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Part of our commitment to advocacy is to opinion-form for corporate social responsibility – identifying the key issues and emerging trends in CSR and sustainability through our work with international business and government, our original research and strong networks. We are also active contributors to literature and conferences.
In this section, you will find the best of this information distilled for you in the distinctive Article 13 way. Every few months we focus on an emerging or developing trend and analyse the implications and opportunities for business and government. We aim to be edgy, provocative and innovative, exploring unexpected paths that individuals and organisations might follow to ‘break the cycle’.
In this update...
THE IMPACT OF A GLOBAL DOWNTURN ON CSR...
We explore what the financial crisis means for the practice of CSR as well as the likely impact on key sustainability mega trends ... |
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Toby Radcliffe explores the role of CSR in a downturn and what changes this may see to business, particularly in the financial sector ... |
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We explore WWF's Living Planet Report which argues that the same kind of behaviours that have led to the current economic crisis are also propelling us towards an ecological crisis. We also examine the UN Global Compact's take on the role of CSR and the Compact more specifically ... |
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Our case studies highlight best practice examples and trends from five different industries - retail supermarkets, pharmaceuticals, education, telecommunications and finance - asking what kinds of practices can ensure sustainability is front and centre in business strategy whilst contributing the solutions for some of the major issues we face … |
Feedback and your views...
Each quarter we ask what you think about a particular topic. Last update we asked, “What type of sustainability or CSR report best articulates the value of corporate responsibility activities?" We make no claims for the statistical validity of the results of our website polls, but they always give us things to think about and we do monitor what you tell us, so your vote does count!
More than half of our respondents felt that this was best achieved by a strategy-led report detailing an organisation’s sustainability plans and performance against those plans. Approximately a quarter of respondents prefer the comparison allowed by a GRI compliant report whilst less than 15% preferred a more issues based approach.
Don’t forget to register your views on this quarter’s topic on the type of sustainability reports you prefer to read – Vote Now!
NEW! Find out how coaching is helping committed organisations to move towards sustainability and how it may help your organisation too...case studies emerging from our latest research into sustainability and coaching.
Click on any of the links below to read more...
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Article 13 regularly profiles companies who are carrying out innovative work in CSR... |
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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... |
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Find out what the issues explored in this update mean to you... |
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Discover how Article 13 works to deliver innovative solutions to the challenges facing corporate and government clients... |
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