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Investors
Recent rapid growth in socially responsible investment is reinforced by the launch of new stock market indices. But questions remain about how valid an appraisal tool they will prove to be.
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Investing responsibly and
for profit
As the Dow Jones sustainability index celebrates its first year, evidence is mounting that institutional investors are accepting the business case for social responsibility.
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Corporate social
responsibility and shareholder value
Dr Craig Mackenzie explains why investors are becoming so interested in CSR, and what it means for the CSR manager. His company, the insurance and investment group Friends Provident, recently extended its CSR investment policy to cover the full £15 billion assets under its management.
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Comment: Risks and
Rewards for good citizens
The mainstreaming of corporate responsibility gathers pace, with new Stock Exchange requirements to manage ‘social risk’ and growing evidence that getting it right pays dividends.
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Risk and rewards for good
citizens
The mainstreaming of corporate responsibility gathers pace, with new Stock Exchange requirements to manage ‘social risk’ and growing evidence that getting it right pays dividends.
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Community relations and
the competitive edge
Edmund Burke, director of the Center for Corporate Community Relations at Boston College, USA, was recently in the UK where he spoke to the newly formed Research Forum.
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Banking on a social
profit
The European Commission is taking an interest in how well the financial services industry is serving disadvantaged customers and the social sector as a whole.
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Rebuilding the employee
compact
Firms need both flexibility and commitment from their workers. A contradiction? Apparently not, so long as they are engaged as stakeholders, according to a diverse range of new reports just published.
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Comment
As with environmental issues, so with employee involvement: the narrow agenda of community affairs is being stretched.
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