CSR is the Law!
I still hear people trot out the old line that the sole responsibility of a business is to act in the best interests of its...
News of the Screws and CSR
Jul 6, 2011
It's hard not to feel a bit of schadenfreude over the plight of the News of the World ex-editor now News International bigwig Rebekah Brooks...
Rags & Riches – the Ethics of Charity
Jan 31, 2011
There's a wonderful ethics case study in the press today - a rag trade dealer has made £10m since 2008 from running the Salvation Army's...
Lessons from Andy Gray & Richard Keys' own goal
Jan 24, 2011
In these days of Twitter, Facebook and 24hour news, reputations can be blasted out of the water in a second. Sky TV presenters Andy Gray and...
Taxing CSR Issues
Dec 20, 2010
Very interesting article in the Observer yesterday about tax avoidance and the UK Uncut campaign who maintain that the current UK austerity package would be...
Is BP a villain? Or are we?
Nov 8, 2010
I'm writing this on Sunday evening as I'll be looking after an ill child on Monday morning when this post will go live. I've just...
Dilbert on Corporate Social Responsibility
Oct 29, 2010
Harsh but, for so many companies, fair!
Interface’s socially sustainable product
Nov 23, 2009
I had a great interview with Nigel Stansfield of Interface on Friday. I met Nigel in 2002 on Schumacher College's now sadly defunct Business &...
New Environmental Award Launched
Jun 5, 2008
My friends at the Environmental Academy have just launched their new "Enviro Excellence" award to provide businesses with a framework for improving their environmental management....
Co-op, Body Shop and M&S Top Ethical Poll
Jun 3, 2008
In yet another survey of green/ethical brands, this time of 3000 UK adults by GfK NOP, the Co-op, Body Shop and M&S; held onto the...