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Improving skills for business
The Leitch Review was published in 2006 and calls for an overhaul and improvement of the skills-base in Britain.
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Spot the CSR Minister
Following May's General Election, tracking down the new minister in charge of corporate social responsibility proved to be a somewhat frustrating task.
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Public policy news
round-Up (issue 91)
The Pre-Budget Report as well as the Leitch Review have told us about the government's plans for the future, with the London Development Agency announcing board members for its Skills & Employment Board and the Conservatives stating that it will reward companies that are socially responsible.
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Cameron, the
Conservatives and CSR
Amid Conservative backbench worries that David Cameron is 'making policy on the hoof', Briefing examines the thinking behind Tory CSR policy against the background of Labour government achievements and the appointment of its sixth 'CSR minister' in as many years.
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The role for CSR in
regeneration policy
Leading regeneration expert Dermot Finch of the IPPR’s Centre for Cities argues that CSR efforts should complement business-led renewal, with one strategy for business-deprived areas and another for those hardest-to-reach areas.
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UK MP proposes universal
food and drink labelling
Tesco's 'sign-post' labelling of food and drink is 'not in the public interest', according to Conservative MP David Amos. Instead there should be a uniform system, such as the one proposed by the Food Standards Agency.
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Tories, Tesco and CR
There's a danger that the significance of both what the Tories and Tesco are saying about corporate responsibility is being lost by 'dogmatic swiping' David Grayson argues.
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Public policy -
regulating for public good
Possible regulation of supermarkets, a clampdown on smoking in public places and the flip-flop over the OFR all add up to the question over the role of the state in regulating our everyday lives.
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The other side gets
greener
New leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties David Cameron and Sir Menzies Campbell, are stepping up their plans for sustainability and social responsibility.
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An opportunity for all?
Gordon Brown is still tinkering with small schemes that make an incremental difference. The new youth volunteering scheme is similar to previous initiatives and there is a long way to go before the £50m target in new private money is achieved.
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Volunteering news
round-up
The UK government is gearing up for another call on companies to help promote volunteering. While the business case is clear, the public sector should be investing resources too.
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