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Stephen Howard explains why CSR more important than ever.
Stephen Howard
Business in the Community -
Why is Fairtrade the fast growing phenomenon that it is, and what happens next on its mission to make a real difference to farmers in developing countries?
Rob Cameron
Fairtrade Labelling Organisation -
How important are the consumer labels, such as Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance, in shaping behaviour out in the marketplace?
Brendan May
Rainforest Alliance -
The changing expectations on business to meet their corporate responsibilities, and how some companies are rising to meet them.
Toby Webb
Ethical Corporation
Business Excellence
The environment has emerged as a key business issue. The urgency for action in the face of climate change has been accepted by many business leaders, with some setting ambitious targets to reduce how many greenhouse gases their companies produce.
At one level, protecting the environment involves business in doing things that are good for the bottom line - such as using less energy and wasting fewer raw materials. But the scale of change needed is leading some to look for more radical solutions - changes to products and to the very model of how the business makes its money