October 21, 2008

Corporate governance becomes hot topic for hedge funds

Source: HEDGE FUNDS REVIEW - UK

Corporate governance has been dismissed by some as only for ‘open-toed sandal wearers’, not for the well heeled investors around Mayfair and Connecticut. Some in corporate circles complain the focus on governance has taken the...

October 20, 2008

CSR in a recession, what may be in, what may be out

Source: Ethical Corporation

Conversations with managers at a series of events over the last couple of months reveal some possible trends for next year themselves, maybe. I say maybe because a conversation over coffee, dinner or a few drinks is not exactly...

October 17, 2008

Global Financial Crisis: Why Corporate Sustainability Is More Important Than Ever

Source: CSRwire

(CSRwire) In today's interconnected global economy, the long-term value and success of business are inextricably linked to the integration of environmental, social and governance issues into corporate management and operations....

October 17, 2008

Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR Doesn't Pay

Source: Forbes

We increasingly hear that corporate social responsibility has become a business imperative. Newspapers, magazines and books glowingly describe the business benefits of behaving responsibly--and caution managers about the business...

October 17, 2008

Do These Stocks Deserve Your Support?

Source: The Motley Fool

In the wake of the scandals that ruined investors in Enron and WorldCom, and the options backdating fiasco, "corporate governance" became the watch-phrase of the new millennium and a whole cottage industry of rating management...

September 30, 2008

CSRwire President: A Call to All Enlightened Capitalists

Source: CSRwire President

We need a strategy that establishes a new code of conduct that includes incredible transparency.(CSRwire) The free market ideology is dead. Those that have espoused that the market is efficient enough to be left alone without any...

September 23, 2008

Mobilising super-charged employees through engagement to improve Corporate Performance

Many companies stress the desire for their employees to live their values, but how can companies take this further and align corporate and personal values? Equally how can an organisation get employees to accomplish more and...

September 23, 2008

Can we move towards sustainability without coaching?

Most large organisations are making moves towards sustainability. Leading organisations are integrating ecological and social factors into strategy. But what about their cultures? Is sustainability truly integrated? Are there...

September 1, 2008

The Greening of Public Corporations

Source: Hank Boerner (Corporate Finance Review September/October 2008)

Greening is everywhere in the corporate world, and seemingly epidemic among corporate managers at all levels. Board members are looking for ways that their enterprise can be more green. Is this a passing fad (remember the...

July 29, 2008

Less efficient oil sands projects face higher energy and carbon costs

Source: Trucost

Rising oil prices have led to a boom in investment in the oil sands industry, which is 3-4 times more carbon intensive than conventional oil production. Despite Canadian regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions at oil sand...