Corporate Social Responsibility

Wolves in Corporate Social Responsibility Clothing

by Bob Burton — November 4, 2005 - 4:02am

Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman found the Business for Social Responsibility's 2005 conference a sobering experience.

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Corporate Crime Reporter, November 3, 2005

Don't Tell Us To Do What We're Already Doing!

by Diane Farsetta — October 17, 2005 - 11:50am

"The Business Council of Australia has come out against Government plans to create legislation forcing directors to meet certain levels of corporate social responsibility (CSR)," reports The Age.

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The Age (Australia), October 17, 2005

The Corporate Placebo Effect

by Diane Farsetta — September 28, 2005 - 9:58am

Corporate social responsibility "may work under certain conditions," writes Deborah Doane, but CSR efforts "are highly vulnerable to market failures, including such things as imperfect information, externalities, and free riders. Most importantly, there is often a wide chasm between what's good for a company and what's good for society as a whole." Although CSR efforts "offer good PR," sometimes they're just that.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fall 2005

RedState Blogger Boosts Wal-Mart For Bucks

by Laura Miller — September 21, 2005 - 3:31pm

PR giant Edelman has hired RedState.org blogger Michael Krempasky "for his ability to connect with conservative audiences," O'Dwyer's PR Daily reports. "Krempasky, on his site, refers to the Edelman gig as his 'day job' versus his blogging hobby.

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O'Dwyer's PR Daily, (sub req'd) September 21, 2005

Wal-Mart's Good Deeds

by Sheldon Rampton — September 18, 2005 - 10:58pm

Wal-Mart Stores "is enjoying its best publicity in years as even its harshest critics laud the retailer's Hurricane Katrina relief efforts," reports Emily Kaiser. And the company is planning a "secret spin strategy to counter a union-backed, anti-Wal-Mart media blitz" that accuses the company of paying poverty-level wages and driving competitors out of business.

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Reuters, September 15, 2005

Medical Journal Decries Parent's Deadly Interest

by Bob Burton — September 11, 2005 - 6:29pm

The Lancet, a leading medical journal, has requested that its parent company, Reed Elsevier, divest itself of business interests that "threaten human health." The magazine's editor made the request after learning that Spearhead Exhibitions, a Reed Elsevier subsidiary, organised the Defence Systems and Equipment international (DSEi) arms fair, which opens this week in London.

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The Lancet, September 10, 2005

Clarke Under Pressure to Quit British American Tobacco

by Bob Burton — August 25, 2005 - 10:39pm

Kenneth Clarke, a British Conservative Party leadership aspirant, is resisting calls to resign as non-executive deputy chairman of British American Tobacco (BAT) and chair of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee. Clarke's supporters have suggested he would resign the roles only if elected leader.

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The Guardian, August 23, 2005
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