Monthly Archives: September 2010

Transparency issues in research, ratings, and rankings

Two thought-provoking blog posts appeared over the last few days from Madeline Ravich at justmeans.com, looking at transparency in CSR and corporate governance rankings. Ravich raises the issue of whether the research and ratings agencies that produce profiles on listed … Continue reading

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Chevron’s turn to face Greenpeace

First it was Cairn, now Chevron are on the receiving end of direct action on the part of Greenpeace. The NGO continued their tactic of climbing onto drill ships in order to stop (or delay) oil and gas companies from … Continue reading

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HCT wins a well deserved business gong

We thought we should apply the CO3 blog to send our warm congratulations to one of our oldest clients. HCT Group won the “Best In The Business” category at the Mayor of Hackney’s Business Awards last night. The award recognises … Continue reading

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Preparing for the planned UK bribery legislation

Not for the first time the UK authorities seem determined to make life difficult for the business world by dallying over proposed company legislation. The last Labour government waivered over reporting legislation concerning the proposed Operating and Financial Review before … Continue reading

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Our approach to client relationships

About a month ago a UK national newspaper (The Guardian) published a piece on the UK public relations industry which had an interesting title: “PR firms make London the world capital of reputation laundering”. The thrust of the piece was … Continue reading

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