Public and Private Sector Collaboration
Hillary Clinton opens Global Impact Economy Forum
Hillary Clinton has opened the U.S. State Department’s Global Impact Economy Forum with a plea for the creation of “shared value” in the global economy. The Secretary‘s Global Impact Economy Forum will gather 250 high-level investors, business executives, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, academics, and policymakers to discuss how to create greater coordination, collaboration, and efficiency, and to “create opportunities to enhance and expand the Impact Economy.” Clinton said that it is “a great moment to look at where we stand in the world in the pursuit of economic growth and prosperity that is broadly inclusive and sustainable.”
UPI http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2012/04/26/H-Clinton-opens-Global-Impact-Economy-Forum/UPI-90091335474164/#ixzz1tEAbinge
Outsourcing the state: A less uniform approach
Last month, many corporate hopefuls pitched to Surrey and West Midlands police, two of Britain’s big regional forces. On offer was a £1.5billion, seven-year contract that would for the first time put the private sector in the vanguard of enforcing law and order by allowing it to help in operational police duties such as investigating crimes and detaining suspects. The government seems to remain committed to scaling back the role of the state in public service provision but ministers appear to have trimmed their ambitions. Officials now emphasise a range of models – from not-for-profit social enterprises to joint ventures between private companies and charities.
Financial Times* http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7771936a-8876-11e1-a727-00144feab49a.html#axzz1tEBnwomw
Climate Change
Major investors and companies tackle climate change and sustainability at Ceres Conference in Boston
Companies and investors are tackling climate change and other global sustainability threats head-on—and are finding it profitable to do so. That was the clear message emerging at the Ceres Conference 2012: Igniting Innovation, Scaling Sustainability at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. The conference’s opening day was marked by numerous company announcements and the release of a new Ceres/Sustainalytics report entitled ‘The Road to 2020: Corporate Progress on the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability’ evaluating 600 leading United States companies on their progress – or lack of it – on sustainability.
CSR Wire http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/34085-Major-Investors-and-Companies-Tackle-Climate-Change-and-Sustainability-at-Ceres-Conference-in-Boston?tracking_user=editor@corporate-citizenship.co.uk&tracking_source=email
Supply Chain
Burger King Corp. makes industry-leading commitment to enhance animal welfare standards in its United States supply chain
Burger King Corp. (BKC) has announced two industry-leading commitments that will enhance the animal welfare standards in its United States supply chain, which serves more than 7,200 BURGER KING® restaurants nationwide. The company has pledged to transition its United States supply chain to 100% cage-free eggs by 2017 and only purchase pork from suppliers that can demonstrate documented plans to end their use of gestation crates for breeding pigs—moves supported by The Humane Society of the United States.
Business Wire http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&newsId=20120425005433&div=-363426036
Reporting
Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Marks & Spencer win top honours for CR reporting
The 5th annual CR Reporting Awards (CRRA’12) recognised the best in corporate responsibility reporting from the past year. Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. won the “Best Overall” category, with Vodafone and Marks & Spencer ranking second and third respectively. Rounding out the top ten were: L’Oréal, Novo Nordisk, Co-operative Group, Hewlett-Packard (last year’s winner), Panasonic, Dell, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction. The Best Overall category was determined by five elements: content, communication, credibility, commitment and comparability.
Sustainable Brands http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/articles/coca-cola-vodafone-marks-spencer-win-top-honors-cr-reporting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=brandsweekly&utm_campaign=april26
Diversity
DiversityInc announces top 50 companies for diversity
DiversityInc, in its thirteenth year, is the leading publication on diversity and business. It annually recognises companies that exemplify meaningful diversity management through their corporate practice on the following four areas: CEO commitment, human capital, corporate and organisational communications, and supplier diversity. Participation in the survey has increased dramatically, up 11% in 2012 to 587 companies. This year, PricewaterhouseCoopers came top, and Procter & Gamble, Ernst & Young, and Kraft Foods appeared in the top ten.
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