By FabianPattberg
Posted July 2, 2009
The IKEA Sustainability Report 2008 is now available on the Swedish home furnishing company’s website.
The online document highlights, among other things, IKEA’s partnership with WWF which has worked on improving methods of growing cotton.
http://www.ethicalperformance.com/reports/reportdetail.php?reportid=385
By FabianPattberg
Posted July 3, 2009
Carbon footprints, going green and giving employees the day off to do charity work make for good PR but are under greater scrutiny as the global financial crisis crunches expenses.
This downturn will sort the true believers from those who just paid lip service to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and may even boost businesses looking to cut costs and restore a battered public image, say experts.