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Etireno: not the end of the story
‘Etireno’ was the ‘slave ship’ off Benin, which hit the headlines in April. ‘Etireno’ means ‘end of story’ – ironic, for an incident which marks a new chapter in the history of corporate supply-chain issues. In the first of two articles, Mick Blowfield and Alison Gulliford examine why.
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Human rights: stop
denying responsibility
Peter Frankental from Amnesty International UK argues that companies must overcome their state of denial on human rights, if they are to manage risk effectively and comply with principles in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Comment: Putting a human
face to global markets
Addressing the World Economic Forum at Davos, UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, challenged the international business community to enter a compact of shared values, to show the human face of global markets. In fact, some industries have already made a start
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Putting a human face to
global markets
Addressing the World Economic Forum at Davos, UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, challenged the international business community to enter a compact of shared values, to show the human face of global markets. In fact, some industries have already made a start.
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Taking responsibility for
supply chains
Marks & Spencer has successfully defended its reputation on child labour in the libel courts, but there is no let up in the need to manage sources of supply responsibly.
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Comment: Taking
Responsibility for Supply Chains
So Marks & Spencer won, and thereby struck a blow against the type of media reporting which never lets the facts get in the way of a good story.
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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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Companies get tough
Over the summer, several multinationals had the confidence, to defend their shareholders' interests by engaging vigorously with the wider community. In the UK, the Hampel Committee missed the point.
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Comment: Companies get
tough
Over the summer, several multinationals had the confidence, to defend their shareholders' interests by engaging vigorously with the wider community. In the UK, the Hampel Committee missed the point.
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Act now, or suffer the
little children
If anyone thought the allegations about child labour and Marks & Spencer were an isolated incident, it is time to think again
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Lots of interest in late
payers
Once seen as a 1980s issue, the needs of small business are firmly back on the agenda.
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