September 29, 2009
The Copenhagen Conference is not just crunch time for efforts to combat destructive climate change. It also questions what are the limits of voluntary corporate responsibility, says Peter Truesdale Read more >
May 18, 2009
George Bernard Shaw famously quipped that England and America are two countries divided by a common language. Today sustainability should be uniting Europe and America in common endeavour, but is it really? Read more >
November 20, 2007
Membership of voluntary initiatives is all well and good as oil and mining companies try to clean up their act but detailed auditing is necessary for real change to happen, says Diarmid O’Sullivan of Global Witness. Read more >
October 03, 2007
All sectors must respect the human rights of their employees and should assess the human rights impact of their operations. Read more >
May 18, 2007
Can voluntary initiatives on human rights really ensure that workers are not exploited, and labour standards upheld, or is government regulation the only way forward? Read more >