Briefing comment
Lessons from the Deepwater disaster
Its reputation in tatters, facing $20 billion compensation costs and with the share price halved, can any good come out of BP’s Gulf of Mexico debacle?
Its reputation in tatters, facing $20 billion compensation costs and with the share price halved, can any good come out of BP’s Gulf of Mexico debacle?
News & analysis
Daily CSR Media Briefing
The headlines
Daily CSR Media Briefing
Welcome to Corporate Citizenship Briefing´s daily roundup of the key news on corporate social responsibility from the daily and weekly press, websites, newswires and broadcast media.
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Tesco US operation accused of bullying staff -
Ofgem investigates doorstep gas and electricity sales agents -
Santander worst for banking complaints -
BP ready to publish findings of probe -
Greenpeace threat to sue over sea drilling
Climate Change news and comment
Comment by Matt Balestrieri. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
With the global recession, high unemployment and austerity measures staring them in the face, people have plenty to be worried about. When you throw in pictures of dead sea life from the Gulf of Mexico or polar bears swimming in the open ocean with nary an o...
Community and Contributions news and comment
Comment by Andrew Wilson. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
Here we report recent research which shows the public are unsure of who was sponsoring the World Cup and what motives lay behind their actions. It would be unkind to suggest that the study was published by the University of the Blooming Obvious, but the find...
Consumers news and comment
Comment by Peter Truesdale. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
How do you solve a problem like consumers?
I liked the past. It was easy. Here’s why. There used to be all these stickers all over the show EXXONMOBIL: GLOBAL WARMING...
Employment and Diversity news
From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
CSR Europe calls for active age management in the workplace
CSR Europe, together with a group of global companies, has called on businesses and policymakers to take leadership in tackling demographic change in Europe by promoting activ...
Environment and Sustainability news and comment
Comment by Katie Dodds. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
It’s Monday 12th July 2010 - the day after the 2010 World Cup final. Spanish celebrations are in full swing, while the mood among the Dutch camp is likely to be much more sombre. The World Cup is one of the biggest global sporting events, capturing the atten...
Human Rights and Business Ethics news and comment
Comment by Deepa Mirchandani. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
This edition, it is the report by Business in the Community that caught my eye. The report claims that racism is still stopping Britain’s ethnic minorities from entering well paid and high profile professions. Not only are there barriers to entering these pr...
Responsible Investment news and comment
Comment by Yohan Hill. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
In terms of “news” stories, it seems that the record is stuck. There are reports of ongoing regulatory uncertainty around climate change, both globally and regionally (in the US, the EU and China), and not much action being taken to address the ecological d...
Strategy news and comment
Comment by Myriam Galopin. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
Working in the area of sustainability is very exciting – collaboratively we are helping shape tomorrow’s sustainable companies and developing a whole new success dimension for the business world.
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Supply Chain news and comment
Comment by Liza Lort-Phillips. From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
There appears to be movement afoot on supply chain issues.
Three recent stories in the press suggest that companies are upping their game on their efforts to engage and...
Third Sector news
From the June/July 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 112.
New guidance launched to help more charity trustees invest responsibly
A new guide ‘Socially Responsible Investment - A practical introduction for charity trustees’ was launched 29 June to help the increasing number of trustees who are...
Climate Change news and comment
Comment by Tara James. From the April/May 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 111.
With great power comes great responsibility.
If only someone had said that to Benjamin Franklin while he was out flying his kite, or to Thomas Edison as he was lighting t...
Community and contributions news and comment
Comment by Francesca Hicks. From the April/May 2010 edition of Corporate Citizenship Briefing, Issue 111.
Volunteering: the Business Case
The research report mentioned in this section, commissioned by the City of London and produced by Corporate Citizenship is...
Speaking out
When things go wrong, well-informed employees can be an organisation's best advocates. So why, asks Liam FitzPatrick, are they often treated as second, or even third, priorities?
From David Cameron and Nick Clegg's smile-athon, to a ferocious four-year squeeze on public spending, Peter Truesdale takes an overview.
Is business missing a trick in its support for the voluntary sector? Andrew Wilson looks at the lessons to be learned.
Here lies the important distinction between a brand that simply wants to do something responsible to create a warm and fuzzy effect, and a responsible brand. While consumers clearly like the former, they increasingly expect the latter.
One year on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the anger among ordinary citizens about the behaviour of the bankers and their lack of accountability is palpable, reflected in politicians' rhetoric.
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Tony Bair famously “didn’t do God”. Now Stephen Green, chairman of HSBC and Church of England priest, has called for placing values at the heart of a new approach to capitalism.
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Penny Fowler charts the history of Oxfam’s involvement in CSR and outlines goals for the future