusses how multinationals can promote socio-economic change by using their core skills. In the end, economic empowerment is the only antidote to poverty and problematic social issues. Read more >
Campaign round-up December 2006/January 2007
January 30, 2007 The commercialisation of childhood, the production of more affordable medicines for poorer countries, and calls for Shell to use its profits to clear up pollution, are the campaigns for the first Briefing of 2007. Read more >
New rules, new expectations
January 30, 2007 Although the new UK Companies Act broadens directors’ duties beyond the traditional short-term profit motive, there is some way to go before companies are held fully accountable for their social and environmental impacts, argues Simon McRae of War on Want. Read more >
Investors news round-up (issue 91)
January 30, 2007 Pension schemes and sustainable banking as well as China's rising influence in Africa are all hot topics for investors. Read more >
Show me the economics
January 30, 2007 Tesco and Marks & Spencer are driving the sustainability agenda, setting unprecedented responsible business standards with budgets of £500m and £200m. But what are the economics of such sustainability drives? Read more >
For the public good
January 30, 2007 Kurt Hoffman of the Shell Foundation introduces the January/February edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, arguing that multinational companies can benefit society by utilising their knowledge and core skills. Read more >
Public policy news round-Up (issue 91)
January 30, 2007 The Pre-Budget Report as well as the Leitch Review have told us about the government's plans for the future, with the London Development Agency announcing board members for its Skills & Employment Board and the Conservatives stating that it will reward companies that are socially responsible. Read more >
Consumer News Round-Up (Issue 91)
January 30, 2007 The importance of trust, ethical caffeine boosts and Victoria's Secret going green shows that consumers are changing the way they buy as well as the way they think. Read more >