Author Archives: Tim Purcell

We’ve been following the story of National Express and Elliott Advisors (the US hedge fund) over the last few weeks, with Elliot attempting to place its nominees on the company’s board to replace the incumbents. An interesting saga, no doubt … Continue reading

It’s mid-Friday afternoon in a very sunny London making it tricky to write a heavyweight post for our blog. Instead, I’m taking the easy way out to draw your attention to FTSE4Good’s new ESG Ratings, launched this week (ESG = … Continue reading

NUBusiness is the bi-annual publication of Newcastle University Business School.  I have an Economics degree from the University and recently I’ve been working with the staff of the Business School to integrate CO3 into their academic activities and the Alumni … Continue reading

Today’s Financial Times (subscription site) has reported more evidence concerning heightened mainstream investor interest in CSR. The piece highlights that twenty American companies have recently agreed to take more account of environmental issues following the submission of 96 investor resolutions. … Continue reading

The debate over diversity in the British boardroom rumbles on, with a report due this week from former UK trade minister Lord Davies that is expected to recommend voluntary targets for the number of women on FTSE 350 boards – … Continue reading

Does it matter who owns the brands we buy at the supermarket? Do you want to know? Would the knowledge change your buying habits? Which? has been looking at the big name brands behind smaller, ‘ethical’ brands such as Innocent, … Continue reading

A report in The Times today indicates that the UK government is having last minute thoughts about certain aspects of the UK Bribery Act, which is due to become law at the beginning of April. This is apparently as a … Continue reading

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council published a series of proposals yesterday that are aimed at improving the quality of listed company annual reports.  They are now in a consultation period until the end of March. One of the observations made … Continue reading

Tim, Hayley, Roger and Adam would like to wish our clients and visitors to our website a happy new year. CO3 will be contactable throughout the holiday period by telephone (see details below) or email. Our office will close on … Continue reading

CO3’s client base has always been diverse, but two sectors have become significant areas of focus for us: oil and gas, and mining. Companies involved in these activities often come under a great deal of scrutiny, but some of the … Continue reading