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Ethics

Global Anti-corruption, Compliance and Ethics USA 2008

Event: 14th Apr 2008 – 15th Apr 2008

How to effectively develop and manage your corporate compliance and ethics programs

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The Global Reporting Summit 2008

Event: 3rd Mar 2008 – 4th Mar 2008

Celebrating best practice and assessing the landscape of CR reporting around the globe.

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Sustainability in the Food Supply Chain: Hype or Trend?

25th Jan 2008 by Cor Groenveld

A roundtable discussion was recently organised by LRQA’s Netherlands office. The focus was on sustainability in the Food Supply Chain.
Here is a brief synopsis of the topics covered and the key points raised.

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Are ethical food labels telling the whole story?

14th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs

Organic or fairtrade? Sustainable or certified? With so many labels on food, clothes and white goods, it’s a miracle that we make it to the checkout before closing time. This article in the Observer takes a look at some of the labels out there. Which ones live up to their eco credentials?

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WWF Luxury Brand Research

12th Dec 2007 by Alex Briggs

The WWF has sponsored some interesting research into the Social, Economic and Governance performance of the world’s leading luxury brands.

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Green Awareness Remains High, Green Purchases Up

12th Dec 2007

“Going Green” awareness continues to be high, according to research from Intellitrends. Relative to recent news regarding the environment and “going green,” close to 60 percent of consumers say they read a newspaper or magazine article on the topic, reports a recent article from environmental leader.

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Most Green Marketing Claims Aren’t True, Says New Report

19th Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

The overwhelming majority of environmental marketing claims in North America are inaccurate, inappropriate, or unsubstantiated, according to a comprehensive survey released today.

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Greenwashing – Consumers getting wise

19th Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

According to research by Ipsos Mori, four in five Britons believe many firms pretend to be ethical just to sell more products, an increase from two-thirds in 2005. Furthermore, almost 80% want to see companies back up ethical claims with proof.

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What’s new for Supply Chains?

10th Oct 2007 by Gail Van Den Bos

There’s a great deal of information available about supply chains. And increasingly, it’s highlighting new areas. No longer limited to product safety recalls and logistical headaches, we’re now hearing more about green supply chains, ethical supply chains, carbon management in supply chains, reverse outsourcing, supply chain security and so on.

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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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CSR

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section focuses on current CSR issues which face all companies all over the world. This information is provided to you via six sections: news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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