Investing in Corporate Social Responsibility: A Guide to Best Practice, Business Planning & the UK's Leading CompaniesJohn Hancock Kogan Page Publishers, 2004 - 359 pages The rapid growth of ethical investment funds reflects a growing desire for investors to back socially responsible companies. And there are other sound reasons why companies that are seen to be ethical, environmentally friendly, good employers etc, can see real benefits to their bottom line. Recent revisions to stock market rules have made ethical funds available to a much wider group of advisors and investors. This important book explains the issues and the benefits of corporate social responsibility in the context of an analysis of the 300 quoted UK companies currently listed on the prestigious FTSE4Good index. Part One covers recent corporate ethics issues and the damage that revelations of dishonesty and unethical practice can do to stock markets. It explains how businesses can avoid these problems and why it is good to do so. The criteria whereby companies are seen to be 'socially responsible' and the growing importance of SR to investors and other stakeholders are addressed. The performance of the FTSE4Good index is studied, and there is analysis of how the sector compares to the general market. Part Two contains a full directory of the 300 companies listed on the FTSE4Good index, and tables showing how companies fit the criteria. This is followed by individual company profiles and company case studies including: Centrica, EMI, Friends Provident, Whitbread, National Express and National Grid. |
Table des matières
Corporate social responsibility bottomline issue | 5 |
Corporate citizenship as part of the business model | 15 |
Legislation litigation activism and threats | 27 |
The challenges for government 34 The way forward 35 Conclusion | 37 |
What makes a multinational company a global citizen? | 49 |
Corporate social responsibility the investors perspective | 67 |
Managing the interests of stakeholders an investor | 79 |
Mutual benefit and responsible business practice | 97 |
Waste management and recycling | 143 |
Environmental risk management | 155 |
Corporate social responsibility as part of the business | 167 |
IR professionals 185 Conclusion | 195 |
FTSE4Good | 211 |
rating and comparing social | 251 |
A selection of profiles of contributing organizations | 269 |
Human rights in the global workplace The UN Human | 305 |
Corporate governance best practice | 111 |
Human rights in the global marketplace | 125 |
Why are pharmaceutical and chemical companies at risk? 131 Why | 133 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Accenture activists activities Amnesty International approach areas Asset Management AstraZeneca audit Aviva benefit best practice business enterprises Capital cent Centrica challenge climate change codes company's Convention corporate citizenship corporate governance corporate responsibility corporate social responsibility countries criteria Diageo economic employees engagement ensure environment ethical example FTSE FTSE4Good fund managers Group health and safety Human Rights Norms impact implementation increasingly industry initiatives Innovest STRATEGIC VALUE investors ISIS issues labour long-term ment Mistra MNCs monitoring non-financial Norms for Business operate organizations performance potential principles profit programme protection ratings relevant remuneration reputation risk management role Scottish Power sector share price shareholder value socially responsible investment stakeholders standards STRATEGIC VALUE ADVISORS strategy suppliers supply chain sustainable development Transnational corporations transparency Turnbull Report UN Global Compact Unilever waste work-life balance