A study by Echo Research of 5,324 press articles on corporate social responsibility finds that the number of articles featuring a CSR issue increased by 52% from 2000 to 2001, and by 401% from 2001 to 2002.
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The OECD has put its draft revised principles on corporate governance to public consultation. The aim of the revision is to step up investor protection and boost the ability to counter management and shareholder manipulation.
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Over 70% of CEOs surveyed by the World Economic Forum believe that mainstream investors will have an increased interest in corporate citizenship issues, according to a report released today.
Developed by the World Economic Forum’s Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative (GCCI) in partnership with the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), the report explores how chief executive officers (CEOs), chief financial officers (CFOs) and investor relations officers (IROs) communicate the strategic importance of the social and environmental aspects of their firm’s performance to investors. It examines how these companies are articulating both the business case and the -leadership” or -values” case for global corporate citizenship, highlighting some of the challenges of communicating often intangible but nevertheless quite relevant issues to owners.
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CSR Europe is pleased to announce that Bernard Giraud, a fomer board member of the corporate social responsibility network, has been appointed as new executive director. Mr. Giraud has managed the CSR and sustainable development department at French food company Danone for the past six years, and will take up his new position at CSR Europe this month.
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The december 2003 update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Reed the full news on the GRI website.
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After 15 months of investigation, an official report now published in Chile states that Nutreco and Marine Harvest in Chile do not deviate from OECD guidelines with regard to labour, legal and environmental aspects of their activities in Chile.
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This Annual Report on the Guidelines, the third in a series, describes what governments have done to live up to this commitment over the period June 2002-June 2003. It also provides an overview of how the business sector’s contribution to the fight against corruption might be enhanced, focusing, in particular, on governments’ roles in this effort and on how the Guidelines can be used in synergy with other anti-corruption instruments.
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It simply works better: Campaign report on European CSR Excellence 2003-2004 was launched yesterday in Brussels.
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A different approach to social, environmental and sustainability assurance is now available, based on stakeholder-inclusion and materiality of issues. Developed by justassurance, a newly formed social enterprise of experienced assurance practitioners and thought leaders, this new approach consults with and includes stakeholders in the assurance process.
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How a nation deals with social and environmental issues has a direct impact on its national economic competitiveness and growth prospects. Nations that fail to address Corporate Responsibility issues expose businesses to potential costs such as those associated with corruption and poor health and safety performance. This is the main finding of a new Responsible Competitiveness Index comparing over 50 countries, published this week in a report by AccountAbility the leading international institute and The Copenhagen Centre.
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Over half of all companies listed in the German DAX-30 index view sustainable business practices as “key to the long-term success of the company”, according to a recent survey by Susanne Bergius, Sustainability Expert of the Handelsblatt.
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Op 18 november 2003 organiseerde Business and Society in Brussel de eerste nationale conferentie over maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen in het kader van de “Corporate Social Responsability Campaign”. Deze Europese promotiecampagne rond MVO is een initiatief van CSR Europe. Het doel van deze campagne, die in 2001 van start ging, is meer dan een half miljoen mensen te mobiliseren rond deze thema tegen 2005.
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