Communications & Reporting

PR and sustainability briefing Part 4: Silence that speaks volumes

Brendan May, (Sep 1, 2011)

The public relations industry has to develop a proper ethical approach, argues Brendan May

PR and sustainability briefing Part 3: Activist organisations - He who pays the piper…

Stephen Gardner and Jon Eldridge, (Sep 1, 2011)

There is a healthy level of distrust between organisations that conduct campaigns based on ethical principles and organisations that conduct campaigns for fee-paying clients

PR and sustainability briefing Part 2: Industry trends - Ethical specialists gaining ground

Stephen Gardner, (Sep 1, 2011)

Ethical public relations generally means choosing to work for ethically minded clients, though some overlap between PR and sustainability consulting is starting to develop

By invitation: Reporting - Ensuring true assurance

Jason Perks 2, (Aug 31, 2011)

Robust independent assurance of sustainability reports trumps mere data verification for securing stakeholder trust, argues Jason Perks

News International: A chance missed to bring tabloids to book

Mallen Baker, (Aug 30, 2011)

Mallen Baker says that rather than just Murdoch-bashing, we should take the chance to reform journalism properly

Should we celebrate reporting of failure?

Rory Sullivan, (Aug 15, 2011)

Sustainability reports should provide essential information – good and bad – about companies, but the good reporters are not necessarily the best performers

Nanotechnology: Learning communications lessons from techno-disasters

Hilary Sutcliffe, (Aug 8, 2011)

Companies utilising nanotechnology can learn from the mistakes of the past, argues Hilary Sutcliffe

What sustainability reports say about the state of business

Paul Hohnen, (Jul 12, 2011)

Corporate responsibility reports contain some significant macro messages about company behaviour

Switzerland Briefing Part 2: Corporate environment - Taxes low, standards high

Stephen Gardner, (Jul 4, 2011)

Swiss companies are not considered to be sustainable business groundbreakers, but they respond to criticism and strive to meet the demands of Swiss consumers for high standards

Business School Bulletin - July/August 2011

Oliver Balch, (Jul 4, 2011)

Why we should sign first, the ins and outs of certification and Indian corporate governance

Deutsche Post DHL Corporate Responsibility Report 2010 - Finding the right road

Elaine Cohen, (Jul 4, 2011)

Deutsche Post DHL is delivering good reporting

BP 2010 Sustainability Review - Back to the future

Ellie Austin, (Jul 4, 2011)

BP’s latest reporting omits targets and data

People On The Move - July/August 2011

Claire Manuel, (Jul 4, 2011)

With thanks to Miriam Heale, Allen & York Recruitment

Codes of conduct and standards: the top ten, part II

Deborah Leipziger, (Jun 27, 2011)

Deborah Leipziger has picked her top ten codes and standards. In the second of a two-part report, here she analyses another five

View from the Middle: Agencies pool efforts for Kenyan village

Howard Sharman, (Jun 22, 2011)

Eight organisations and the UN have combined to get clean water to a village near Nairobi

Resource Nationalism Briefing Part 2: India - New legal requirements

Eric Marx, (Jun 1, 2011)

Those setting up lucrative operations in India are being told to put their money where their outposts are

Google and Facebook: Socially responsible dirty tricks

Mallen Baker, (Jun 1, 2011)

Facebook only did what other companies do. But that doesn’t make it right, says Mallen Baker

People On The Move - June 2011

Claire Manuel, (May 30, 2011)

With thanks to Miriam Heale, Allen & York Recruitment

Nestlé’s Creating Shared Value report 2010: Refreshing frankness

Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, (May 30, 2011)

Nestlé continues to report effectively and openly

Business School Bulletin - June 2011

Oliver Balch, (May 30, 2011)

Why competition can be bad, environmental reporting standardisation and a question of definitions

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