Geneva-based Covalence is publishing today its quarterly ethical reputation ranking, giving the best ranked companies as well as those companies which have made the most progress in the third quarter of 2007. An overview of hot issues across sectors is…
This unique publication from the Institute for Corporate Culture Affairs (ICCA) provides for the first time a complete reference guide to everything one needs to know about CSR, sustainability, governance and business ethics. Each one of the almost 400 terms…
Eine gegenseitige Durchdringung von Zivilgesellschaft und Markt manifestiert sich in der Politisierung des Konsums und der Selbstinszenierung von Unternehmen als sozial verantwortliche Bà¼rger. Dies wirft grundlegende Fragen zur Neubestimmung von Bà¼rgerschaftskonzepten und zur Erweiterung des Handlungsrepertoires von Protestakteuren in spà¤tmodernen…
BITC and Superbrands have challenged an independant and voluntary Advisory Panel to identify organisations that have made CSR a focal point of their corporate activity, especially in regards to building brand equity. The objective is to create a dedicated section…
In the last two decades the corporate sector has started to play a growing role in the international development. The separation between business and the United Nations has become less significant. One expression of this evolution is the United Nations…
The phenomenon of corporate 'Greenwashing'- that is, the unjustified appropriation of environmental virtue by a company to unjustly create a pro-environmental  image- has become increasingly common as environmental responsibility becomes both a primary subject of corporate ethical debates and a…
Les risques éthique liés à l’innovation pèsent de plus en plus sur la réputation des firmes pharmaceutiques, indique un rapport publié le 29 aoà»t 2007 par la société genevoise Covalence, Covalence Pharmaceutical Industry Report 2007. Ces risques liés à l’innovation…
Pharmaceutical companies carry increasing ethical risks related to innovation, states a report released on 29 August 2007 by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence, Covalence Pharmaceutical Industry Report 2007. These innovation-related risks deal with intellectual property rights, drug pricing, clinical…
Selon les sources à disposition, on peut déduire que les consommateurs sont méfiants envers les produits qu’il consomment (Bizet et Dériot ; Masson ; Bompard ; Girardeau , le ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pàªche). Dans ce travail, je…
Whether it's tracing the provenance of the shirt on our backs or asking about air miles required to deliver our coffee, UK consumers are increasingly demanding environmental and ethical awareness from the companies they use. And the same goes for…
