tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post7415835764123813848..comments2024-03-19T12:59:20.494+02:00Comments on csr-reporting: Hershey's real real CSR reportelainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-2043075478795254812010-10-08T11:20:10.501+02:002010-10-08T11:20:10.501+02:00Hi anonymous, thanks for reading and thanks for yo...Hi anonymous, thanks for reading and thanks for your iput. We have been consitioned to believe that everything we hear from NGO's is the absolute truth, but, as you pointed out, there night also be an element of opportunism at play as well,<br />regards, elaineelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-27074913433682006182010-10-03T21:49:08.869+02:002010-10-03T21:49:08.869+02:00Some great points here, especially regarding defin...Some great points here, especially regarding definition of stakeholders/including critics at the table, clarity about materiality and increasing depth on abusive child labor reporting. A bit more digging into the details/agendas behind both reports could help. For example, one thing that struck me about the Hershey report was the lack of real data in most areas, apart from some environmental and charitable. This seems like a big area for improvement for them.<br /><br />As someone who has been engaged in broader supply chain labor issues for some time, I'm also aware that the report authors were behind both the shareholder resolution and lawsuits, which may be biased as well. Hershey established a supplier code in response to a resolution from a group of responsible investors and faith-based groups so they've engaged. In their ongoing activities, the report authors don't seem to act in a way that builds trust - they're selective in what they share, overlooking industry reports about progress on the issue, misrepresent facts, come to their own conclusions without full foundations and seem opportunistic - rushing out a report countering Hershey in one day being a case in point. As you rightly conclude, both can improve and it's essential for the greater good that they do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-20352894772855414902010-09-27T06:43:32.538+02:002010-09-27T06:43:32.538+02:00I learned about the Milton Hershey school tonight ...I learned about the Milton Hershey school tonight watching one of my favorite shows (produced by ABC- which owns Disney).<br /><br />The show is Extreme Makover and tonight they were featuring a project for educating kids in a residential based program. Hershey was a an ad sponsor and advertised how they raise money out of every Hershey product to donate to the Milton Hershey School<br /><br />See this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Hershey_School<br /><br />This school has 1818 kids in residence and will grow to supporting 2100 kids by 2013.<br /><br />These residential programs that I learned about tonight on Extreme Makover are fulfilling a single mom's dream (like my own dream) to know her kids is safe and educated.<br /><br />There was a very strong recognition in the presentation that these residential programs are so key for kids to have an environment of safety in which they can learn.<br /><br />I have live in two unsafe neighborhoods raising a child a lone. One was a poor neighborhood in Boston MA - Mission HIll. <br /><br />but the other was one of the most wealthy communities in America and home of Apple Computer, Cupertino MA<br /><br />There were gang fights in the schools in Cupertino and issues of harassment and kids who went hungry.<br /><br />Hershey is paying attention to a need in America that so many deny seeing or deny entirely.<br /><br />Until you are a person in a country where you cannot assure your kids safety, you just cannot know the value of what Hershey is providing in America when so many of us think this is a problem in India and Africa and direct our support there. <br /><br />Bravo, Hershey.Lavinia Weissmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420432372656455313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-31609991014712147972010-09-22T12:14:22.067+02:002010-09-22T12:14:22.067+02:00thanks so much , Colin, for this. I wasnt aware of...thanks so much , Colin, for this. I wasnt aware of this interesting work. I checked out the site and it looks fascinating. I will be looking at the shadow reports in detail as soon as I can. I can think of quite a few companies I would like to shadow-report as well! <br /><br />Warm regards, elaineelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-91325001809773118382010-09-22T11:56:51.812+02:002010-09-22T11:56:51.812+02:00Thanks for the interesting post - readers may be i...Thanks for the interesting post - readers may be interested to know that academic research in this area (surrounding what we refer to as 'shadow' accounts) has studied similar examples of contests between corporations and NGOs. The Centre for Social & Environmental Accounting Research has a good introduction to the subject at <a href="http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~csearweb/aptopractice/silentacc.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~csearweb/aptopractice/silentacc.html</a>.Colin Deyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309433336241437575noreply@blogger.com