As world business leaders and political figures gather in the fenced-off Alpine resort of Davos for their traditional New Year get-together, Christian Aid is calling on the politicians to take responsibility for the ethical operation of companies rather than surrendering >>> read more

Dr. Nancy Kamp-Roelands krijgt vandaag in Amsterdam de Alfred Coini-prijs 2003 uitgereikt uit handen van professor L.C. van Zutphen. Toekenner van deze prijs is de Maatschappij tot nut der Israëlieten in Nederland. De tweejaarlijkse prijs beloont de beste publicatie op >>> read more

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. Recent corporate scandals and the >>> read more

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. The study finds >>> read more

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 Forums Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative (GCCI) >>> read more

CERES and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) today announced the shortlist of candidate reports for the CERES-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards 2003 program. Of the 52 applications received, 21 were selected for further consideration by the judges >>> read more

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 >>> read more

The december 2003 update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Reed the full news on the GRI website. GRI website improvements: e-networking, text version, new material 18 December 2003 The secretariat has responded to your suggestions about how to make >>> read more

The Top 100 companies listed on the JSE Securities Exchange SA (JSE) have taken on the integrated sustainability reporting challenge, says professional services firm KPMG in its latest sustainability report released today. The 2003 KPMG Survey on Integrated Sustainability Reporting >>> read more

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 sectors contribution to >>> read more

It simply works better: Campaign report on European CSR Excellence 2003-2004 was launched yesterday in Brussels. Focusing on "Making Stakeholder Engagement Work", this year’s report features – Foreword by Irish Prime Minister and soon-to-be head of the Irish EU Presidency >>> read more

Three-quarters of the British population (74%) say more information on a company’s social and ethical behaviour would influence their purchasing decisions, according to MORI’s latest research. Furthermore, nearly nine in 10 people (86%) think companies should actively communicate their community >>> read more