The rhetoric surrounding Corporate Social Responsibility can be off-putting to many companies who feel they can never live up to such grand claims. But taken in achievable steps, every company can embark upon the CSR journey. Richard Thompson, managing director, Pitney Bowes Management Services, assesses...

Fairbridge ‘In Development’: an opportunity to help us shape the way we engage young people… Fairbridge in London: Employability Programme Fairbridge has 16 teams based in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK. Each year we win the trust and commitment of over 3700 young people who others find...

In this new-age world where advanced technologies are all the rage with the internet at the forefront, most companies are focused on maintaining a significant online profile. Keeping their website fresh and updated, providing the best information, showing off the snazziest homepage designs and maintaining...

According to the latest statistics, the amount owed to SMEs in the UK has leapt 2.6bn this year to a total of 18.6bn. That’s a lot of interest! CSR – corporate social responsibility – most companies these days have a policy and some are better than most. Ours includes things like looking after our people...

"The CEO is dead, long live the ceo" - Ian Buckingham's blog: The importance of managing employee perceptions has given rise to the contemporary notion of Employer Brand. This is essentially the brand the employer projects to existing and potential employees via the chain of communication...

The Filth Columnist has been busy worrying about his personal share price. Whilst the interest rate is still high and he is lined up for a couple of awards dinners in a couple of weeks, TFC is not resting on his laurel leaves just yet. Oh no, too much revolution plotting to be done first. TFC has spent...

It’s not all about Greenwashing! HR software really can help companies with their CSR and environmental strategies Richard Thomas director of product strategy and marketing at MidlandHR explains: Some companies are guilty of shouting about their green credentials without having the results to back them...

Ian Allison, creative director at integrated design and brand communication agency, Bell Party. Let’s savour that word… ‘party’… mmm! However, how many times have you been to a party that failed to live up the seductive promise that the word ‘party’ presents? Let’s dig deeper. How much of that unfulfilled...

It is now commonly acknowledged that companies who incorporate environmental and social concerns into their governance structures perform better in the long run, but the benefits of a Corporate Responsibility (CR) programme don’t end there. CR goes hand in hand with boosting your engagement, developing...

According to the traditional African philosophy of Ubuntu, we discover and affirm our own humanity through our interactions with others. This concept of ‘a person is a person through other persons’ provides an insight into how CSR is applied in Africa and how businesses can stimulate sustainable development...