http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/ nebusiness en-gb http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/top-marks-for-excellence-51140-19403976/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/top-marks-for-excellence-51140-19403976/ RESPONSIBLE business practice is big with businesses in the North-East, as was evident at Business in the Community's North East Awards for Excellence gala dinner, held on Thursday at the Civic Centre, Newcastle. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/fluffy-stuff-now-seen-as-the-route-to-profits-51140-19403977/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/fluffy-stuff-now-seen-as-the-route-to-profits-51140-19403977/ IT wasn't too long ago that whenever I mentioned the term 'CSR', people would immediately sneer and mutter cynically about 'window dressing' or rant on about how 'proper' businesses shouldn't concern themselves with such fluffy stuff http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/doing-their-bit-for-our-communities-51140-19403978/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/doing-their-bit-for-our-communities-51140-19403978/ Erimus Futures is a well established 10-week citizenship course run in primary schools across Middlesbrough to year-six pupils. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/community-plans-in-store-51140-19403979/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/community-plans-in-store-51140-19403979/ WITH annual sales of £6.4bn and 68,000 employees, known as partners, John Lewis is the UK’s largest employee-owned business. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/technology-for-the-future-51140-19403980/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/technology-for-the-future-51140-19403980/ ESTABLISHED 200 years ago and now a FTSE-100 company, Johnson Matthey is a speciality chemicals company focused on its core skills in catalysts, precious metals and fine chemicals. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/royal-mail-aims-to-deliver-51140-19403981/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/royal-mail-aims-to-deliver-51140-19403981/ FOR Royal Mail Group, corporate social responsibility means doing the right thing for its people, its business and the communities in which it operates. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/helping-to-boost-the-image-of-our-region-51140-19403982/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/helping-to-boost-the-image-of-our-region-51140-19403982/ THE North-East is proud of its thriving business culture and, as the regional development agency, One NorthEast wants to play its part in inspiring, challenging, engaging and supporting it. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/important-steps-to-reducing-a-carbon-footprint-51140-19403983/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/sector-and-industry-reports/business-in-the-community/2007/07/04/important-steps-to-reducing-a-carbon-footprint-51140-19403983/ ONE of the biggest current issues in the arena of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is carbon off-setting. It’s rarely out of the news, but it’s not just about rock stars planting trees to offset the air mile emissions they’ve notched up during world tours.