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nef is actively engaged in public policy debates around corporate accountability, arguing that ad hoc voluntary efforts by individual corporations are inadequate for bringing about deeper changes to the way business operates as a whole. nef has contributed to policy discussions on corporate accountability at the national, EU and international levels. Activities have included:
CORE campaign
The Corporate Responsibility Campaign (CORE) was launched in June of 2002, when a broad-based coalition of organisations chaired by nef announced a new Parliamentary Bill calling for mandatory social and environmental reporting; consultation of stakeholders in major business decisions; and the duty of company directors to account for companies’ broader (that is, non-financial) impacts and responsibilities.
Operating Financial Review committee
Deborah Doane, CORE chair, sat on the Government’s Operating Financial Review (OFR) committee, an independent body making recommendations to government on the future reporting framework for large companies.
Input to government select committees
nef has made oral presentations and contributed written submissions to various government committees and Parliamentary bodies, including:
- Department of Trade and Industry Treasury Select Committee
- The Treasury Select Committee
- The All Party Group (APG) on Corporate Responsibility
- The APG on Socially Responsible Investment
Party conferences
nef has participated in formal discussions and events at all of the major party conferences over recent years.
Ministerial briefings
nef has made a provided a series of briefings on CSR issues to government ministers and senior civil servants. We proposed and presented a 'job description' to Douglas Alexander, upon his assumption of the post of CSR Minister.
International engagement
nef has made strategic policy interventions at the international level, challenging the perspectives of international political and business leaders at the annual World Economic and G8 Summits. We were also actively engaged in Ministerial discussions over an international framework for corporate accountability at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, in 2002.
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