Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:35:00 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/ ECCR - Site Administration en-gb http://www.eccr.org.uk/images/eccr.png http://www.eccr.org.uk/ info@eccr.org.uk http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article97.html ­­­­­June 2008 Royal Dutch Shell Plc has replied in detail to ECCR's communication regarding the location of the Corrib gas processing plant...[Read more] (pdf)­ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:35:00 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article96.html June 2008 ECCR is this week urging Royal Dutch Shell Plc to accept the offer from local residents in Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland, of a historic, peace-making compromise, backed by Irish church and political leaders. The offer comes after a bitter six-year dispute over the location of an onshore gas refinery for the Corrib offshore gas project. Five local residents - the 'Rossport Five' - were imprisoned for 94 days in 2005 for defying a Dublin high court order forbidding them from interfering with Shell's engineering works. The new proposal involves relocating the gas refinery to an uninhabited costal site, an alternative previously identified by Shell's consultants...[News release] (pdf) Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:35:11 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article95.html June 2008 Positive Alternatives for Investment­Investing positively - a range of optionsOikocredit and fair provision for the needs of all (pdf)ECCR's Oxford Group – the story so far (pdf)The launch of ECCR’s South-West GroupWill Canada regulate its mining companies internationally? (pdf)­­ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:32:49 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article94.html [Newsletter] (pdf) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:42:20 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article93.html May 2008Helen Boothroyd examines a new report from the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility...[Read more] (pdf) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:39:33 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article92.html [Newsletter] (pdf) Sun, 18 May 2008 21:55:00 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article91.html May 2008 Many food and drinks processing companies have much to do before they can claim to be operating sustainably in terms of water consumption, concludes a new report published by ECCR. The report analyses the water use policies and performance of fifteen leading British and Irish food and drinks businesses, including their agricultural supply chains and overseas operations. Three companies - Diageo, SAB Miller and Unilever - show greatest evidence of addressing the need to monitor, report on and reduce their water footprint. Others, on the other hand, have been slow to respond to the challenge... [News release] (pdf)[Read more]  Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:25:03 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article90.html April 2008 Eleven long-term US and UK investors went on record at BP’s AGM in London on 17 April to raise their concerns about the company’s entry into the Canadian oil sands. Prior to BP’s announcement in December 2007, it had been understood that the company would not pursue tar sands development due to the heavy carbon footprint of both the operations and the end-product...[Read more] (pdf) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:10:23 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article89.html [Newsletter] (pdf) Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:51:23 +0100 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article88.html February 2008 'Two organisations with strong church support who have been working to call business and financial institutions to the bar of social responsibility have joined forces, and will redouble their efforts in promoting ethical investment...'[Read more] (pdf) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:30:21 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article87.html [Newsletter] (pdf) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:19:55 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article86.html March 2008 Tackling climate change­Carbon disclosure: the need for mandatory standards Alberta's tar sandsCarbon credits – ducking responsibility to reduce emissions?Stern Review a year on – now for a carbon councilNestlé's Brazilian water – corporate irresponsibility?­Fair trade begins at home­ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:37:24 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article85.html February 2008 The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) has opened its doors to members of the Christian Ethical Investment Group (CEIG), which voted in January 2008 to dissolve itself as an independent organisation and transfer its activities and assets to ECCR...[Read more] (pdf) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:42:45 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article84.html February 2008 Coracle, the magazine of the Iona Community (www.iona.org.uk/coracle.php), features an article by Church and Membership Relations Officer Helen Boothroyd about ECCR's mission, origins, and recent and current work...[Read more] (pdf) Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:10:55 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article83.html 9 February 2008 ECCR members and potential members from South West England gathered at the Woodlands Christian Centre, Bristol, on Saturday 9 February 2008 to launch a new ECCR local group in the South West region. Corporate ECCR members represented included the Churches' Council for Industry and Social Responsibility, Ethical Investors UK, Oikocredit UK and Rathbone Greenbank Investments.ECCR's South West Group will initially concentrate on encouraging large companies in the South West to increase their responsible management of supply chains, with particular regard to mainstreaming Fair Trade, focusing first on supermarket own-brand products and on Cadbury Schweppes, which has a key regional presence, and highlighting bottom-line reputational and market share issues.ECCR members and others in the South West who would be interested in being involved are invited to contact Matt Crossman (chair), Matt.Crossman@rathbones.com, or Jonathan Seagrave (secretary), jon_seagrave@yahoo.co.uk. [Read more] (pdf) More about ECCR local groups Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:17:49 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article82.html [Newsletter] (pdf) Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:08:47 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article81.html [Newsletter] (pdf) Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:11:33 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article79.html [Newsletter] (pdf) Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:02:23 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article77.html December 2007 Water sustainability: the challenge to business – open debate report­Water sustainability: the challenge to business - open debate reportCorporate social responsibility and social improvement in the UKFairPensions: campaigning for investor responsibilityThe challenge of economic co-operation between the faiths Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:15:54 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article76.html ­[Newsletter] (pdf) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:53:07 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article75.html ­[Newsletter] (pdf) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:49:28 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article74.html September 2007Held at Methodist Church House, London. Chair: Claire Foster (National Policy Adviser, Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England). Speakers: Dr Tom Le Quesne (WWF-UK), Jacob Tompkins (Waterwise), David Gardner (The Co-operative Farms), Nicole Lander (Dairy Crest). [Read more] (pdf)­ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:48:04 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article73.html ­­­September 2007 www.christiantoday.com­ ­A church lobby group that seeks to influence corporate business behaviour in Britain and Ireland is turning its attention to the issue of water, which the group says now affects regions once thought to have plentiful supplies ...[Read more] (pdf) ­ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:46:45 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article72.html ­September 2007 ­www.ekklesia.co.uk Three bishops from the Philippines and Australia issued a challenge at the Houses of Parliament yesterday, to end British investment in destructive mining...[Read more] (pdf) ­­ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:45:30 +0000 http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article71.html September 2007 The Church and her Money: the JustShare debateThe Church as ethical investor­Virtuous investmentCaste discrimination and the private sector in India Pharmaceutical companies – ethical issues The ETI assesses its impact New Bench Marks Foundation report on platinum mining Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:44:16 +0000