Results for Community
Daily Media Briefing 20th June 2012
June 20, 2012 Aid agencies tap into corporates’ cash and expertise; Millicom recognised for Inclusive Business innovation; UN Global Compact unveils a Framework for Action on social enterprise; New emissions policy will force biggest UK firms to reveal CO2 figures; Furious Greenpeace moves to ‘war footing’ at Rio+20 Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 18th June 2012
June 18, 2012 WWF helps leading firms cut business flights and save £21m; Starbucks, Staples, three others join Better Buildings Challenge; Rio+20 to push sustainability reporting; Arms and oil bosses refuse to attend corporate responsibility inquiry; Companies invest in the Olympic legacy Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 12th June 2012
June 12, 2012 World leaders must react faster to climate change, says task force; Emissions trading scheme could be oversupplied until 2024; $257 billion invested in renewable energy in 2011; The Coca-Cola Foundation awards $26 million to 85 global organisations during first quarter 2012 Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 1st June 2012
June 01, 2012 Global carbon market value rises to record $176 billion; HP unveils net zero-energy data centre design; Carillion: "we want to work with very small SMEs"; P&G and UNICEF take top cause marketing honours Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 30th May 2012
May 30, 2012 EU greenhouse gas emissions rise as market leaders call for action; Companies explore sustainable shipping technologies; Survey finds unethical business practices on the rise; Olympic sponsors hope to create a legacy of jobs and skills; Volex counts the cost as customer Apple goes green Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 18th May 2012
May 18, 2012 Cairn Energy investors lead day of rebellion over executive pay; Big businesses risk losing out to social enterprises unless they adapt; Investor coalition pushes shale gas industry to clean up fracking; Big players sign up to low-carbon sourcing initiative; Apple plans green power for US data centres Read more >
The Two Way Street
May 11, 2012 Following the 1996 Deakin Commission, Business in the Community and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations set up a taskforce to improve cross-sector working. In April they published their findings. Read more >
If the Pope can go to Cuba, why can’t companies embrace government? A mini manifesto for change
March 30, 2012 The prevailing consensus in business used to be that government is the problem. What we need is lower taxes and less regulation, and we’ll create the jobs and money that you need to keep your voters happy. You can trust us – take a look at our corporate responsibility report where you can see all the good things we are doing. (But just in case, we will still maintain well-funded public affairs departments to lobby and fend off unwelcome interventions.) Read more >
The new Nike moment: why big may be beautiful after all
February 24, 2012 For some of us, reading Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful was a formative moment in deciding what to do with our lives and careers*. ‘Big is bad’ is therefore almost an article of faith. Read more >