Archive for November, 2008
Your NO counts
The United Nations Convention against Corruption, adopted in December 2005, is promoted as the key tool to fight corruption worldwide.As part of its ‘Corruption – Your NO Counts’ campaign, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has produced a video spot to illustrate that people are not simply at the mercy of corruption and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I have enjoyed reading:)
1. “Can We Agree on What Really Matters?” by Jeffrey Hollender.
2. Issues arising for Corporate Responsibility due to International Developments by Jem Bendell.
3. “Can CSR Make Us Happy?” by Wayne Visser.
4.“Global Compact companies embroiled in OECD Guidelines complaints” by “Global Compact Critics”.
5.“Just doing my job” by Seth Godin.
But Seventh Generation is the best company on Earth….
………….according to Better World Shopper’s ranking. Seventh Generation is followed by Patagonia, American Apparel, Eden Foods, Tom’s of Maine, Ben & Jerry’s, Working Assets, Clif Bar, Stonyfield Farms, and Aveda.
According to Better World Shopper, the ranking is the result of research undertaken on a database of over 1000 companies. Researchers utilized 25+ reliable [...]
The European Union finances CSR initiatives
In November 2008, the European Commission announced co-financing for initiatives to support CSR in three industries: textiles, chemicals and construction. The aim of the initiative is to provide evidence of to whether and how CSR can be a driver for competitiveness in various industries .SMEs are the main target group.
The aim of the “PRISME2 project” [...]
Quote of the day
“Corporate Social Responsibility is not just about managing, reducing and avoiding risk, it is about creating opportunities, generated improved performance, making money and leaving the risks far behind.”
Sunil Misser, Head of Global Sustainability Practice, PwC. ( Source: Interpraxis).
Why are we moral?
Broader issues today:)
Jonathan Haidt studies how and why we evolved to be moral in a cultural context. He hopes that by understanding more about our moral roots “we can learn to be civil and understanding of those whose morals don’t match ours, but who are equally good and moral people on their own terms.”
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Drivers for CSR
Sustainability considerations are becoming part of the M&A deals reveals consulting company, Deloitte, in a recent document, “How Green is the Deal?”.
Why? The answer is quite predictable.
“M&A is frequently used strategically to attain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. As government regulation and consumers embrace the principles of sustainability, the need for companies to develop [...]
Reputation matters:))
The Reputation Institute has been measuring corporate reputations since 1999.
Corporate reputations are valuable assets because they influence the profitability of companies. Consumers, creditors or job-seekers decide whether to enter into a relationship with a company on the basis of its reputation among other factors.
In 2006, Reputation Institute has introduced RepTrak Model, a scorecard for measuring [...]
Time for legal reforms?
The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has published a report “Fair Law: Legal Proposals to Improve Corporate Accountability for Environmental and Human Rights Abuses” in which it makes several proposals for regulatory reforms in the European Union designed to improve the accountability of MNE’s.
The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has prepared this study in response [...]
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