I talked about the fact that a company’s lack of attention to responsible business and open communication can have a disastrous impact on sales, share value and competitiveness. Furthermore I pointed out the importance of transparency and accountability in the business sector and explained how I envisaged the CSR communications arena progressing a few years from now.
The topic of the week for me was the decision of the UK government to discontinue the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC).
This decision is a catastrophe for the Sustainability field here in the UK in my opinion.
The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has been a champion of responsible business and government practice since its inception. It has celebrated many successes and nothing will be gained in my opinion by its discontinuation. So what happened to the aim of being the ‘greenest UK government ever”? I guess it will turn out to be another hollow statement.
We are left to see what effect this discontinuation of the SDC will be. But there is one thing that has been become clearer than ever for me over the past few days: Never trust a politician actually delivering change if we are not in good economic times. Especially if his/her background is in media business such as for David Cameron , the current UK prime minister.
Here are some other news articles about this topic for you to get a better overview of various the reactions:
And not to forget James Delingpole’s blog post about the topic: Government decides Sustainable Development Commission is unsustainable. He is known to take topics such as this apart to a point where they only serve him and his publicity. Obviously I had to comment as I am very passionate about this topic. And I received the public backlash I expected!
So let me know what you think about this decision to scrap the SDC. Do think it is a good decision or do you disagree?
Let’s start today’s post with a quote that has stuck in my head for many years now (yes, I am a big Star Trek fan):
“The economics of the future is somewhat different. You see, money doesn’t exist in the 24th century… The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving [...] Continue Reading…
Today’s post has a very simple message: I have now set up a Facebook Page for this blog. The purpose of this page is to show who ‘likes’ my blog (obviously).
It is also a source of information on whom to add to your Facebook network with similar interests. Most [...] Continue Reading…
There are thousands of sustainability related websites out there but as far as I am aware of there are only a few blog / websites networks that specifically run a number of Sustainability-related websites and have them connected into a single network (What is a blog/website network? – Wikipedia) [...] Continue Reading…
I have been taking a closer look at the latest Sustainability report from The Guardian News & Media Group yesterday. I must say that I really like the simplicity and directness but there are also some points I wanted to write about in todays post which I did not like that [...] Continue Reading…
Today’s video is another TED.com video on ground breaking sustainability ideas. This time: Sustainable architecture with a special twist.
Have you ever imagined that a normal residential house could be grown instead of being build in the traditional way. And yes we already can. This is no sci-fi fantasy. Watch [...] Continue Reading…
I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the first ever virtual CSR conference titled ‘ Engage CSR 2010’ this week.
The whole setup as a virtual conference is a new concept in this field. But in my opinion of the conference was a huge success in bringing [...] Continue Reading…
Last week was a great week for two main reasons: 1) It was our 8th wedding anniversary week. Anne and I had a lovely dinner and a great time. 2) I was finally able to purchase the domain CorporateSocialResponsibility.org for a very fair price.
The aim of this blog is to be a resource for practical information on the topics of Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the use of Social Networking for business and individuals. It is published by me, Fabian Pattberg.
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