Sustainability in Australia – The View from Down Under
September 5, 2012
21 years of unfettered economic growth. The biggest mining boom on record. Levels of inflation and employment the envy of almost every other developed country. Yes, by any measure, life in the Antipodes is good. Combine this with sunshine, beaches, space aplenty and home-grown food enough for almost twice the existing population, then it is …
No more business as usual?
August 22, 2012
CSR and CSI in the financial sector in times of crisis The financial crisis has brought about severe consequences for our economy and society and we are still witnessing a fragile recovery and debates of lending rate manipulation, excessive executive remuneration, money laundering and secret transactions. Albeit in the context of regulatory failure and borrower …
Is there a different CSR future in Asia?
August 15, 2012
Presumably! However, we still do not know the exact answer. At this year’s ICCSR Conference CSR Futures, we raised this timely issue in the CSR Asia dedicated track: Asian CSR and its dynamics. Why Asia? Asia is emerging as indicated by its astonishing economic growth and opportunities. However, as Kent Walker, one of the presenters at the …
CSR dynamics and context
July 11, 2012
One of the most intriguing things about CSR is how it changes and how it is contextualised. Jean-Pascal Gond and I explored these themes in the ‘Introduction’ to our Routledge Major Text Corporate Social Responsibility (2011), reproduced in ICCSR Research Paper (59 – 2011). Following up this interest, we included a stream on CSR dynamics …
The role of accountants in measuring environmental sustainability
July 3, 2012
The Role of Accountants in measuring environmental sustainability: A report from the ICAS sustainability essay competition awards 2012 This year the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) launched a sustainability essay competition, sponsored by Grant Thornton, with the aim of increasing awareness of environmental sustainability and the role that the accounting profession has to play; …
Can we shop for a better world?
June 18, 2012
This year’s ICCSR conference dedicated a track and Special Issue to this topical question, with specific reference to the inconsistencies in ethical consumer behaviour. In interviews, consumers often express a profound concern for social and environmental issues and identify how they will carry their attitudes into the stores (buying eco, fair trade, organic – or …
‘Getting away from it all’: further reflections on responsible tourism
June 12, 2012
….In the last holiday blog I mentioned that tourism, even ostensibly responsible forms of ‘spending time away’, embodies certain tensions and contradictions. One question posed was: 1. To what extent can tourism be responsible for the environment when most holidays involve flights to foreign destinations, and require comparatively high usage of resources? This excerpt fleshes …
‘Getting away from it all’: reflections on responsible tourism
April 19, 2012
Its that time of the year again! The overindulgence of Christmas is but a distant memory. New Years’ dieting resolutions have become derailed by an ‘unholy’ binge on Easter Eggs and golden chocolate bunnies (you know which ones I mean, greedy!). Outside the blossom is bursting, the temperatures are up (more or less) and the …
The Business of Advocating for Gender Equality
April 9, 2012
Not content with just one publication on gender and CSR (see our other blog, Women Mean Business), last month saw the release of another collaboration, this time with Oxfam. ‘Gender Equality: It’s you business’ is number seven in Oxfam International’s Briefings for Business series. It offers practical advice on achieving gender equality in four key …
Business Education for Responsible Capitalism
April 2, 2012
As is often the case following a business debacle, debate ensues about making business and capitalism more responsible. In the UK, Messrs Cameron and Miliband are scoring points off each other by offering ‘more responsible capitalisms than thou’, and more widely some business leaders are pointing to ethical, governance and regulatory business shortcomings. All very …
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