Author Archives: William Haviland

An interesting article appeared in a recent edition of the Times, citing current levels of coal storage at power stations up and down the country.  Apparently “Britain’s coal mountain has soared to its highest level in nearly 15 years”, as plant operators take advantage of recession-fuelled low prices.  The article appears, ironically, little more than [...]

Whilst a significant proportion of global listed companies have, over the past few years, chosen to represent their approach to CSR in the exclusive setting of an annual standalone publication, others have attempted to deploy the latest internet technologies, in a bid to bring this slice of corporate information to life organically ‘on the page’.
What [...]

The other day we received an email here at CO3 Towers, alerting us to a number of forthcoming CSR industry events that we might wish to consider attending. Nothing too unusual in that – we are a CSR consultancy after all. But the email got us thinking: what are the respective merits of these numerous [...]

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 – of CSR issues, and specifically here of the question concerning a straightforward business approach to [...]

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, – like-for-like sales growth predictions at close to double digit levels, for the second half [...]

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) [...]

An article appearing in today’s ‘Times Online’ unveils the outcome of a recent race discrimination case, concerning a well known consumer products company.
The decision of the court may affect brand value, and highlights the often complex issues large businesses face in managing their reputation.
Many organisations now readily acknowledge the benefits of adopting comprehensive CSR strategies and [...]