City Action's News and Useful links

7th September:
Equality and Human Rights Commission report on the Financial services sector and the gender pay gap.
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/financial_services_inquiry_report.pdf

21 July 2009:
Launched by Gorden Brown, the Council for Social Action introduces the National Talent Bank - a partnership promoting and supporting employee volunteering amongst those with more time to share as a consequence of recession:
http://www.nationaltalentbank.org.uk/NTB.pdf

31/7/2009:
Julia Neuberger's report on the benefits of employee-volunteering programmes within Civil Service departments:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/218600/neuberger%20civil%20service.pdf

30/4/09:
ACEVO and Corporate Citizenship - Investing in Leaders research about strengthening Third Sector leadership through cross-sector partnerships.
http://www.corporate-citizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/acevo-investing-in-leaders.pdf

30/3/09:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76ad8df4-1cb7-11de-977c-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
A surge in charity advice work from executives...

6/3/09: http://www.csreurope.org/pages/en/wellbeing_workplace.html
'Wellbeing in the workplace': access to a filmed CSR laboratory on wellbeing and also best practice examples which include addressing stress, general health and weight.
25/2/09: http://www.bitc.org.uk/resources/publications/corporate_values.html
Corporate values - what a company stands for.  Corporate values are about how what the company stands for and how its employees behave. They are about
framing a role for the business that gives it a purpose beyond profit.

25/2/09: http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/dinamic-content/research/doughty/CRChampions.pdf
Corporate Responsbility Champions network - a 'how to' guide.

16/1/09: http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2009/1%20Jan/volunteering_62_6.html
The business case for employee volunteering -  focusing on the outcome of the Secret Millionaire programme as James Benamor established an EV programme within his business and offered work placements to some of the young people he worked with in Mosside after taking part in the programme.

17/1/08: The Economist has published a special report on corporate social responsibility analysing the recent trends in the field. The report raises questions on whether or not CSR works and on how companies manage reputational risks. It also highlights the environmental side of CSR.
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10491077

28/1/08: Charities Aid Foundation - The role of stakeholder investment in corporate community investment, published Dec 07.
http://www.cafonline.org/pdf/StakeholderEngagement.pdf