5 July, 2021
Good governance boosts companies’ CSR performance
There is much talk about companies improving their treatment of the environment and people—what is often called corporate social responsibility (CSR). And there has been much debate about how this c...
12 January, 2021
Local CEOs ‘spend more on CSR in their communities’
There is much discussion of why some chief executives do corporate social responsibility (CSR) well and others poorly. New research suggests one big factor may be whether corporate leaders are operati...
21 September, 2020
When corporate social responsibility is mostly for show
In developed economies, consumers have been saying it loud and clear: corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a must, not a nice-to-have. As far back as 2010, more than 88% of consumers thought firms...
14 August, 2020
Governance week: Covid business models, CEO pay, CSR, McDonald’s scandal
Covid-19 is bringing permanent change to the business world with big implications for models and governance, according to reports out this week. Let’s start with PwC, the professional services fi...
5 June, 2020
Black Lives Matter: US corporates speak out
As protests continue against the brutal killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, corporate America has felt unable to remain quiet. A slew of companies have made their views heard through ...
19 September, 2019
Net effects of mandatory CSR reporting ‘difficult to assess’
If there’s one method for encouraging companies into a “sustainability” frame of mind it is the plea that they adopt a form of disclosure scheme that reveals their corporate social responsibilit...
22 October, 2018
Why marrying societal impact with financial strategy takes time
After nearly four years as CEO of accountancy firm Grant Thornton, Sacha Romanovitch—one of the first senior female leaders in a major professional services organisation—is to step down and will n...
9 March, 2018
Stepping up supply chain protection
There is a global expectation today that all companies respect human rights—that is, the rights of their workers and those whom their operations affect. But social issues, which tend t...
9 November, 2017
