Corporate Citizenship

Mr Gradgrind, you remember him?
He was the miserable old git in Dickens’ Hard Times. He said: “In this life, we want nothing but facts, sir, nothing but facts”
But is it true? Some companies clearly believe not. Companies like BT, Kingfisher and Shell commission expert panels as part of the assurance process.  Thereby readers can see [...]

Corporate Citizenship helps clients to create and deliver a full range of CSR and sustainability programmes.  We work with corporate functions and business units to develop strategies, engage stakeholders, manage environmental impacts, and invest in communities to achieve business goals and fulfill corporate missions. Corporate Citizenship also publishes Corporate Citizenship Briefing, the leading journal in [...]

Welcome to the world of social media! If you’re reading this blog then take some satisfaction that you’ve already made the first steps. But what comes next?
Up to now getting a handle on the state of play in social media for sustainability has definitely been a case of jump in and see whether the water’s [...]

Mayaz will be delivering a keynote speak at the “Who Cares Wins” conference in Copenhagen. The conference brings together brand and marketing experts from major blue chip companies across Scandinavia to discuss the future of cause marketing. In his speech, Mayaz will be exploring what they key attributes of a successful [...]

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It may be that there is something wrong with me but I am puzzled by many of the eleven reporters who don’t use AA1000AS or ISAE3000 as the basis of their assurance.
My problem is not that I think that these must be the only choices.
After all there are ice creams that are neither vanilla nor [...]

The government has clearly heard of the self-basting Turkey. They have tried to imitate it with the self-invalidating policy.
Dr Cable unveiled his prescription for the wickedness of fat cat pay in general and bankers’ bonuses in particular: SHAREHOLDER POWER. Oh, yes. Get the owners of the business to lay down [...]

It seems that elephants are not the only ones to never forget.
People too are quick to recall events long past – especially when they are associated with good or bad memories.
There is a long list of corporate scandals that still resonate today. Union Carbide 1984, the Herald of Free Enterprise 1987, the Exxon Valdez 1989, [...]

My survey of FTSE100 companies showed that more than half do not have non-financial assurance.
But what of those that do?
What sort of assurance is it? What standard do they follow?
Doing the analysis I was forcibly reminded of the controversy about what question should be on the ballot paper when the Scots vote in Mr Salmond’s [...]

So Dr Cable has announced his ‘balanced’ measures to deal with top pay.
And so can we expect toughness with RBS and Lloyds Banking Group, both effectively government controlled?
Nope.