Author Archives: Tim Purcell

I should mention before I start this particular blogpost, which is about a recently published piece written by Rory Sullivan, that the author is a friend of ours. So at the risk of sounding a little bit like I’m waving … Continue reading

An interesting take on corporate governance is highlighted in the FT today. The paper has covered a survey of AIM companies produced by Opus Executive Partners “who have come up with a way of measuring the effectiveness of the sector’s … Continue reading

We were really pleased to be invited to participate in an occasion at AngloAmerican’s London headquarters yesterday. The company hosted a particularly well attended Women In Mining event with a theme of partnerships. Representatives from AngloAmerican, Care International, KPMG and … Continue reading

We recently blogged about the desire of UK investors to see greater boardroom diversity in FTSE350 companies. This followed on from the formation of the 30 Percent Club. This is a group of listed UK company chairman that have voluntarily committed their … Continue reading

I’ve been fortunate enough to be invited to a lunchtime reception at the House of Lords today to celebrate the fact that UKSIF is no longer a teenager. UKSIF, the sustainable investment and finance association, is the umbrella membership and … Continue reading

A report in The Times earlier this week highlighted that improved gender balance in the boardroom is now something that UK listed organisations need to take seriously (if they are not already doing so). This is particularly relevant to FTSE100 … Continue reading

Watching the UK television news channels yesterday evening was an interesting exercise. There is nothing that journalists like more than to debate issues to do with the media and the coverage of the circumstances affecting News International was predictably extensive. … Continue reading

CO3 has been supporting the activities of Women In Mining since we first met the organisation in December of last year. We were very pleased to have been given the opportunity to participate in an event that the organisation is … Continue reading

Cairn Energy’s recent and ongoing dealings with Greenpeace have underlined an issue which has been the subject of a lot of debate in the UK of late. When it is a good idea to ask the law to intervene to … Continue reading

A couple of years ago (and in the early days of the CO3 blog) we commented that CSR seemed to be a forgotten responsibility for UK politicians.  We thought it was about time that we re-visited this subject particularly in … Continue reading