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Big business boost for Europe’s entrepreneurs
April 01, 2000 The enterprise agenda is going international, two decades after Britain’s big companies first accepted responsibility for wider economic success. Read more >
Giving made simple, but barriers remain
April 01, 2000 Behind the headline promises of more money for health and education, Gordon Brown’s budget in March contained important announcements on charitable giving and companies’ wider role in society. Read more >
Having fun or doing good?
April 01, 2000 With the annual charity fundraising event BT Swimathon still running and the London Flora Marathon just over, it seems more and more companies are putting big budgets behind sport sponsorships with a social spin-off. Read more >
Solid foundations for business investment in the community
February 01, 2000 Gaynor Humphreys from the Association of Community Trusts and Foundations gives examples of how its members are working effectively with companies and argues they offer a practical way forward for corporate responsibility at local level. Read more >
Arts attract record spending
February 01, 2000 Hard on the heals of controversy over the high cost and poor performance of sponsorship at the Greenwich Dome comes news that corporate investment in arts and culture reached a record high in 1999. Read more >
Spotlight on the banks – again
February 01, 2000 Pressure on the financial services sector to be more socially responsible shows no sign of abating. Now the industry is developing a collective response. Read more >
South African Breweries: going global, being accountable
December 01, 1999 South African Breweries entered ranks of top 100 UK-based companies when it joined the London Stock Exchange in 1999. With a strong reputation for community involvement, investing at least twice the UK norm, it sets a standard others will find hard to match, especially as it is now moving to address wider accountability issues too. Read more >
Business meets the boffins
December 01, 1999 The growing partnership between universities and companies will prove challenging for both sides of the industry/education divide. Read more >
Brian Wright: Business in 2000
October 01, 1999 London Enterprise Agency celebrated its 20th anniversary in October by holding a conference looking forward to the year 2010. Here, LEntA's chief executive reviews the discussion and looks back at LEntA's progress over the past 20 years. Read more >