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SC Johnson, Community Day, 9 June 2008

In 2008, SC Johnson asked Employee Volunteering CiC to organise their annual “Community Day”. 175 members of staff from this Surrey-based family company which manufactures household products spent a day working on projects in support of seven local charities.

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A personal view of the Community Coaching Project - Chris Bailey from the company Vertu, June 2008

For a couple of years now I have had an interest in
coaching and have read a few books on the subject.
It has always struck me as an amazing tool to posses
to be able to listen to someone, and assist them in
finding clarity to any problem they may have.

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Just good business
A special report on corporate social responsibility
January 19th 2008

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Business and society
In search of the good company
Sep 6th 2007 | NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition

The debate about the social responsibilities of companies is heating up again. IF YOU believe what they say about themselves, big companies have never been better citizens. In the past decade, “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) has become the norm in the boardrooms of companies in rich countries, and increasingly in developing economies too. Most big firms now pledge to follow policies that define best practice in everything from the diversity of their workforces to human rights and the environment. Criticism of CSR has come mostly
from those on the free-market right, who intone Milton Friedman's argument that the only “social responsibility of business is to increase its profits” and fret that business leaders have capitulated to political correctness. But in a new twist to the debate, a powerful critique of CSR has just been published by a leading left-wing thinker.

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Get With the action to keep the kids busy

HOW are you going to keep the kids entertained this summer? Well if they make their way down to the Hook Community Centre, it could be with anything from rock climbing to robot wars.

Get With is a new youth club that’s looking to be the ultimate boredom
buster this summer.

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Impact of ECI on Morale and Motivation HR3

Fieldwork Dates: 24 – 27 September, and 8 – 12 October 1999
Base: All private sector employees aged 15+ (1,202)

Base: All private sector employees aged 15+ (1,202)
Q1-4 SHOWCARD I am going to read out some factors which may affect people’s pride in the company they work for. For each factor, could you tell me how much it might affect your own pride in the company you work for?

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