Reporting on Non Financial Information by the FTSE 100
A Study for CORE conducted by Professor Adrian Henriques, of Middlesex University, reviewing FTSE 100 compliance with the Companies Act new ‘business review’ obligations.
Recent Publications
The Reality of Rights (2009)
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition & The London School of Economics (LSE)
Reviewing examples from Kenya, India, Bangladesh, Georgia and Nigeria, The Reality of Rights demonstrates how political, social and economic obstacles leave victims of alleged human rights violations without remedy.
Filling the Gap: A New Body To Investigate, Sanction And Provide Remedies For Abuses Committed By UK Companies Abroad (2008)
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
This discussion paper has been written to stimulate debate amongst corporate accountability campaigners and policy makers. This report aims to identify a way of filling the gap between, on the one hand, a series of relatively toothless soft law and self-regulatory initiatives, and, on the other hand, a domestic civil liability system which is fraught with difficulty for claimants.
The Companies Act 2006: Director’s Duties Guidance (2007)
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
To help directors clarify their obligations under the new law, CORE have produced this guide to assist directors in understanding their statutory duties under the Companies Act 2006. (more…)
Act Now! A Campaigner’s Guide to The Companies Act
This guide provides advice and ideas on how activists and campaigners can use the Companies Act to help improve the social and environmental performance of companies. (more…)
Fit for Purpose? A Review of the UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2008
Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID) in association with The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition and The Trades Union Congress (TUC)
In 2005, MPs challenged the government to resolve inadequacies of the UK NCP: the government unit which is supposed to provide a degree of accountability for the environmental and human rights impacts of British companies operating abroad. This resulted in significant reforms to the NCP procedures. However, the findings in this new report indicate significant problems still remain and more needs to be done.
Corporate Abuse in 2007 (2007)
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
Any discussion about regulatory reform needs a regulatory context. This discussion paper examines options for future domestic law reform to curb alleged corporate abuse in other countries, against the background of eight case studies provided by CORE members.
Why Corporate Social Responsibility is failing children (2007)
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition & Save the Children
The report reviews the implementation of the International Code on Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes; The Extractive Industries Transparencies Initiative (EITI); and The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and reveals how all have been breached by leading companies.
Challenging the Future of Corporate Responsibility (2007)
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
This report outlines options for regulating multinationals and improving access to justice. Niall Watson reviews challenges such as piercing the corporate veil, the integrated enterprise and group liability, direct liability of the parent corporation and addressing the multiplicity of multinational structures through the contractual interrelationships and the supply chain.
Companies Bill: Making Corporate Irresponsibility History? (2006)
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition & The Trade Justice Movement
Detailed overview of CORE and the Trade Justice Movement’s proposed amendments to the Companies Bill and sets out how they might work in practice.