Briefing comment
Copenhagen: who to blame? what to do?
The blame game is in full flood. Pessimists despair.Scepticism is rising. Optimists still hope for agreement in Mexico. What should companies do now?
The blame game is in full flood. Pessimists despair.Scepticism is rising. Optimists still hope for agreement in Mexico. What should companies do now?
News & analysis
Today's Daily CSR Media Briefing
The Corporate Citizenship Briefing team rounds up the key news stories from the daily and weekly press, newswires, website and broadcast media.
Climate change
China and India endorse Copenhagen Climate Accord
China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters on Tuesday in signing up to the...
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China and India endorse Copenhagen Climate Accord -
Climate panel work faces review -
Food industry wins battle over warning labels on ´ junk´ meals -
Financial Services Authority to tighten watch on rogue products -
Academics demand independent inquiry into new nuclear reactors -
500 species of plants and animals vanish because of humans, says study
Climate Change news and comment
by Ita McMahon
Reports that carbon offset projects don’t work, or benefit the middleman just as much as the intended recipient, are not new. Yet these latest allegations come at a time when belief in climate change is in decline in the US, and when the UK’s coldest winter in 30 years is...
Community and contributions news
Round up of recent news stories relating to CCI
Company heads say businesses should do more for charities and communities
Businesses may be set to give more support to charities and communities according to a new survey released on December 7 by the Charities Aid Foundation with 100...
Consumers news and comment
by Kate Wylie
2009 was a toughie, with the freak snow storms in February, the banking crisis, mass redundancies, right through to the closure of our local Woolies. Somehow I feel we have come out of it stronger - we have survived, granted some better than others, and consumers are still...
Employment and diversity news and comment
by Mitun Majumdar
In many ways the results from recent surveys into employees’ expectations of companies’ CSR programmes is not surprising. Companies have long realised that their CSR credentials can help to attract and retain talented young professionals. However employees’ increasing dema...
Environment and sustainability news and comment
by Yohan Hill
Orange’s move to introduce eco-labels for its handsets is another signpost that major consumer-facing brands are responding to consumer and political pressure to address the environmental impacts associated with their goods and services. The main risk of this strategy is t...
Human rights and business ethics news and comment
by Myriam Galopin
With the development of corporate responsibility (CR) worldwide has come greater regulation and legislation of business behaviour. France and Denmark require major firms to report on their sustainability performance, Indonesian law requires companies to allocate budgets fo...
Responsible investment news and comment
by Andrew Wilson
This clutch of stories from the investment world underline three important messages for all those in business – no matter which sector their company operates in.
F...
Third sector news and comment
by Peter Truesdale
£178 billion. Got it? £178 billion? Remember that number. £178 billion. The UK government has a £178 billion hole in its fiscal bucket. Or to be a bit more brutal about it you, me and all the other taxpayers, domiciled and non-domiciled, between us need to borrow that much...
Strategy news and comment
by Chad Rogerson
The news that the iconic Kit-Kat, on our shelves since before the Second World War, is to be certified Fairtrade has made headline news. Surely a positive step forwards by Nestlé who are taking responsibility for the welfare of their cocoa farmers on the Ivory Coast? But it d...
Responsible investment news and comment
by Chad Rogerson
We all know climate change has been a headline issue for a number of years. Despite this, it is fair to say that a climate change strategy – no doubt to the exasperation of many a sustainability manager - has been viewed by and large as a ‘nice to have’ by s...
International development news and comment
By Ita McMahon
The round up of news in this section highlights the complexities of corporate involvement in the international development agenda. The variety of actors involved – overseas aid agencies, social enterprises, and international NGOs – and the growing uncertaint...
Human rights news and comment
By Jon Lloyd
The latest ‘Let’s Clean up Fashion’ report makes interesting reading. It highlights the wide variety in approach among fashion retailers in addressing the concept of a living wage. For some, it seems, this has yet to register on the radar as an issue - still...
Speaking out
Peter Truesdale examines the impact of the Copenhagen Summit.
Jennifer Peckman examines the evolving links between businesses and international development agencies.
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