January 29th, 2008 by China Business Success Stories
By Ting Zhang
As UK companies seek to take advantage of China’s growing commercial prominence, recruiting and keeping employees is becoming more of an issue; particularly with the increase in forged CVs and Diplomas.
Stories in the press make fairly frightening reading. The China Daily did a test and discovered that out of 3,000 diplomas, 800 had been forged. It also revealed that a Harvard PhD can be bought for as little as $100.
Elsewhere, the practice of ‘Qiangshou’, where people sit exams for other people for a fee, is also on the rise. Read the rest of “Caution is the key in Chinese recruitment” or post a comment
November 13th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
Business leaders behind many of the world’s leading brands have long been convinced of the benefits of sustainability reporting.
80% of the top 15 Business Week global brands issue sustainability reports based on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, and more than 1000 organizations have declared their voluntary adoption of the Guidelines worldwide. The case is different in China where the majority of companies hasn’t heard of the…
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November 13th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
By Katherine Miles Hill
Business leaders behind many of the world’s leading brands have long been convinced of the benefits of sustainability reporting.
80% of the top 15 Business Week global brands issue sustainability reports based on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, and more than 1000 organizations have declared their voluntary adoption of the Guidelines worldwide. The case is different in China where the majority of companies hasn’t heard of the concept, doesn’t understand its benefits, and certainly doesn’t yet know about the GRI Guidelines. But things are changing. China, famous for its exports, has recently imported the idea.
Sustainability reporting is a relatively new notion for businesses. It is sometimes also called triple bottom line, non-financial, or corporate social responsibility reporting and it refers to organizations formally disclosing information on their social, environmental and economic performance. Read the rest of “Sustainability Reporting: China’s Latest Import” or post a comment
