In this section we showcase articles, books and other opinion forming pieces written by our associates, advisors and network members, operating in the CSR, sustainability and governance arenas.
The "Japan White Paper" is the first collaborative effort of its kind focusing on corporate governance issues in Japan and involving global institutional investors. The paper states that sound corporate governance is essential to build a more internationally competitive corporate sector in Japan and to the longer-term growth of the Japanese economy and its capital markets.
This book is about how 1% of all (larger) companies' profits would be enough to feed around two billion people annually and eventually end poverty with the application of CSR principles and conscious consumerism.
This press release presents the top line findings from a survey by Constructive Interactions. The research revealed that top companies are inconsistent in addressing trust issues and could be putting their reputations at risk because of this.
This is a powerful workbook for being socially responsible in business, containing powerful questions that will change you and your business forever. The hard nosed business person's guide to CSR.
Both UK Government and objectors to Government policies have demonstrated a weak understanding of the mechanisms at play in the UK motoring economy. This article scrutinises the strengths and weaknesses of the UK road pricing policy, as illuminated by the recent sharp increases in global oil prices.
What if the Kyoto Protocol fails? Does the UN have a Plan B? What are the notable features of an international carbon emission reduction agreement post 2012? What role can industry play in tackling global warming?
"What would Gandhi do?" An article by Dave Hampton (the Carbon Coach), first published in carbon2share, the newsletter of the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group.
Where is the calm inner voice of wisdom that will guide world leaders to a new safer place? This article uses the analogy of school playground politics to explore rich/poor roles and alternative courses of action in resolving global pollution.
Save the world, and your reputation, in just 60 enjoyable minutes. A 12 day 'carbon-loss' detox for those who know they need to take a good hard look at their own (carbon) feet.
This plain English guide to the law, which is aimed at small and medium sized organisations, covers all aspects of setting up and running voluntary and community organisations.
The business case for equality and diversity in the workplace is now well understood by many organisations. This article explores how organisations can bring the policies and procedures to life on a day-to-day basis and the critical role line managers have in achieving success.
In the corporate jungle inhabited by Enrons and WorldComs, a lack of transparency is the root of all scandal, yet delivering transparency seems immensely difficult with the often competing interests of shareholders, corporate boards, government regulators and other stakeholders.
Forward-thinking CEOs are beginning to build company strategy around green and re-branding. While companies are to be commended for taking the initiative, rough spots are showing up for branding, PR and marketing communications. With no set standards by which to determine what it really means to be green, then, how do we answer how green is really green?
Despite all the rhetoric of joined up working and community empowerment, little progress seems to have been made on the ground in tackling the issue of neighbourhood disadvantage. The lack of progress is not suprising in the absence of a systematic theory of neighbourhood change to guide practice - you can't really have joined-up thinking without a unified theory. This paper is a stab at establishing the theoretical underpinnings of a more cohesive and coherent approach to neighbourhood renewal.
This article has been accepted for publication as the lead paper in the winter edition (2008) of the International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal.
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