Although Nike reached an agreement with Marc Kasky to end his lawsuit, the settlement’s effect on corporate social responsibility reporting remains to be seen. Last Friday, Nike (ticker: NKE) and Marc Kasky settled the lawsuit that pitted the company’s claim >>> read more

In a joint announcement today, the parties to Kasky v. Nike, a lawsuit which prompted a U.S. Supreme Court review exploring the question of what constitutes free versus commercial speech, have agreed to settle the case. The two parties mutually >>> read more

A new survey released today by business network CSR Europe shows that a majority of respondents to a recent web survey expect the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to set overall global standards on the social and environmental aspects of international >>> read more

More than half the top 250 companies now produce reports on environmental, social or ethical performance, demonstrating how non-financial disclosure has become mainstream. A new study found that 132 of the FTSE 250 companies report. All of those covered the >>> read more

CCBE, representing the lawyers of Europe, encourages the practitioners of the legal profession to increasingly take on an advisory role on CSR issues. The guidelines, which have been compiled by a working-group of experts from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy >>> read more

Intern Amanda Schneier conducted the PFS Programs first Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the 10 Largest Listed Companies (by market capitalization) in Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The survey investigates companies disclosures on >>> read more

The August 2003 update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Subjects: * Quote of the Month * GRI Achieves 300 Reporter Target * GRI Business Plan: Goals for 2003-2005 * GRI Chief Executive Responds to UN Sub-Commission ‘Norms’ * 130 >>> read more

The Nordic Partnership has released the first findings from the project, Rules of the Game Sustainable Supply Chain Management. The paper, No Writing on the Wall examines some of the dilemmas and barriers to sustainable supply chain management, based on >>> read more

Investors and companies are still not having a meaningful dialogue about the business value of Corporate Responsibility (CR), according to research published. The research report ‘Speaking the Same Language’ was commissioned by Business in the Community and the UK Social >>> read more

The largest ever study into the environmental behaviour of smaller UK businesses reveals that the nations smallest firms are failing to take action to protect the environment. The SME-nvironment 2003 survey of more than 8,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) >>> read more

Eleven global players in the oil and gas industry meet sustainable investment criteria. This was the finding of Munich-based rating agency oekom research, which used social and environmental criteria to evaluate 26 oil and gas companies. Suncor Energy (CA) and >>> read more

Speech "Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility" by Mr Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission, responsible for Enterprise and the Information Society. Introduction Thank you for inviting me to speak to you at today’s seminar on the theme of >>> read more