1. The Future Quotient

A new study by Volans and JWT was designed to help setting the agenda for 2012’s UN Summit on Sustainable Development. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

2. SMEs Set Their Sights on Sustainability: Case Studies from the UK, US and Canada

The findings from a joint study by CIMA, AICPA and CICA show the different approaches the companies have taken to use sustainable practices to their advantage. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

3. Sustainable Business 2011

Sustainable Business 2011 is the first independent indicator-based assessment of UK business sustainability performance. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

4. Reputation and Corporate Social Responsibility Aberrations, Trends and Hypocrisy: Reactions to Firm Choices in the Stock Option Backdating Scandal

Drawing on strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) and reputation theory, the paper examines the market reaction to firm disclosures of involvement in the US stock option backdating scandal. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

5. Next Generation Manufacturing Study

The study was developed to identify performances and practices in place among US manufacturers to determine how much progress US manufacturers have made in implementing Next Generation strategies, and to measure manufacturers’ progress toward achieving world-class status in the 21st century. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

6. The Emergence, Variation and Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Public Sphere, 1980-2004: The Exposure of Firms to Public Debate

The study examines the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a public issue over 25 years using a content analysis of two national newspapers and seven regional, geographically-dispersed newspapers in the U.S. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

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