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Announcing the Launch of AccountAbility Forum
A Quarterly Journal on Social and Ethical Accounting, Auditing and Reporting
(CSRwire) LONDON - AccountAbility and Greenleaf Publishing are pleased to
announce the launch of AccountAbility Forum.
AccountAbility Forum is a quarterly journal dedicated to
providing the most up-to-date information on the practice and theory of
social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting worldwide. By
bringing together contributions from practitioners working in the field it
provides insight through practice, and offers experiences and perspectives
in order to demonstrate how accountability drives performance.
AccountAbility Forum. provides an essential resource for
businesses, NGOs, governments and academia to learn about the most recent
and important developments in accountability for sustainable development.
Through consultation with AccountAbility's networks and partnerships each
issue focuses on a current development or trend in the area, and in this
way ensures that topics are both timely and relevant.
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2-YEAR OFFER
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for organisations: £150.00/US$250.00.
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for organisations of £105.00/US$175.00.
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funds).
To subscribe, to view all paper abstracts from Issue 1, or to view the
"Editorial" by Peter Raynard and the paper "Responsible Competitiveness"
by AccountAbility's John Sabapathy and Simon Zadek please visit the
Greenleaf website at:www.greenleaf-publishing.com/af/afframe.htm.
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Issue 1 Spring 2004
Responsible Competitiveness for Sustainable Economic Development
For the launch of "AccountAbility Forum" we are delighted to bring you a
special double issue that covers two under-explored areas of corporate
responsibility (CR) - the responsible competitiveness of nations, and
business and economic development. We have brought together a wide range
of contributors, who in various ways are realising the potential of CR in
these core areas, and working towards matching the micro activities of
economic development with the more macro effects on national economies.
Responsible competitiveness is about achieving a more progressive role for
business (and indeed governments and civil-society organisations) in
society. More than that, it poses the challenge of moving towards a scale
of impact that makes a real difference, and so makes sense of corporate
responsibility. Articles cover a wide range of issues including the
economic impact of mining, the opportunities of under-served markets, the
responsible competitiveness of London and of the EU, and measures of
competitiveness and economic development that are adding new dimensions to
understanding success.
Future issues will look at:
Issue 2 Summer 2004
NGO Accountability and Performance
The question of NGO accountability is being asked by a wide range of
organisations and individuals; these range from progressive-leaning
organisations such as SustainAbility to the right wing American Enterprise
Institute. NGOs themselves have been more than aware of the importance of
accountability; after all, it is what informs and drives their purpose.
However, the debate is often bogged down by preconceived stances and the
practice is patchy and unstructured. This issue of "AccountAbility Forum"
draws together a number of leading commentators and practitioners in NGO
accountability. It includes analysis of exciting new initiatives such as
ACCESS, which aims to develop a reporting standard for NGOs. Other NGO
leaders, analysts and practitioners such as Kumi Naidoo of CIVICUS, Lester
Salamon of John Hopkins University, Agnes Callamard of the Humanitarian
Project, and L. David Brown of Harvard University, all offer important
insights.
Issue 3 Autumn 2004
Mainstreaming Responsible Investment
Data suggests a trend towards more 'Socially Responsible Investments'
(SRIs), and these investments appear to broadly maintain performance in
comparison with other rated funds. But relative success of incredibly
diverse investing strategies that all come under the heading 'SRI' hardly
constitutes sufficient evidence. Worse still, this evidence is seen by
many across the investing community as flawed, produced largely by SRI
advocates serving mainly as support for campaigns to show why SRI
investment is a good thing. This issue will explore the conditions under
which responsible investing could become the norm, consistent with
statutory directives and market dynamics, with the aim of ultimately
making a significant difference in mitigating negative and enhancing
positive social and environmental externalities.
Issue 4 Winter 2004
The Future of Corporate Responsibility Standards
Standards for corporate responsibility continue to be developed and new
ones emerge. But where is it all going? Although there is a certain level
of contemporary confusion and bewilderment at the speed of developments in
standards, little has been done to understand where it is all going. What
will the profusion mean for improving the responsibility of companies?
Will companies converge around certain key standards making it easier to
judge and manage performance? Or will the kaleidoscope of approaches
continue to flourish? This issue will focus on the future of standards,
with contributors offering a series of scenarios and predictions as to
what we might expect in the future.
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AccountAbility's mission is to promote accountability for
sustainable development. As a leading international professional
institute, AccountAbility provides effective assurance and accountability
management tools and standards through its AA1000 Series, offers
professional development and certification, and undertakes leading-edge
research and related public policy advocacy. AccountAbility has embraced
an innovative, multi-stakeholder governance model, enabling the direct
participation of its organisational and individual members who span
business, civil-society organisations, and the public sector from
different countries across the world.
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"AccountAbility Forum" is edited by Peter Raynard. Peter has spent
a decade working in the area of social responsibility and accountability,
initially at the New Economics Foundation and now as an independent
researcher. He was an early pioneer of social auditing and has contributed
to the audits of organisations including The Body Shop International,
Co-operative Retail Services, Co-operative Wholesale Society, Black
Country Housing Association, Institute for Development Policy and
Management, University of Manchester and Traidcraft plc.
The editorial board is made up of Richard Evans, Ethics Etc.; Claudia
Gonella, KPMG, UK; Carol Adams, Deakin University, Australia; Jette Steen
Knudsen, The Copenhagen Centre, Denmark; and David Bonbright, Aga Khan
Foundation.
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SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SAVE UP TO 50%
(offer available until March 31, 2004)
2-YEAR OFFER
subscription rate (8 issues) for Issues 1-8 (save 50%)
for organisations: £150.00/US$250.00.
for individuals: £75.00/US$125.00 (must be paid from private funds).
1-YEAR OFFER
subscription rate (4 issues) for Issues 1-4 (save 30%)
for organisations of £105.00/US$175.00.
for individuals of £52.50/US$87.50 (must be paid from private funds).
To subscribe, to view all paper abstracts from Issue 1, or to view the
"Editorial" by Peter Raynard and the paper "Responsible Competitiveness"
by
AccountAbility's John Sabapathy and Simon Zadek
please visit the Greenleaf website at:
:www.greenleaf-publishing.com/af/afframe.htm.
Alternatively, please contact:
Samantha Self
Greenleaf Publishing
Aizlewood Business Centre
Aizlewood's Mill
Sheffield S3 8GG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)114 282 3475
Fax: +44 (0)114 282 3476
e-mail: sales@greenleaf-publishing.com
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com
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