The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:59:35 +0000 www.eccr.org.uk/ ECCR - Site Administration en-gb The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility www.eccr.org.uk/images/eccr.png www.eccr.org.uk/ info@eccr.org.uk March/April 2012 www.eccr.org.uk/Article259.html Newsletter (pdf) Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:59:35 +0000 January/February 2012 www.eccr.org.uk/Article258.html Newsletter (pdf) Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:19:11 +0000 November/December 2011 www.eccr.org.uk/Article257.html Newsletter (pdf) Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:58:06 +0000 Vulnerable Workers, Trafficking, Pornography and the Economics of Exploitation: London 2012 and beyond ECCR Open Debate www.eccr.org.uk/Article252.html November 2011, London Both the global economic downturn and the pending London Olympic year bring issues around the exploitation of vulnerable workers into sharp focus in the UK. The wide-ranging nature of this exploitation and the opportunities for large companies to do more to prevent it were discussed by five expert speakers in front of an audience of about 130 people at ECCR's open debate 2011 at Friends House. Panellists Dr Stella Creasy MP, Catherine Howarth of FairPensions, D.I. Kevin Hyland of the Metropolitan Police Trafficking and Prostitution Unit, Dr Sasha Rakoff of OBJECT, and Bill Seddon of the Church Investors Group and Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church addressed a wide range of issues affecting vulnerable workers across many of the key Olympic sectors, leading to lively questions and debate from the floor.Event report (pdf) News release (pdf) Event flyer (pdf)ECCR has collaborated with US partner ICCR on engaging UK based companies, including Sainsbury, on human trafficking with regard to a June 2011 investor statement on human trafficking which ECCR co-signed. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:34:54 +0100 Making our money work for a better world www.eccr.org.uk/Article254.html November 2011, Belfast This event, supported by ECCR, provided an opportunity for participants to learn how the savings and financial reserves of churches and civil society organisations can make a contribution to financing the transition towards a lower carbon economy, poverty alleviation and socially useful work, and to hear from with some of the financial services providers who address these issues.Event report (pdf) Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:34:45 +0100 Investor statement on human trafficking and slavery www.eccr.org.uk/Article256.html October 2011 Recognizing the broad influence of business on the global supply chain, an investor coalition representing over 90 organizations worldwide - led by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and including ECCR - issued a statement in June 2011 asking 27 companies to take a leadership role in abolishing human trafficking and slavery.This statement was open for new signatories during National Ethical Investment Week in the UK (16-22 October). For more information contact Lauren Compere. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:34:35 +0100 Action Guide for Churches: National Ethical Investment Week www.eccr.org.uk/Article250.html UKSIF (UK Sustainable Investment and Finance), ECCR and CCLA have worked together for the last few years to produce an Action Guide for Churches for National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW).The Action Guides explain what ethical investment is and how individuals and churches can invest responsibly. They also provide ideas and resources for worship, displays, newsletter articles and letters to the local press.A wide variety of worship material has been provided in the 3 Guides to date, which churches are also encouraged to use to reflect on economic justice in services throughout the year.Download 2011 Guide (pdf)Download 2010 Guide (pdf) Download 2009 Guide (pdf)A new Action Guide for Churches will be published in summer 2012.  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:34:30 +0100 September/October 2011 www.eccr.org.uk/Article255.html Newsletter (pdf) Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:33:30 +0100 ECCR partners endorse UN Niger Delta oil spills report findings www.eccr.org.uk/Article251.html August 2011 The National Coalition on Gas Flaring and Oil Spills in the Niger Delta (NACGOND) has welcomed a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report highlighting the extraordinary scale of oil spills in the Ogoni area of the Niger Delta.NACGOND was formed by partner organisations of church-based research and advocacy group the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR).News release (pdf) Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:52:18 +0100 July/August 2011 www.eccr.org.uk/Article249.html Newsletter (pdf) Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:16:15 +0100 News International hacking scandal highlights need for human rights due diligence www.eccr.org.uk/Article248.html July 2011 The ever growing News International hacking scandal highlights two key lessons for all those who care about business ethics and corporate responsibility. First, News Corporations falling share price emphasises the link between good corporate governance and shareholder value. Second, the case reveals how far many multinational companies have to go before they meet minimum international standards of business and human rights.Read more (pdf) Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:58:11 +0100 Preventing workplace exploitation: lessons from the Gangmasters Licensing Authority www.eccr.org.uk/Article247.html July 2011, London Co-organised by Anti-Slavery International, ECCR and the Institute for Human Rights & Business, the meeting shared experience of regulation in different sectors and asked what lessons the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) can offer policymakers. Chair: Rt Rev. Lord Harries; panel speakers: Ian Livsey, GLA; Krisnah Poinasamy, Oxfam UK; Will Stephens, Tesco.ECCR supports calls for better regulation of worker protection Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:58:22 +0100 ICCRs Social Sustainability Resource Guide for building sustainable communities www.eccr.org.uk/Article246.html June 2011 Over 3,000 corporations now engage in public sustainability reporting. Who establishes the criteria to be measured and over what length of time? How do we define sustainability? A new Social Sustainability Resource Guide from ECCRs US partner the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) provides a roadmap that shifts the focal point from corporate to community, the indicators from outputs to outcomes, and the horizon from short to long term.ICCR offers this guide to stimulate further development of social impact measurements to create sustainable change.Download ICCRs guide (pdf) Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:24:10 +0100 June 2011 www.eccr.org.uk/Article245.html Newsletter (pdf) Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:07:21 +0100 Lee Coates, Chair of ECCR, awarded OBE in Queens Birthday Honours www.eccr.org.uk/Article244.html June 2011 ECCRs Chair, Lee Coates, has been made OBE in the 2011 Queens Birthday Honours. On hearing of the award for services to ethical business and finance, Lee said: I am proud of ECCRs work in the area of business ethics, drawing global attention to the plight of disadvantaged communities impacted by big business. The support I have received as ECCRs Chair has been exceptional.Lord Harries of Pentregarth, ECCRs Patron, commented: I am so glad that the issue of corporate responsibility is being recognised in this way. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:35:24 +0100 ECCR co-signs joint civil society statement on business and human rights www.eccr.org.uk/Article243.html ECCR was one of 46 faith-based and civil society organisations from around the world calling for a robust UN mechanism to follow up on the work of Prof. John Ruggie, UN Special Representative on business and human rights, whose mandate has now ended. The statement was filed with the UN Human Rights Council on 16 May.Read more (pdf) Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:27:41 +0100 The Banks and Society: Ireland launch event www.eccr.org.uk/Article241.html June 2011, Dublin  L&P Financial Trustees hosted a morning conference in conjunction with ECCR, Christian Aid Ireland, EcoQuakers Ireland and Trcaire to launch The Banks and Society: Rebuilding Trust, with discussion of the reports recommendations for application in an Irish context. Chair: Mary Duffy, L&P; speakers: Donnchadh Brown, L&P; Miles Litvinoff, ECCR; Sr Magdalen Fogarty, Clann Credo; Ian Halstead, L&P. Thursday 2 June, Emmaus Retreat & Conference Centre, Swords, Co. Dublin.ECCR presentation (pdf) L&P presentation (pdf) Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:00:33 +0100 May 2011 www.eccr.org.uk/Article242.html Newsletter (pdf)  Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:03:26 +0100 Banks and society - rebuilding trust - The Friend www.eccr.org.uk/Article240.html April 2011 It is just over two and a half years since Lehman Brothers bank filed a petition for bankruptcy. The event was a defining moment in recent times and the shock waves are still affecting us...Read more (pdf) Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:22:21 +0100 Churches light the path to shareholder engagement Financial News www.eccr.org.uk/Article239.html April 2011 The declaration by Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein in late 2009 that he was doing Gods work was perhaps at odds with most peoples understanding of banking. Unlike other investors, however, churches are naturally attuned to the post-crisis clamour about ethics and good governance...Read more (pdf) Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:16:46 +0100 April 2011 www.eccr.org.uk/Article238.html Newsletter (pdf) Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:24:07 +0100 ECCR supports calls for better regulation of worker protection www.eccr.org.uk/Article237.html April 2011  ECCR has joined a civil society coalition calling on the UK Government to enhance the protection of vulnerable workers by bringing the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate under the management of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and adopting the GLAs approach of targeted, intelligence-led enforcement across all industry sectors.The Institute for Human Rights and Business, Anti-Slavery International, Oxfam GB, the Ethical Trading Initiative, the Association of Labour Providers and ECCR have submitted the proposal to Minister for Employment Relations Ed Davey MP as a contribution to the governments current review of workplace rights.Coalition proposalECCR report Vulnerable Migrant Workers Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:03:47 +0100 March 2011 www.eccr.org.uk/Article231.html Newsletter (pdf) Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:03:31 +0000 Behind the Fair Trade Label: Financing a fairer world www.eccr.org.uk/Article230.html March 2011, Newcastle This event celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight 2011 and explored how investing with organisations such as Shared Interest and Oikocredit can help  provide the vital finance that enables ethical business to trade and prosper. Speakers: Andy Redfern, CEO, Ethicalsuperstore.com; Helen Boothroyd, ECCR; Patrick Hynes, Oikocredit; Ruth Taylor, Shared Interest. Chair: Paul Southgate, The Churches Regional Commission in the North East.Event flyer (pdf) Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:57:37 +0000 The Banks and Society: Rebuilding Trust www.eccr.org.uk/Article229.html March 2011, Birmingham Panel discussion and launch of ECCRs report on the banking sector. Chair: Rt Revd David Urquhart, Bishop of Birmingham. Panel speakers: Damon Gibbons, Centre for Responsible Credit / Better Banking Campaign; Suzanne Ismail, ECCR; Professor Andy Mullineux, University of Birmingham Business School and Centre on Household Assets & Savings Management.News release Event reportSponsor in association with   Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:56:58 +0000
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