Communications & Reporting

China column: Of pirates and profits – welcome to China’s internet

Paul French, (May 30, 2011)

China’s domestic internet sector has developed some dubious business ethics, says Paul French, China editor

Essay: Rethinking leadership for a sustainable future

Bill Critchley and Tim Casserley, (May 30, 2011)

Business leaders need to relearn how to define good corporate performance

Spain Briefing Part 2: Corporate strategies - Ten years of progress

EC Newsdesk, (May 30, 2011)

Spain’s largest companies began their corporate responsibility journey a decade ago, but recently have begun to sharpen their focus on the specific sustainability issues affecting their individual operations

Spain Briefing Part 1: Overview - Renewing a sustainable business culture

EC Newsdesk, (May 30, 2011)

While Spain is a world-leader in renewable energy technology, Spanish companies are also beginning to make progress in their social programmes

Letter from America: The choo-choo blues

Peter Knight, (May 30, 2011)

The powerful anti-green lobby in the US is putting transport advances into a siding, says Peter Knight

Ethical Corporation awards: Sustainability champions - A global reach for responsible business

Tobias Webb, (May 30, 2011)

The diversity of Ethical Corporation’s 2011 awards winners reflects the expanding acceptance of sustainable business practices

Responsible business 2012: Let’s motivate the marketers

Brendan May, (May 30, 2011)

Brendan May reflects on the recent Ethical Corporation responsible business summit in London, and suggests an agenda change for next year

Resource Nationalism Briefing Part 3: NGOs - Transparent tax reporting

Eric Marx, (May 30, 2011)

The practice of moving money around the world to cream off profits where there is minimum tax liability is attracting growing scrutiny

Resource Nationalism Briefing Part 1: Resources and Investment - Shifting Sands

Eric Marx, (May 30, 2011)

Resource-rich countries are becoming more possessive over their natural assets

Sustainability news roundup - June 2011

Oliver Balch, (May 30, 2011)

Moves from Puma, European Union and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month.

CEO interview: Neil Carson, Johnson Matthey - Give sustainability ‘your best shot’

Oliver Balch, (May 5, 2011)

Neil Carson has spent three decades at the UK chemicals firm Johnson Matthey. After senior management positions in both Britain and the US, he joined the company’s board in 2002 as head of its precious metals division. He became chief executive two years later.

People On The Move - May 2011

Claire Manuel, (May 5, 2011)

With thanks to Miriam Heale, Allen & York Recruitment

Adidas Sustainability Report 2010: Good reporting is not a race

Elaine Cohen, (May 5, 2011)

Adidas should report more on its external impacts

Tepco 2010 Sustainability Report: Warning signs missed

Susie Keane, (May 5, 2011)

Tepco’s most recent report gives some insight into a company in trouble

Business School Bulletin - May 2011

Oliver Balch, (May 5, 2011)

Long-term capitalism that can work everywhere, Core results and Apple’s bruises reviewed

South Korea Briefing Part 4: National authorities -Reforming governments stalled?

Paul French, (May 5, 2011)

Politicians can be in no doubt that reforming the role of chaebols is at the heart of public pressure for more sustainable corporate governance

South Korea Briefing Part 3: NGOs and corporate bodies - Difficult friends in the north

Paul French, (May 5, 2011)

The corporate responsibility movement of South Korea can be forgiven for focusing much energy on relationships with the country’s neighbour to the north

South Korea Briefing Part 2: Companies and concerns - Korean consumers kick-start corporates

Paul French, (May 5, 2011)

Consumers are driving demand for more sustainable practices from South Korea’s big companies

South Korea Briefing Part 1: Overview - Where CR means chaebol responsibility

Oliver Balch, (May 5, 2011)

Any examination of corporate behaviour in South Korea must start with the role of the giant conglomerates dominating the landscape

CRWatch, a round up of recent business sustainability news - May 2011

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (May 5, 2011)

Better detergent and drinks bottles, clever car hire and a vision of the spectacle-buying’s future

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