Thanks to Chris Lawer, a new member of The Medinge Group, for pointing out this article.

A company’s social responsibility policies can improve its competitiveness and Economic Value Added, according to a new report.

The report, called ‘Sustainability and business competitiveness’, is a summary of a workshop commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and organised by Forum for the Future in May 2003. It was attended by 70 senior business researchers and practitioners, from the Chief Economists of Shell and BA to the Senior Corporate Responsibility Adviser at Vodafone.

Personally, I try to be sceptical about these measures, even when they support practices that I agree with. Still, at least it's ammunition for those battling with people who says business will only change in response to a profit motive. posted by Johnnie M, 12:37 PM  permalink