Supply Chains

Why even some of the best companies fail to keep cool in a crisis

Mallen Baker, (Feb 19, 2010)

Mallen Baker looks at some basic rules of crisis management

Czech Coal and Minera San Cristóbal (Bolivia) to share first-hand experience on social & environmental risk management in extractive industries

EC Newsdesk, (Feb 16, 2010)

On March 22nd-23rd, senior experts from the mining, oil & gas, steel and other heavy industries will gather in London to share best practice on how they tackle social & environmental challenges in their operations.

Germany briefing Part 3: NGOs and business associations – Big names with strong social legacies

Stephen Gardner, (Feb 11, 2010)

Germany is home to some of the world’s biggest and best-known companies, and although they might not beat the drum loudly, there is a rich heritage in sustainable thinking

Crwatch – February 2010

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Feb 10, 2010)

Eco shoppers keep the tills ringing, the Coca-Cola bag that’s this season’s must-have, and how mobile phone text messages can beat malaria

Sustainability news roundup – February 2010

EC Newsdesk, (Feb 9, 2010)

Moves from Royal Dutch Shell, Petrobras, and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month

China column – Breaking the resource curse in Mongolia

Paul French, (Feb 4, 2010)

While in Mongolia, China editor Paul French discovers a lucrative vein of mineral wealth – but can the locals benefit from its exploitation?

Analysis: RSPO – The palm oil merry-go-round

Ben Cooper, (Feb 3, 2010)

The RSPO needs to have a good year to convince doubters it is on the right track

Eco-products – Mass-market certification shames upmarket glamour

Brendan May, (Feb 1, 2010)

Brendan May examines the trade-offs in judging corporate green claims and explains why certification is the best guide for consumers

Business school bulletin – February 2010

Oliver Balch, (Feb 1, 2010)

Multinationals and poverty alleviation, debating assurance standards and crunching microcredit’s numbers

Q&A with Somit Varma of the World Bank: Heavy industry and development

Daniel Litvin, (Jan 25, 2010)

Somit Varma heads the World Bank Group’s fiercely-debated energy, mining and chemicals work. Daniel Litvin asks some key questions

Shell, Anglo American, Chevron, ArcelorMittal, Lihir Gold to gather in London this March to share best practice in Social & Environmental Risk Management

EC Newsdesk, (Jan 25, 2010)

This practical conference focuses specifically on the mining, oil & gas, steel and other heavy industries. Leading companies will provide case studies and direct insights on how they approach social & environmental management – an area that is so distinctive yet similar amongst these industries.

Effective partnerships for better labour standards

EC Newsdesk, (Jan 18, 2010)

Sean Ansett and Richard Feinberg explore how supply chain labour partnerships in developing countries can make everyone’s lives easier

McDonald’s UK CEO to discuss corporate responsibility’s role in recent brand modernisation at major corporate responsibility conference- with CEOs/Presidents from ICA, Kingfisher, Intel and Tata

EC Newsdesk, (Jan 12, 2010)

Ethical Corporation are pleased to welcome Steve Easterbrook, UK CEO of McDonald’s, to the speaker roster for the 9th annual Responsible Business Summit – the largest corporate responsibility and sustainability conference in Europe. </b><i>12 January 2010, London </i>

Crwatch – December 2009 / January 2010

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Dec 18, 2009)

Our new column keeps an eye on the latest big brands’ corporate responsibility moves and how the NGOs and activists are keeping up the pressure

Analysis: Advance Aid – Shorten emergency supply chains

Oliver Balch, (Dec 18, 2009)

Manufacturing humanitarian aid supplies near where they will be needed could save time and procurement costs

Supply chains – Traceability on track

Rajesh Chhabara, (Dec 18, 2009)

Traceability is becoming the new benchmark for measuring a brand’s ethical sourcing performance

Trafigura – Toxic ethics

Rajesh Chhabara, (Dec 9, 2009)

The Trafigura case demonstrates how to make a bad situation worse

2009 review – Back to basics for responsible business

Oliver Balch, (Dec 8, 2009)

It has been a year defined by recession and recriminations. But concerns over wayward capitalism and climate change are trump cards for corporate responsibility professionals.

Climate change and forestry analysis: REDD is the new green

EC Newsdesk, (Nov 30, 2009)

Mark Rose, chief executive of pioneering international conservation organisation Fauna & Flora International, answers the critics of plans for the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation mechanism and explains why it must be given a chance to work if we are to avert catastrophic climate change

Coffee: UK coffee houses – Brewing a better café culture

Oliver Balch, (Nov 3, 2009)

UK consumers love their caffeine kick, but are coffee accreditation and certification programmes giving small producers a boost?

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