Communications & Reporting

Standard Chartered Sustainability Review 2011: Hitting the right tone

Peter Mason, (May 3, 2012)

With a few minor quibbles, Standard Chartered’s report reflects its sound business performance

Verizon Annual Report 2011: The shapelessness of things to come?

Elaine Cohen, (May 3, 2012)

The 2011 combined report from Verizon is neither one thing nor the other

New Books - May 2012

EC Newsdesk, (May 3, 2012)

Ethical Corporation’s latest guide to some new reading

Press Release: Anglo American launches its Sustainable Development Report 2011

EC Newsdesk, (Apr 19, 2012)

Anglo American believes understanding local communities’ challenges, partnership and innovation are critical to delivering sustainable value

Shortlist for the Ethical Corporation Awards announced : who are the responsible business leaders of 2012?

EC Newsdesk, (Apr 5, 2012)

Ethical Corporation revealed earlier this week the shortlist for their third annual Awards - the winners will be announced at a glamorous awards dinner ceremony on the 25th of June in Central London.

Olympics and activism: Tarnished gold?

Oliver Balch, (Mar 30, 2012)

As iconic events including the Olympics become lightning rods for campaigners, companies must shape up or face being burnt

Accor Group Environmental Footprint Report - Perfection doesn’t happen overnight

Tom Branczik, (Mar 26, 2012)

With the energy impact of 386,000 Europeans, the Accor hotel group’s footprint is sizeable

Coca-Cola 2010/11 Sustainability Report - Nearly the real thing

Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, (Mar 26, 2012)

Coca-Cola delivers on substantive sustainability efforts, despite weak messaging around obesity

New books – April 2012

EC Newsdesk, (Mar 26, 2012)

Ethical Corporation’s latest guide to some new reading

Press Release: The future of energy supply, corporate responsibility in India, activists targeting London Olympic brands…

EC Newsdesk, (Mar 21, 2012)

Ethical Corporation’s April 2012 issue features in-depth analysis of how companies are trying to change consumer behaviour for the better, an interview with O2’s CEO Ronan Dunne, 10-page briefings on renewable energy and on responsible business in India and more.

New books – March 2012

EC Newsdesk, (Mar 5, 2012)

Ethical Corporation’s latest guide to some new reading

Apple’s 2012 Supplier Responsibility report: Secretive to the core?

Emily Haynes, (Mar 5, 2012)

Apple’s supplier report is good as far as it goes, but the company still does not report on other aspects of non-financial performance

Cisco 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Connected reporting

Elaine Cohen, (Mar 5, 2012)

IT giant Cisco has a good story to tell, but could report on targets better

The tricky task of measuring a reputation

Mallen Baker, (Feb 27, 2012)

The latest Harris Poll has been produced purporting to give an update on the reputations of the 'most visible companies' to the US public.

Press Release: Pfizer and Hormel Foods join global industry gathering to discuss crisis communications

EC Newsdesk, (Feb 16, 2012)

In response to huge shifts precipitated by the advent of social media, Fortune 500 companies will gather in March to share new approaches to reputation preservation and crisis communication

Press release: Global responsible business awards – who will win in 2012?

EC Newsdesk, (Feb 15, 2012)

The Ethical Corporation Awards are back. Companies can enter the competition until the 16th of March 2012. The winners will be announced during the awards dinner ceremony to be held in central London on the 25th of June.

Electrolux: The right direction, through a labyrinth

Kathee Rebernak, (Feb 2, 2012)

Electrolux’s annual and sustainability reports attempt to place performance into the broader societal context but suffer from lack of cohesion

New books – February 2012

EC Newsdesk, (Feb 2, 2012)

Our pick for some fireside reading

CRWatch, a roundup of recent business sustainability news – February 2012

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Feb 2, 2012)

Tool to track emitters, Apple’s supply chain revealed and Patagonia’s reimagination

Tobacco branding: Butt out

Mallen Baker, (Feb 2, 2012)

Cigarette manufacturers are overstepping the line in their opposition to Australia’s new packaging rules, says Mallen Baker

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