Are we CSR practitioners writing ourselves out of the script?
Posted on 7th September 2011 in Corporate Responsibility, Front Page Ticker EN, Our Blog
I have been mulling over this: if we are successful in our jobs of fully integrating CSR into a company ethos, its business practices, and its product development, then surely we CSR practitioners will have made ourselves redundant? Our extinction, then, will become proof of a job well done. We have made visible progress and […]
Continue reading »Green Vacuum Cleaners
Posted on 13th June 2010 in Corporate Responsibility
About 18 months ago we needed to buy a new vacuum cleaner. We went to the local shop, Blokker, where we seriously considered a Miele model. For some reason my husband reckons this brand lasts longer. But then my eye fell on a bright green compact model made by Philips. What I liked about this […]
Continue reading »Profit or principle? reducing the blur
Posted on 13th June 2010 in Corporate Responsibility
SNS Reaal Group’s CFO Mr. Ference Lamp recently announced that the asset management arm of this Dutch financial institution would be pulling out of Greek government bonds, citing the ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) issues as a reason for this decision of choosing principle over profit. SNS Reaal says it currently has EUR 150 million in […]
Continue reading »Media Wise boosts Corporate Responsibility Activities
Posted on 26th May 2010 in News
Amsterdam, 26 May 2010 – Media Wise, the international PR and communications agency based in Amsterdam, has appointed Vicky Valanos as Senior Communications Adviser and Corporate Responsibility Coordinator. Valanos, a Greek-American former diplomat, financial analyst and journalist, previously advised on corporate responsibility strategy through her own Amsterdam-based company be involved! At Media Wise Valanos will […]
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