The State of Corporate Citizenship In the U.S.

Corporate Citizenship in the U.S. is gaining momentum, not losing steam, in the face of a challenging business environment. At a time when corporations are under tremendous scrutiny for their actions – both internally within the company, and externally in the global marketplace, when -Brand America” is being questioned for its values, where we find ourselves in an economic recession, and post 9/11 terrorist concerns, Corporate Citizenship is now gaining attention. ... lees meer

Giant gap in communication between SRI Investors and companies

Investors and companies are still not having a meaningful dialogue about the business value of Corporate Responsibility (CR), according to research published. The research report ‘Speaking the Same Language’ was commissioned by Business in the Community and the UK Social Investment Forum and conducted by Arthur D. Little. It looked at the underlying reasons for poor communication between the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) community and companies, and how SRI issues generally feature in communications between mainstream investors and companies. ... lees meer

Why Sustainable Supply Chain Management isn’t making the grade

The Nordic Partnership has released the first findings from the project, ‘Rules of the Game – Sustainable Supply Chain Management’. The paper, No Writing on the Wall examines some of the dilemmas and barriers to sustainable supply chain management, based on the discussions of several international NGO’s and leading Nordic companies. Although a complex process, sustainable supply chain management makes good sense, but there is no real incentive to do it. As yet there is no writing on the wall. ... lees meer

Dutch companies rethink corporate responsibility

(Published in the Japan Times of 21 july 2003). — In Europe, Dutch companies are widely considered to be the front runners along with British companies in addressing the need for corporate social responsibility. However, most Dutch companies, nongovernmental organizations, and even the Dutch government, are still in the midst of determining how to instill this concept in their corporate behavior. ... lees meer

GRI News Update July 2003

Update from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). * GRI Adopts New Business Plan * Stakeholder Council: In Session! * ICGN/GRI Panel: Reporting as an Important Element of Good Governance * Structured Feedback Process Launched * Have Your Say: Web Forum Now Online * GRI at Work Around the World * Alyson Slater Appointed as GRI Communications Manager * Uptake of GRI Guidelines Continues * GRI On The Move * Quotation of the Month ... lees meer

Responsible Business Attracts the Best People – and Keeping Them Improves the Bottom Line

Research published today (Thursday, July 10) amongst 1,000 employees across Britain shows that they see a clear connection between responsible business practice and positive impact on the bottom line. It found that responsible practice can help to attract, motivate and retain a talented and diverse workforce, that employees think such a workforce would be more creative and innovative, and that this would in turn improve competitiveness and profitability. However, only 45% of employees find the recruitment rhetoric about corporate values that helped attract them to their employer is actually implemented. ... lees meer