All Corporate Social Responsibility articles – Page 33
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Features
Blowing the whistle
Frank Heinrich-Jones looks at the effects of the Public Interest Disclosure Act.
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Features
Bare minimum
The Government has asked industry to suggest new ways to take the risk out of pension funding. Adrian Leonard explores he alternatives.
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Railtrack's new approach
Railtrack has formalised its risk management approach by setting up a risk review group to lead and co-ordinate the risk management activities of the company.
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Features
The threat from abroad
If you have subsidiaries in developing countries, you could face unexpected claims, warns Fiona Gill.
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Features
No escape for corporate killers
Peter Campion, assisted by Asam Khan, discusses the implications of the proposed new UK offence of corporate killing.
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Features
Socially responsible investing
Hugh Ferrand describes recent developments in socially responsible investing and his own company's response to the challenge.
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Features
Health, safety and reputation
A recent survey shows that health and safety issues have a significant influence on corporate reputation. Neville Purvis believes companies should take a positive approach.
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Features
Fighting off predators
The immediate reaction of most managements to a takeover approach is negative. Sue Copeman discusses strategies for fighting a hostile bid.
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Features
M&As: The human factor
Most mergers and acquisitions fail to enhance shareholder value. Graham Pearce warns you not to ignore the people issues.
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Sleeping with the enemy
Shareholders are about to flex their muscles and gain real power, predicts Leon Pein.
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Features
Early intervention and rehabilitation
David Shillaker says getting injured employees back to work quickly can benefit your bottom line.
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Analysis
Disability discrimination good practice
From 2004, service providers will have to make "reasonable adjustments" to the physical features of their premises to overcome access barriers.
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Features
Effective environmental due diligence
Environmental risks present both practical and legal challenges, quite unlike other factors you have to consider in a merger or acquisition, say David Hockin, Tanya Lloyd Jones & William Butterworth.
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Analysis
ICGN forms share voting committee
ICGN has formed two committees to further its aims for fairness for international shareholders.
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Analysis
NAPF backs report on company law reform
On 1 August, the UK National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) publicly backed the "considered and measured" approach of the company law steering group.
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Features
The polluter pays not always!
Richard Ford discusses the implications of the new regime on contaminated land.
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Analysis
Lone workers vulnerable
Lone public sector workers often face greater risks of personal injury than people working in more obviously hazardous industries like North Sea oil.
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Analysis
Freedom of information - new risks
The Freedom of Information Bill will give citizens access to information held by public authorities.
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Analysis
Environmental liability paper
The deadline for submissions on the European Commission White Paper on Environmental Liability, adopted in February, is 1 July
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Analysis
Energy tax concerns
UK companies are anxious about likely damage to business arising from the Kyoto environmental protection measures.
