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CSR Update

Smoking accountancy books

Feature

Cleaning up their act

Carbon accounting is still full of flaws, but mandatory reporting is now on the horizon, writes Elisabeth Jeffries

23 Aug 2011

CSR and a return on investment

Feature

Mutual benefit: investing in the social

Good CSR needn’t be a tug-of-war between cash and kindness, says Brenda Kowske, as new research shows that socially responsible organisations substantially outperform those that are not

11 Jul 2011

Analysis

Defra seeks views on mandatory carbon reporting

Consultation proposes overhauling the current system of voluntary reporting

07 Jul 2011

Analysis

Puma monetises emissions

Can the sportswear company’s environmental profit and loss statement show the true cost of its supply chain? Jessica Shankleman reports

07 Jul 2011

Analysis

FTSE to track ethics

Ethics and sustainability are increasingly at the heart of investment

20 May 2011

Analysis

Budget offers hope for green business

Whether intended or not, policies in the Budget will benefit green companies

15 Apr 2011

Analysis

Businesses unaware of sustainability fraud risk

Green fraud is not just an issue for companies with carbon obligations

24 Mar 2011

Analysis

Get paid to turn off your office lights?

Company offers to pay businesses to save energy

18 Mar 2011

Analysis

Allowance theft halts carbon trading

Co-ordinated cyber theft casts doubt on market viability

18 Feb 2011

Analysis

Sustainable accounting moves closer

The Prince’s Trust initiative takes off but survey shows low take-up of sustainability tracking by business

24 Jan 2011

Feature

FD Q&A: what to expect in 2011

This year is shaping up to be as challenging as the last. Richard Crump asks five FDs what they think the next 12 months has in store

20 Dec 2010

Analysis

Selling the green agenda

Andrew Griffith explains how finance can convince sceptics of the economic benefits of a CSR agenda

20 Dec 2010

Analysis

CRC scheme becomes ‘green tax’

The decision to re-route scheme revenue into the public purse raises hackles

22 Nov 2010

Analysis

Global accounting framework for integrated sustainability reporting

Top CFOs and regulators are driving an initiative to form a global accounting framework for integrated sustainability reporting

27 Aug 2010

News

Osborne's Budget lacking environmental tax initiatives

It will be 2011 at the earliest before any commitments are made to low-carbon infrastructure projects

05 Jul 2010

Analysis

CSR weathers economic storm

Professionals in the corporate social responsibility arena managed to maintain and in some cases improve their salaries despite the turbulent economy, according to research by recruitment firm Acre Resources.

24 May 2010

Analysis

Companies spot CSR potential

Companies are now able to see CSR policies boosting the bottom line

24 Mar 2010

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Financial Director Summit 2012

The Financial Director Summit 2012 will provide a unique platform in which to share, compare and contrast experiences whilst learning and networking with peers

Latest Opinion

Do it yourself

At last IT will become like socks and underwear - truly personal and very diverse

The invisible man

The chief accountant may be devoid of personality and anally retentive in the extreme, but they are perfect for the job

Servants of the people

The financial services industry has to accept that its failure to fully appreciate its business models and the risks that lie within them means it will continue under an indefinite public, regulatory and parliamentary microscope

Latest Analysis

Cable takes aim at exec pay

The business secretary’s proposals on curbing executive pay drew a predictably mixed response from UK business, writes Christian Doherty

SMEs should keep GAAP facets

The Accounting Standards Board looks to implement IFRS for SMEs - albeit with some UK standards thrown in. Richard Crump reports

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