Briefing comment
Sustainable Development Goals: the next big show in town
As companies decide what role to play at Rio+20 in June, Mike Tuffrey warns that a big opportunity could be missed.
As companies decide what role to play at Rio+20 in June, Mike Tuffrey warns that a big opportunity could be missed.
News & analysis
Daily CSR Media Briefing 17th May 2012
The headlines:
Research & Policy
China injects vigour into carbon debate
China may account for nearly a quarter of global carbon emissions, but its fledgling plans to start seven pilot emissions trading s...
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China injects vigour into carbon debate -
Analysis finds businesses at risk from water stress -
Hilton launches centre for sustainable procurement -
Companies reject the Sustainable Forestry Initiative -
UK Minister calls for support for tough new arms trade treaty
Around the World
The top headlines from around the world in April;
Europe & US
Denmark passes legislation: 100% renewable energy by 2050
Denmark's Parliament has passed the most ambitious green economy plan in the world. It aims firstly to cut gre...
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Europe & US : Denmark passes legislation: 100% renewable energy by 2050 -
Asia : China promises to strengthen environmental standards with new rare earth body -
Africa : Road map for a green economy being drawn up in Mozambique -
Latin America : Mexico Senate approves historic climate change bill
Industry News
The top industry headlines in April;
Consumer Goods
Drinks giants team up to head off ad regulation
Eight of Europe's biggest alcohol firms have united to launch new rules for their own advertising in an effort to head off ti...
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Consumer Goods : Drinks giants team up to head off ad regulation -
Natural Resources : Olympic medal pollution protesters disrupt Rio Tinto meeting -
Technology : HP, Intel and GE start fund to boost conflict-free minerals
Around the World
The top headlines from around the world in March;
Europe and US
Global development: UK and US renew aid partnership
Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama renewed their commitment to change the lives of 1.2 billion poor peo...
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Europe & US : Global development: UK and US renew aid partnership -
Asia : China world's wind power leader -
Africa : Times CEO summit highlights the growing opportunities in Africa -
Latin America : Coke and Heineken drink to Latin America's largest farm
Industry News
The top industry headlines in March;
Natural Resources
Total gas leak in North Sea
Oil giant
Total has confirmed that a major gas leak on one of its North Sea platforms could take several months to stop an...
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Natural Resources : Total gas leak in North Sea -
Transportation : EU carbon tax: India joins China in boycott of European emissions scheme -
Finance : Goldman employee criticises firm for ripping off clients -
Cosmetics : Top cosmetic companies reportedly resuming animal testing
Around the World
The top headlines from around the world;
Europe & US
EU takes step towards conflict-free supply chains
Global Witness and
CCFD-Terre Solidaire have welcomed a commitment by the Euro...
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Europe & US : EU takes step towards conflict-free supply chains -
Asia : India leads the world in clean tech investment growth -
Africa : Sierra Leone launches online mining database to increase transparency -
Latin America : Brazil seeks more access to China to balance trade
Industry News
The top industry headlines from February;
Apple lists its suppliers for first time
An audit released by
Apple revealed widespread violations of worker rights and environmental practices by manufacturing partners. Apple found that 62% of the 229 facilities...
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Technology : Apple lists its suppliers for the first time -
Pharmaceuticals : Global drugs groups may unite to destroy tropical diseases -
Banking / Finance : State Bank of India to expand microfinance portfolio by 50% in Q4 -
Food & Beverages : Hershey expands responsible cocoa community programmes in West Africa
Around the World
The latest headlines from around the world;
Europe and US
EU warns wasting environmental resources could spark new recession
The overuse and waste of valuable natural resources is threatening to produce a fresh economic crisis. Janez Po...
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Europe and US : EU warns wasting environmental resources could spark new recession -
Asia : India plans science policy to help tackle poverty and development -
Africa : Nigeria reels after oil subsidy row turns into country's biggest ever protest -
Latin America : Ecuador appeals court rules against Chevron in oil case
Industry News
The latest news from the key industries;
Finance
Dutch pension giant excludes Wal-Mart and PetroChina
ABP Investments, the largest Dutch pension fund and one of the most influential institutional investors in t...
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Finance : Dutch pension giant excludes Wal-Mart and PetroChina -
Textile / Apparel : Patagonia registers as first California ‘Benefit Corporation’ -
Food & Beverage : Coke steps up drive for plant-based bottles -
Natural resources : Gas boom has Youngstown (Ohio) making steel again -
Partnerships : Disappearing barriers between business and nonprofits driving innovation
Consumers
Comment piece by Nicole Clucas for October/November CCB 120
Food waste has been an issue for many years. Over consumption and the increase in ‘buy one get one free’ offers at many supermarkets make it all too easy for some of our weekly shop to end up in the bin. According to the Love Food Hate Waste campaign, we thr...
Community and Contributions
Comment by Mayaz Rahman for October/November CCB 120
The “Giving in Numbers” report shows us that overall corporate giving levels remained static in 2010, and earlier in the year a similar report looking at UK corporate giving showed the same thing. In neither country has giving recovered to pre-recession leve...
Employment and Diversity
Comment piece by Stephanie Caun for October/November CCB
Business in the Community, Deloitte and BP launch ambitious social enterprise project to create 1,000 new jobs in the Olympic host boroughs
Gender diversity has been high on the business age...
Environment and Sustainability
Comment by Ian Buckland for October/November CCB 120
Wet Wet Wet
We do all like to talk about the weather. Maybe it’s just because there’s so much of it and it’s something we all can share. Looking back on 2011, rainfall pa...
Guest Writer
This month our guest writer Stephen Jordan, founder and executive director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC), discusses the new research about the increasingly complex external environment against which the CSR field has to operate.
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Speaking out
This month Peter Truesdale, Associate Director at Corporate Citizenship, discusses the importance and advantages of measuring the business benefit of corporate community programmes.
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This month, Mitun Majumdar, Associate Director at Corporate Citizenship, discusses how the recession is changing the corporate responsibility debate and argues that understanding the economic impact of your company is essential
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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.
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Foreign operators must demonstrate the positives they will bring to a community, to counteract the perceived negatives such as environmental damage and disruption to local communities.
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When faced with risk, the Ostrich ( Struthio camelus) is famously believed to bury its head in the sand. Whilst this belief might not be strictly accurate, an ostrich may certainly try to avoid detection by lying lowin response to a possible threat, a strategy not dissimilar to that of...
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In the run up to the Cancun climate change conference, we ask if there are reasons to be cheerful about what companies are doing, despite the backdrop of bad news on the global environment.
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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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