All Corporate social responsibility articles – Page 15
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NewsAsda increases disaster fund to £500,000 to help recovery in flooded areas
Asda has bolstered its emergency local disaster fund to £500,000 to help recovery in communities hit by December’s floods.
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NewsSports Direct boss Ashley vows to be ‘best retail employer after John Lewis’
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has pledged to make the retailer a great employer after criticism of its alleged employment practices.
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OpinionOpinion: Why it's Back to the Future for retail in 2016
Star Wars has recently caught people’s imagination in retail but the film franchise that holds greater resonance is surely Back to the Future.
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NewsMorrisons donates £100,000 in emergency assistance for flood-hit communities
Grocer Morrisons is to donate £100,000 to help those affected by flooding in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Scotland and Cumbria.
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NewsSports Direct pressure mounts as MPs attack employment practices
Sports Direct came under fire again this week after MPs attacked its employment record in Parliament.
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: How British retailers could make medical history
The plastic bag levy offers retailers the ideal opportunity to fund vital charitable causes and research into dementia should be a priority.
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OpinionEmployment Minister: ‘Ex-offenders have been overlooked for too long’
The UK economy is strengthening every day and businesses are continuing to do the country proud by growing and creating jobs.
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AnalysisDave Lewis warns Tesco staff could face employee benefits cuts over living wage
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has warned its staff could face losing some of their staff benefits as the impact of the living wage takes hold.
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AnalysisCorporate scandals hit consumer trust in all businesses
The reverberations of the emissions scandal rocking Volkswagen will be felt far beyond the engines that power the global automotive industry.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco and Ocado
Retail news round-up on October 1, 2015: Tesco chairman says no overseas sales being discussed and Ocado to charge 5p for grocery bags.
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VideoThe Retail Week: The big themes from retail's 'Super Thursday' results day
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and content editor Nicola Harrison.
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NewsMayfield plays down effect of living wage on JLP but warns of wider impact
John Lewis Partnership boss Mayfield believes the living wage will have a limited impact on the retailer but warned it could affect the wider market.
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NewsOliver Bonas becomes first high street chain to pay 'real' living wage
Independent retailer Oliver Bonas has become the first UK high street employer to bring the living wage into force.
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NewsFormer Tesco boss Philip Clarke summoned by Serious Fraud Office
Former Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has been summoned for an interview by the Serious Fraud Office over the grocer’s accounting scandal.
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NewsAsda vows to pay milk supplier more as it aims to help farmers
Asda will up the amount it pays its milk supplier as the retailer aims to act “in the best interests of farmers and customers”.
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NewsMinisters tell retailers they must pass on VAT savings at airport stores
Ministers have told airport retailers they must pass on VAT savings to shoppers after it emerged they are making millions from discounts on duty free products.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Argos's mobile and tablet trade-in scheme
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Argos’s scheme that gives customers vouchers for trading in unwanted devices.
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NewsArgos to let customers trade-in unwanted mobiles and tablets
Argos has boosted its environmental credentials with the launch of a new trade-in service to dispose of unwanted tech products.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Sustainable retailers get ever more sophisticated
Retailers worldwide have scaled up their sustainability efforts and now rely on sophisticated software to hone their strategies.
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OpinionWhy I took time out from retail to stand as a general election candidate
Independent retailer Ian Middleton ran for the Green Party during the election, he explains why he chose the party.