Stakeholder Engagement
EC Newsdesk, (Jul 15, 2008)
Chief executives must take the lead in articulating their vision of a company that meets its targets while following the highest ethical standards, says Ben Heineman
"Greenwasher", (Jul 14, 2008)
News from tinsel town, McCain under scrutiny and some pointless transport
Mark Goyder, (Jul 14, 2008)
Owners used to be stewards of their company’s future, but this idea has faded in modern publicly-listed companies. Mark Goyder asks how dispersed share-ownership might affect corporate efforts to be responsible
Oliver Balch, (Jul 11, 2008)
Corporate managers tasked with overcoming today’s water challenges could look to their carbon management programmes for inspiration
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jul 7, 2008)
Once an unglamorous cheap commodity, palm oil has suddenly become a test case for how far big food and cosmetic brands are committed to sustainability
Ben Cooper, (Jul 7, 2008)
Diageo has created a series of advertisements to warn young customers of the dangers of alcohol misuse. But will the campaign work?
Tobias Webb, (Jul 6, 2008)
In an exclusive interview, management thinker Peter Senge gives his top tips for better collaboration between companies and NGOs and how the two sides should combine forces to tackle the planet’s problems
Tobias Webb, (Jul 6, 2008)
Shell’s “energy scenarios” see fossil fuels remaining a huge part of the energy mix to 2050. But are they realistic? And if Shell is right, what does it mean for the planet’s future?
EC Newsdesk, (Jul 4, 2008)
Wal-Mart should be applauded for taking serious steps to green its supply chain. Now it must humanise it
EC Newsdesk, (Jul 1, 2008)
Rich country concerns about “food miles” continue to undermine economic development in Africa, argues Karen Ellis
Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, (Jun 25, 2008)
Nestlé has taken another small step on the long road to becoming a sustainable company
John Russell, Managing Editor (former), (Jun 16, 2008)
With more than £100 billion in assets invested, F&C believes taking note of non-financial matters is good risk management
Oliver Balch, (Jun 16, 2008)
The Peruvian resource curse, Confucius on business ethics and why some forms of discrimination are more acceptable than others
John Russell, Managing Editor (former), (Jun 11, 2008)
Novo Nordisk, the Danish diabetes treatments specialist, has set itself ambitious targets – both in cutting its environmental footprint and doing itself out of a job
EC Newsdesk, (Jun 10, 2008)
The following statement by John Ruggie, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business & Human rights, is in response to the June 2008 Special Report in Ethical Corporation, ‘Business and human rights: Ruggie report – Ignore human rights at your peril’.
EC Newsdesk, (Jun 4, 2008)
John McCain and Barack Obama both promise big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but neither has yet confronted the economic impact of their targets
EC Newsdesk, (Jun 2, 2008)
UK private infrastructure funds want to put money into wind farms, despite ongoing struggles with planning laws
EC Newsdesk, (Jun 2, 2008)
No, says Arvind Ganesan, director of business and human rights at Human Rights Watch Yes, says Alexandra Guaqueta, public affairs advisor at Colombia’s Cerrejon Coal
Peter Davis Politics Editor, (Jun 2, 2008)
John Ruggie’s third report to the UN argues that although companies do not have the same human rights responsibilities as states, they should cover themselves from accusations of complicity in abuses
Sir Geoffrey Chandler, (Jun 2, 2008)
John Ruggie’s final report to the UN offers a springboard for all parties with an interest in raising business standards on human rights, says Geoffrey Chandler