CSR Archive
Regulators please be brave
Each time we want to change something in our world – be it business, technology, politics – we must observe what is the paradigm that prevents us from moving ahead, and change that paradigm. As I learned
Landmark EU agreement sets new global standard for company ownership transparency
This past Wednesday night, EU negotiators holed up in a meeting room in Strasbourg for over 10 hours, until 2 a.m., to thrash out the final deal for the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive. This afternoon the final
The Worldwide Charter for Fair International Commerce Reaches 500 Participants!
We are very proud to announce that more than 500 participants from all around the globe have formally committed to promoting ethical business rules of the Worldwide Charter for Fair International Commerce. The diversity of participants in
A History of Business Ethics
Richard T. De George The term ‘business ethics’ is used in a lot of different ways, and the history of business ethics will vary depending on how one conceives of the object under discussion. The history will
This Week in Digital – 21.10.2017
ONLINE VIDEO AD SPEND OVERTAKES BANNER ADS It was announced this week that for the first time ever advertisers are spending more on video ads than banner ads. The figures come from the latest Digital Adspend report
New “Gold Standard” to clean up online advertising
The Internet Advertising Bureau UK launches “IAB Gold Standard” to clean up online advertising In an effort to raise the standards in digital advertising and address the key issues facing the industry, the IAB UK is launching
8 Principles for Changing the World
Denise Carpenter came from a low-income family, a low-performing school and was a teenage mom, but she was determined to make a better life for herself and her family. Now a Dell Scholar and graduate student at
Business & human rights – A brief introduction
Introduction In the wake of major abuses in recent decades, civil society has increasingly called for companies to be held to human rights standards. Union Carbide was widely denounced for the 1984 Bhopal chemical gas leak that
World Bank’s 2017 Atlas of SDGs Provides Tool for Tracking Implementation
The World Bank has released the ‘2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals.’ The Atlas includes over 150 maps and data visualizations to assist with efforts to track progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). STORY