Results for Oliver Wagg
Profile: The Body Shop
May 18, 2006 It's business as usual at The Body Shop after L'Oréal proposed to buy the company in March. Briefing talks to The Body Shop's director of global values about life after the takeover and how the two companies hope to 'share their strengths'. Read more >
Government confirms OFR abolition
May 04, 2006 Government ministers lay the Company Law Reform Bill before Parliament, including proposals not to force companies to produce operating and financial reviews, 'streamlined' narrative reporting requirements and an outline of directors' duties. Read more >
Profile: John Lewis
March 16, 2006 Employee co-ownership and its constitution means CSR comes quite naturally to the department store to supermarket chain. This is not to say Europe's biggest industrial democracy doesn't face its own unique set of challenges. Read more >
Briefing talks to Starbucks
February 24, 2006 Dave Olsen of Starbucks talks to Oliver Wagg about the evolution of CSR at the world's largest coffee chain, why he thinks fair trade is not the only solution to ethical trade and how the company engages with a sometimes hostile community. Read more >
Wal-Mart’s CSR epiphany
January 01, 2006 To continue to be the world's most successful retailer, Wal-Mart must extend its customer base beyond low-income consumers to the growing middle classes. Read more >
IFC reviews safeguards
November 01, 2005 As the IFC publishes its performance standards for public review, the head of environmental and social development, Rachel Kyte, tells Oliver Wagg why they represent a vast improvement on the existing safeguard policies. Read more >
BSkyB: Broadcasting responsibility
November 01, 2005 To a company that broadcasts into the community, corporate responsibility plays a key role in business strategy. Oliver Wagg talks to Ben Stimson about how BSkyB manages responsibility across its diverse network of operations Read more >
How are governments addressed in CSR reports?
November 01, 2005 Governments are rarely addressed in CSR reports and are generally the most neglected group of stakeholders, after the investors. However, governments are often the largest beneficiary of a company's economic activity. Read more >
Anglo American: community engagement in a high impact industry
July 01, 2005 Ensuring good relationships with the community in high impact industries can sometimes be fraught with difficulty. Oliver Wagg explores how the world's second largest mining group is using an innovative 'socio-economic toolbox', to overcome the challenges. Read more >