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4.25.2006 ET
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New Custom Alert Service on Company Human Rights & Environmental Impacts
(CSRwire)
London & Los Angeles: Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights
Resource Centre launched Custom Alerts, a unique time-saving
service that enables:
companies to keep up-to-the-minute with what people are saying
about their social & environmental conduct - so they are prepared
for questions from journalists and others
investors to monitor specific companies, sectors and issues
NGOs to strengthen their research and campaigns
John Elkington, Founder & Chief Entrepreneur of SustainAbility, said:
"In today's 24/7 business environment companies simply cannot afford to
miss what people are saying about them - not only in the mainstream
press, but also what is bubbling under from local journalists, community
groups, NGOs and other stakeholders around the world. Custom Alerts
are designed to help you respond in an effective and timely
fashion."
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is the only organization
tracking online the social & environmental impacts (positive and negative)
of over 2800 companies. The website is updated hourly and receives
over 1.5 million hits per month. Thousands of opinion leaders &
journalists receive the Resource Centre's Weekly Updates.
What are Custom Alerts?
Subscribers select companies & subjects of their choice. They receive an
immediate email alert every time a relevant item is added to the website.
Choose from:
- Over 2800 companies
- Over 150 business sectors
- Over 160 countries
- Over 150 topics
Custom Alerts catch reports not picked up by mainstream press-cutting
services. Some of the reports are previously unpublished. They come from
all regions - from campaigning groups & NGOs, journalists, policy experts,
corporate responsibility organizations and governments.
Subscribers are the first to know that reports are featured on the
Resource Centre's website, where they reach an influential audience.
adidas could select "adidas", "Nike", "Footwear", "Clothing &
textile", "Labour rights", "Supplychain", "Monitoring", "China",
"Indonesia"
Unilever could select "Unilever", "Procter & Gamble", "Danone",
"Food & beverage", "Toiletries & soap", "Access to water", "Microcredit",
"India"
Newmont Mining could select "Newmont Mining", "Rio Tinto",
"Mining", "Indigenous peoples", "Security & conflict zones",
"Environment", "Displacement"
How to subscribe
Introductory rates are US$100 per month for the first person in each
company to subscribe, and only US$25 per month for each additional
subscriber. Reduced rates are available for non-profit organizations.
For further details on how to subscribe, please see: www.business-humanrights.org/CustomAlerts,
or contact, customalerts@business-humanrights.org.
What others say
"The Resource Centre is indispensable for anyone involved in business &
human rights, whatever their standpoint." Sir Geoffrey Chandler,
former senior manager at Royal Dutch/Shell, Founding Chair of Amnesty
International UK Business Group
"Custom Alerts provide timely updates on emerging risks that broaden
our analysis but also allow us to focus on the key issues that really have
the potential to affect share prices over time." Kirsty Jenkinson,
Senior Analyst, Governance & Socially Responsible Investment, F&C Asset
Management plc
"The Resource Centre website is a terrific help. We will circulate it
to our internal network of staff dealing with these issues." David
Rice, Group Policy Advisor, BP
About the Resource Centre
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has become the world's leading
independent resource on the subject. Mary Robinson, former United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland, has said:
"The Resource Centre is the only website to provide such a broad range of
balanced information on business and human rights."
The Resource Centre is an independent, non-profit, international
organization, working in partnership with Amnesty International sections
and 20 leading academic institutions. Its purpose is to encourage
companies to respect human rights, avoid harm to people, and maximise
their positive contribution.
International Network: The Resource Centre's International Advisory
Network of 80 experts is chaired by Mary Robinson.
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a registered charity in
England & Wales (1096664) and a tax-exempt non-profit in USA.
The Resource Centre website and Custom Alerts are engineered by
Jamkit (www.jamkit.com),
specialists in web solutions for the non-profit sector. Technology
journalists wishing to interview Jamkit should contact Seb Bacon or Miles
Waller: seb@jamkit.com; miles@jamkit.com; +44 20 7549 0520.
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