Monthly Archives: September 2009

Business clarity over CSR policy?

The Times’ City Diary column recently hinted at a potential “hatchet job” on Michael O’Leary [Chief Executive of Ryanair], by the hand of a well-known and long-standing BBC documentary series.  This got us thinking – as we naturally do – … Continue reading

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Communicating financial reform

Financial reform is an area in which clear communication needs to be high on the agenda. Much of the recession, credit crunch, financial crisis, whatever you want to call it, has been attributed to people not understanding what they were … Continue reading

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Who remembers Business In The Community?

You may have forgotten but in the UK there is a registered charity called Business In The Community. It describes itself as a membership organisation that “mobilises business for good”. It has significant resources – an income in the region … Continue reading

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Potential profit in a Primark ‘Plan A’?

Primark, a discount fashion retailer that has been one of the UK’s high street success stories, recently predicted a buoyant set of results.  The company looks set to provide parent company Associated British Foods with a much needed profits injection, … Continue reading

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Wincanton’s own Plan A

Having read in the FT that Wincanton has won a £275m contract with Marks & Spencer partly based on their ‘green outlook’, we thought it might be worth taking a closer look. The company’s Environmental Strategy document is available here. … Continue reading

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