Consumers
Food bites back
Food and beverage companies are waking up to the real risks posed by the growing obesity epidemic both in the UK and US. There's a strong case to be made for voluntary initiatives and an even stronger case for CSR managers to take the lead.
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The shape of things to
come
As the UK confronts a growing obesity epidemic, companies are developing a new balance of rights and responsibilities towards consumers.
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Consumer power
There is no better time for companies to find the right way to integrate consumers into their CSR programmes, argues National Consumer Council chief executive Ed Mayo.
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Communication in the post
'Super Size Me' world
Which sector will be the next food sector? Tim Purcell of CO3 investigates.
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The acquisition approach
L'Oreal's acquisition of the Body Shop has caused a bit of a stir. But is this latest acquisition of an ethical brand by a multinational a positive step towards the integration of CSR, asks Lucie Sinclair in her latest Communicator column?
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Consumer health round-up
Issue 86
GDA labelling is a controversial topic after several food manufacturers decide to use this method instead of the FSA'a traffic light recommendation and Sainsbury's is the first retailer to provide GDA's for kids. Meanwhile beverage companies have committed to stop direct marketing of their products to children in an attempt to tackle obesity and new standards to improve good practice in the sale of alcoholic drinks have been launched.
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China: one country, two
systems
While Western concepts of ethical trade and corporate responsibility have firmly arrived in China, the country is developing its own views on their role and value.
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UPDATE: Supermarkets
under fire After MPs recommended the government clamp down on supermarket expansion, the Office of Fair Trading says the sector is likely to face a full Competition Commission probe.
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News round-up (Dec/Jan
04-05)
Coors and Scottish & Newcastle have announced plans to phase in 'responsibility tag lines' on bottles and cans of beer whilstWalkershas launched a £3m marketing campaign to show that it is helping to fight obesity by giving away five million branded pedometers to members of the public.
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Fair Trade
Some multinational companies dismiss 'fair trade' as a narrow concept, whereas their own approaches to ethical trade are more broadly based. But fair trade as a brand is becoming larger and cannot be ignored.
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Financial exclusion
UK banks are taking aim at the problem of financial exclusion with a myriad of innovative programmes, since figures have revealed that 12% of the UK's population manage without a bank account.
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