News

• Recognition for female social entrepreneurs
  A number of top female social entrepreneurs are highlighted in The Future 500, a definitive list of the UK's successful achievers.
• Online resource for ethical job seekers
  A recently launched social networking site offers job seekers the opportunity to research the ethical values of potential employers.
• New Year's resolutions for an ethical business
  

  Want to get your business into shape for the New Year? Try these suggestions (and you can eat as much cake as you like).

• CSR important for young lawyers
  

  Younger lawyers increasingly regard Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an important aspect of their professional lives.

• Studies on voluntary sector jobs
  

  Staff turnover in the voluntary sector is lower than the national average but when employees do leave it's often because of better pay packages elsewhere.

• "Virtual interviews are the way forward"
  

  If a recent recruitment fair on virtual web community Second Life is anything to go by, more and more organisations could hold job interviews online.

• Charities should offer ongoing training
  

  To attract the best job seekers and volunteers, charities need to become dynamic and efficient organisations offering ongoing learning and training opportunities.

• ethicalcareers.org joins Facebook
  

  ethicalcareers.org visitors can debate, chat and swap advice and tips on the website's new Facebook social networking group.

• Chemistry and engineering careers campaign
  

  Chemistry and engineering experts at Nottingham University are to embark on a campaign to promote ethical careers in their fields.

• Poor ethical awareness in restaurant industry
  Levels of awareness of ethical issues in the restaurant industry are “pretty pitiful”.