The Oxford-Achilles Working Group
on Corporate Social Responsibility

Developing knowledge about CSR

The Oxford-Achilles
Seminar Programme

Since 2006 the Oxford-Achilles seminar programme has brought together practitioners, academics and research students to consider key issues of corporate responsibility. A full list of future and previous speakers and subjects is included below. In most cases MP3 audio files of previous seminars are available to download. The seminars combine a talk followed by questions and discussion from an audience including academics and research students from across the University of Oxford and CSR industry practitioners.

The upcoming events for the next academic year will be finalised in September. Please revisit this section in the autumn to see a full list of seminars and speakers.

We are always keen to hear from potential speakers. Please contact Laurence Cranmer or Dana Brown if you are interested in speaking in the series:

Laurence Cranmer, Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, laurence.cranmer@sbs.ox.ac.uk

Dana Brown, Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, dana.brown@sbs.ox.ac.uk

Seminar Programme 2010-2011

Michaelmas Term (Oct-Dec 2010)

International standards and civil society expectations for responsible business conduct.
Joris Oldenziel, Senior Researcher, SOMO, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Amsterdam
Thursday 21st October 2010, 17.00-18.30
Lecture Theatre 4, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

CSR in China
Seminar co-sponsored with the University of Oxford China Centre
Mr Drew Thompson, Director of China Studies and Starr Senior Fellow, The Nixon Center, Washington, D.C.
Thursday 4th November 2010, 17.00-18.30
Lecture Theatre 4, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Previous Seminars

Title Presenter Date
CSR in China Mr Drew Thompson, Director of China Studies and Starr Senior Fellow, The Nixon Center, Washington, D.C. 04.11.2010
International standards and civil society expectations for responsible business conduct Joris Oldenziel, Senior Researcher, SOMO, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Amsterdam 21.10.2010
Integrated Reporting: A Simple Idea Whose Time Has Come Dr Robert G. Eccles, Senior Lecturer in Business Administration, Harvard Business School 24.05.2010
Sustainable Procurement at Deutsche Telekom AG Dr Heinz-Gerd Peters, Head of Sustainable Development and Environment, Deutsche Telekom AG 13.05.2010
Variations and Change in CSR from a Comparative Capitalism Perspective Dr Nahee Kang, Director, Lecturer in Development Management, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM), University of Manchester 11.02.2010
The Future of Carbon Management Dr David Metcalfe, Director, Verdantix 19.11.2009
Ethicising: What It Means For A Company To Do Sustainability Dr Christian Toennesen, Partner, Acona Ltd 23.10.2009
The Business of Business is Sustainable Value Creation Mr Anant G Nadkarni, Group Corporate Sustainability, Tata Council for Community Initiatives 14.10.2009
The Three-Legged Stool: An Organizational Approach to Sustainability Prof Steve Rayner, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford 09.06.2009
Doing Good to Do Well: A Review of Corporate Social Responsibility and its Application for a Multinational IT Services Company Ms Anne Augustine, Regional Director for Global Citizenship & Environmental Sustainability at EDS, an HP company 07.05.2009
Remaking the Financial Model: the Future of Company Valuation in a Climate Changed World Mr Eric Knight, DPhil student, Oxford Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford 18.02.2009
Learning from Mattel: Politics and Process in Product Recalls Dr Dana Brown and Dr Steve New, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford 04.02.2009
Managing the Social Contract - Corporate Responsibility or Business Imperative for the Pharmaceutical Industry Ms Sophia Tickell, Chairperson, SustainAbility 20.11.2008
The Ill-Disciplined Discipline: Getting Corporate Social Responsibility Back on Track Mr Ben Stimson, Director and Responsibility and Reputation, BSkyB 24.06.2008
Ecosystem Impact of Business Developments Mr Chris Perceval, Corporate Relations Manager, World Resources Institute 05.06.2008
New Strategies in Corporate Accountability: Using Law to Enforce CSR and CSR to Enforce Law Prof Doreen McBarnet, University of Oxford 22.04.2008
Making Sense of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study of the Implementation Process Ms Andromache Athanasopoulou, University of Oxford 17.02.2008
Whose Development? Transparency, Empowerment and Partnership in Kenyan Fair Trade Fields Dr Catherine Dolan, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford 11.02.2008
What are Companies Responsible For?: CSR, Value Creation and Public Scrutiny Mr Laurence Cranmer, Woodgreen Consulting Limited 03.12.2007
The Meaning of CSR: Perspectives of an Indian Entrepreneur Mr Subroto Bagchi, Mindtree Consulting 22.11.2007
A Distinctive Approach to CSR Mr Willy Egset, Head of Social Responsibility, Statoil-Hydro 12.11.2007
Buying Social Justice Prof Christopher McCrudden, University of Oxford 11.10.2007
The Carbon Zero Programme of New Zealand Prof Ann Smith, New Zealand Carbon Zero Project 01.10.2007
Corporate Social Responsibility in Utilities' Supply Chains: The Implications of the EU Procurement Rules Prof Sue Arrowsmith, The University of Nottingham 07.06.2007
Plan A - Because There is No Plan B Ms Katie Stafford, Sustainable Development Manager, Marks and Spencer 11.05.2007
Examining the R in CSR: An Anthropological Analysis of Child Obesity and Child Labour in the Cocoa Industry Dr Amanda Berlan, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford 20.04.2007
Does Self Regulation Work? Dr Ngaire Woods, University of Oxford 05.03.2007
CSR: A Sceptical Perspective Prof Howard Gospel, University of Oxford 19.01.2007
Why We Don't Do CSR, But Try To Do Responsible Business Mr Graham Baxter, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, BP 04.12.2006
Does Monitoring Improve Labour Standards: Lessons From Nike Prof Richard Locke, MIT 30.10.2006