The theme of the conference – the challenges to international business – captures the breadth of changes that are taking place in the international business environment. As one example, the increasing recognition that man's activities are a cause of climate change in particular, and natural...

At its 2007 Summit, the G8 nations signalled an unprecedented interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Not only did they encourage the business sector to use specific CSR instruments, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Global Compact, but they committed...

This is a must-attend conference for anyone involved in running employee volunteering and community engagement programmes. The programme will cover: - How to position volunteering in the wider context of your community investment and corporate responsibility strategy - How to reinforce the...

Topics: - Are sugar price rises on the horizon? - Will biofuels continue to push soft commodity prices? - Brazil – The agriculture powerhouse - Why we diversified into soft commodities - an investor's view - An outlook for food and commodity prices - Trends in soft commodity prices and...

This One Day conference aims to foster dialogue between sociological theory and social policy through exploring contemporary debates around issues such as age and ageing, care and care-giving, disability, health and well-being, social capital and social exclusion.

The aim of this Conference is to bring together academicians and practitioners with research interests in the field of finance, accounting and business management. The conference provides a forum for disseminating new research findings, practices and techniques in finance and exchanging ideas...

The World Entrepreneurship Summit brings together thought leaders, business leaders, policy makers and academics from around the world to discuss the role of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in enabling sustainable economic development. Topics: - Global entrepreneurs; - Social...