Profile: Royal Mail Group

February 11, 2008 Kay Allen, head of social policy and inclusion at the Royal Mail Group, tells Mienke Retief how the organisation contributes to society by connecting people while at the same time maintaining a competitive edge. Read more >

Profile: Adnams

November 20, 2007 Mienke Retief talks to Steve Curzon, marketing director at Adnams, the brewer, and finds that the drinks sector can be sustainable if it tackles the challenges it faces head on and embeds sustainability wholesale. Read more >

Profile: British Land

September 24, 2007 Mienke Retief talks to Claudine Blamey, corporate responsibility executive at British Land, about the need for a task force to encourage sustainable and ethical practice within the property and construction industry. Read more >

Profile: Kingfisher

July 30, 2007 Ray Baker, director of corporate responsibility at Kingfisher, tells Mienke Retief that partnering with the voluntary sector as well as other companies is the only way for business to develop sustainably. Read more >

Profile: BT

May 18, 2007 BT’s director of corporate responsibility, Adrian Hosford, talks to Mienke Retief about how the ICT sector can fulfil its responsibility to society by helping people communicate – and understand each other – better. Read more >

Profile: Scottish Power

March 30, 2007 Scottish Power aims to be the global leader in renewable energy. Paul McKelvie, corporate responsibility director, tells Briefing how the energy supplier plans to fulfill its ambition. Read more >

Profile: Standard Chartered – towards sustainability

January 30, 2007 Following a long and rich history of community involvement, Standard Chartered began to formally strategise corporate responsibility in 2003. Now, the bank is taking the next step: towards sustainability. Read more >

Profile: The Co-op – owning responsibility

November 28, 2006 The Co-operative Group is owned by its customers and this sense of ownership translates into the business acting responsibly. Mienke Retief speaks to Chris Smith, head of community and campaigns, to find out how the Co-op implements this responsibility. Read more >

Profile: Camelot – improving the odds

September 28, 2006 Incumbent lottery license holder Camelot puts its money on corporate responsiblility to win it another term. Zanna Rodrigues speaks to CR manager Clare Griffin to find out how they’re doing it. Read more >

Profile: Barclays – building better corporate responsibility

July 13, 2006 Briefing speaks to Barclays about the group’s realignment of corporate responsibility and community investment strategy with its core business, bringing the focus back onto finance both at home and abroad. Read more >