The Food Standards Agency report on the nutritional value of organic food versus ‘conventionally produced foodstuffs’ has produced a large amount of press coverage over the past few days. This coverage has sparked debate, letters, claims and counter-claims by experts and amateurs alike.
Time for me to weigh in.
The study looked at nutritional value, finding ‘no [...]
A recent article in the Financial Times considers the increasing importance being afforded to ‘responsible investment’, and centrally its impact on the global fund management community. The article cites the recent actions of the ‘UN Principles for Responsible Investment’, – a body that acts to “help investors integrate consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) [...]
Read more...Cadbury’s Dairy Milk goes on sale today with a new selling point, the Fairtrade mark. As the chocolate bar enjoys the status of being Britain’s favourite, the company does not seem too worried about winning new fans, with company president Trevor Bond stating “If some people decide to switch to Dairy Milk after we change [...]
Read more...The recent press revelations concerning MPs and their expenses may have shifted public opinion somewhat in favour of journalists, vindicating their sometime role as custodians of the Truth. However, the News of the World phone hacking scandal, revealed in the Guardian recently, has brought into sharp focus the issue of what happens when the whistle [...]
Read more...CO3’s discussions with potential clients in our earlier days often featured two questions. The first was generally: “what do you do?”. This was usually followed by: “what is CSR or corporate social responsibility?”.
These days our response to the first question (CO3 is a management consultancy), seems to satisfy nearly everyone. [...]
Business in The Community, a UK based charitable organisation dedicated to “mobilising business for good” recently awarded nine companies a “Community Mark” as a sign that they are “best investors in their communities”. The criteria for these awards include philanthropic activities such as corporate giving and the supply of pro-bono work.
Listed companies (there [...]
Whether you need board level strategy advice, development of policy, technical reporting support or advice on stakeholder communications, CO3 offers a complete range of corporate social responsibility (CSR) services.
Our client base consists mainly of large listed multinational public companies based in various parts of the world. We are here when you need us, fast-moving, efficient and well able to handle pressure.
We develop close relationships with our clients and their advisors, allowing us to tell you what you need to know, not what you want to hear.
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