4.11.2002 ET

(CSRwire) LONDON, England - Ethical Corporation magazine, the fastest growing business publication dedicated to corporate social and environmental responsibility, announced today that 200 multinational companies and organisations are set to participate in a conference in London at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel.

The Ethical Corporation Europe 2002 conference on April 24, 25 and 26 will provide companies with practical advice on how to manage social and environmental responsibility and measure ethical performance.

Companies are increasingly being driven to act on ethical issues as a result of campaigns by non-governmental organisations, the media, changing stakeholder expectations, the desire within companies to ensure their activities are socially responsible, the growing awareness of work conditions in their supply base, and emerging government legislation.

Drawn from the experiences of pioneering companies and organisations tackling these issues, various methods are emerging as best practices.

The conference will highlight these practices with presentations from such companies as:

§ Deutsche Bank Group, one of the world's leading financial institutions, will discuss global corporate citizenship and what this means for companies' internal operations and structures.

§ Anglo American, a global leader in mining and natural resources, who will discuss what the public expects from multi-national companies and what steps Anglo American is taking to address the sustainable development agenda.

§ BASF, the German chemicals giant, will be speaking about how timely and accurate reporting pays dividends with stakeholders and how corporate responsibility policies tie in with wider corporate governance issues.

§ Shell International, a global leader in both energy and sustainable development whose progress in corporate responsibility has been a well-documented success to date, will provide an in-depth case study about Shell's business case for corporate responsibility and sustainable development policy integration. This will be delivered by Mark Wade, the Founder of the Shell Report.

§ British Telecommunications, one of the world's largest telecom companies, will talk about how it communicates with employees, the media and stakeholders to get its message across clearly and effectively.

§ British Airways will be providing a case study about their key challenges in analysing and managing their unique impact and how they are operationalising bribery and corruption policy
and dealing with UK law changes.

§ British American Tobacco, one of the world's leading tobacco companies with over 300 brands in its portfolio, a staff of nearly 90,000 and operations in 64 countries, will outline what corporate responsibility means for a company in acontroversial industry, and how it is embedding Corporate Responsibility throughout its operating companies.

Many companies have developed codes of conduct to refine and give guidance on their operating principles. These codes indicated that a company is aware of the issues and wants to ensure that
poor conditions do not exist in its supply chain.

Marks & Spencer, Adidas-Salomon and the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum will conduct a panel discussion on how major European companies are working with their supply bases and what lessons other companies can take from their experiences. Many companies freely admit that they are only just beginning to implement their codes.

Currently there is no consensus on how monitoring of Ethical Practices should be carried out, however our one day intensive workshop on 26 April will take companies through the key steps that are needed when developing systems to track progress in integrating responsible programmes.

Global Event Sponsors are consultants EQ Management, while main and co event sponsors are First & 42nd and URS Corporation.

The conference will be beneficial to all businesses that are interested in developing responsible ethical practices into their work environment. To register for the conference or subscribe to the magazine, log on to www.ethicalcorp.com or contact Toby Webb on 020 7375 7561.

About Ethical Corporation Magazine

Ethical Corporation magazine is a free print publication proving the most-to-date information on Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility issues. The magazine consists of Practice Advice, Case Studies, Company Analysis and Interviews. Covering subjects like: Tracking and Measuring Social and Environmental Performance; Social and Environmental Auditing; Ethical Branding; Socially Responsible Investment; Reputational Risk Management; Corporate Sustainable Development Policies; Responsible Supply Chain Systems; Corporate Responsibility Operational Advice; Public Relations in Corporate Responsibility; Managing and Meeting Stakeholder Expectations; and Dialogue with NGOs.

Ethicalcorp.com is fast becoming the leading destination site for those with a professional interest in corporate social and environmentalresponsibility issues with over 3000 visitors per week from a variety of industry sectors.

Ethical Corporation presents the views of top business leaders, NGOs and academics on corporate responsibility strategies and operations.

We look at the business case for integrating social and environmental policies within organisations. We seek out and publish practical implementation tips by experts from around the world and we present case studies, analysis and the hard facts.

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