Links for Task Booklet

• Who pays? the real cost of school uniforms. (Action Aid PDF)
• Shoppers can help kill off sweatshops
• Siemens, HP, IBM and Apple for green crown (Computer Workld UK 2007)
• Green is the new gold in the IT world (BBC News - 12 June 2008)
• Global PC makers vying for 'green crown' (Reuters - 12 June 2009)
• HP knocks Nokia off top spot in Greenpeace tech test (BBC News - 10 November 2011)
• Cemex Case Study - Sustainable Development (Times 100 PDF)
• Postal Strike could last for months (Telegraph - 6 October 2007)
• 2007 Royal Mail Industrial Disputes (Wikipedia)
• Postal workers to strike over pay and jobs (Guardian - 6 August 2009)
• Postal Strike: at a glance (Metro - 8 October 2009)
• 2009 Royal Mail Industrial Disputes (Wikipedia)
• Government Intervention - Should we invest to avoid snow days? (Tutor2U - 20 January 2013)
• Government Intervention - The ultimate Vanity Train-set (Tutor2U - 28 January 2013)
• Government Intervention - Taxing fizzy drinks? (Tutor2U - 18 February 2013)
• High Street Banks to be broken up (BBC News - 1 November 2009) and Have Your Say
• High Street Britain: 2015 (House of Commons Report PDF)
• Competition Challenge: Co-op buys Lloyds branches (This is Money - 14 July 2012)
• EU approves new-look Lloyds bank (Guardian - 18 November 2009)
• BAA forced to sell Stansted and one Scottish Airport (Telegraph - 30 March 2011)
• BAA to sell Edinburgh Airport (BBC News - 19 October 2011)
• Online websites told to change websites by OFT (BBC News - 12 October 2012)
• Newry man Killian Kearney fined over clocked cars (BBC News - 30 July 2012)
• 'Bill of Rights' proposed for shoppers (BBC News - 13 July 2012)
• Ryanair misled customers on price (BBC News - 2 March 2005)
• Ryanair's social media stance could leave it at risk (Travel Weekly - 8 February 2013)
• See documents published by the Office of Fair Trading here including school uniform supply (PDF)

 

Extra Reading

• Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch accessory (BBC News 4 Sept 2013)
• When recycling is the second-best option - includes video (BBC News 17 June 2013)
• Morrisons - Hundreds of Jobs at Risk - Automated Cash Counting (BBC News - 10 April 2013)
• Unilever’s ‘compressed’ deodorant cans set for big sustainable impact (Unilever - 4 February 2013)
• Payday lenders told to improve by OFT (BBC News - 6 March 2013)
• RBS: Sir Mervyn King suggests splitting up bank (BBC News - 6 March 2013)
• Impact that businesses have on the environment and communities (BBC Class Clip)
• Primark Ethical Trading and Sustainability
• O2's Tu Go aims to challenge Skype and other Voip apps (BBC News - 1 March 2013)
• Murrayfield Ice Rink - Governent Legislation Affecting Change (see the section on 'The Plant')
• How much bigger can container ships get? (BBC NEWS - 19 February 2013)
• Earth Summit 2012
• Taiwan Easycard: Risks and rewards of your life on one card (BBC News - 15 February 2013)
• Skype Interviews: Is it more difficult to be grilled by video? (BBC News - 15 February 2013)
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• Coca-Cola addresses Obesity in TV Advert (BBC News - 16 January 2013)
• Payments by text message to launch by Spring 2014 (BBC News - 16 January 2013)
• Is there good news in HMV's collapse? (BBC News - 15 January 2013)
• VIDEO - Inside Amazon as it faces its busiest shopping period (BBC News - 18 December 2012)
• Technology: Opening the Door for Personalised Pricing (BBC News - 21 November 2012)
• Barrs (A G Barr plc) - Barr Soft Drinks - Do The Right Thing
• Dimming Street Lights Installed in Bath (BBC News - 17 November 2012)
• Verizon to Choke Pirates Broadband Speeds (BBC News - 16 November 2012)
• Clackmannanshire Council - Thermal Imaging (BBC News - 16 November 2012)
• Video: Regulators Investigate Cookie Use (BBC News - 16 November 2012)
• Video: Decline and Fall of the Internet Cafe (BBC News - 13 November 2012)
• Oxford War Graves  QR Codes (BBC News - 8 November 2012)
• Social Media - Shop Window for Employers (BBC News - 2 November 2012)
• Video: Comet in Administration (Focus on Online Shopping) (BBC News - 1 November 2012)
• Hundreds March in Olympics Protest in East London (BBC News - 28 July 2012) and Evaluation (13 August 2012)
• Prince Charles Urges Local Food Strategy (BBC News - 12 July 2012)
• Airport Expansion Debate Postponed (Again) (BBC News - 12 July 2012)
• Trust in Technology: Ditching a Pension Electronically (Telegraph - 14 November 2012)
• Government considers HS-2 Tunnel (BBC News - 3 Dec 2011)
• UN Climate Talks - aproaching decision time (BBC News - 9 Dec 2011)
• Corporate Social Responsibility - Business Link
• CSR - Recent News - The Guardian
• CSR - An Introduction - Tutor2U
• CSR - Recent News - Google News
• Green Issues - Greenpeace
• The Bananna Trade War
• UN Climate Talks Close to Deal (BBC News 10 Dec 2011)
• Technological Advances on a Global Scale
• RFID: See 2 YouTube Videos in HBM Operations
• Electronic Communications Act 2000 - Wiki
• The Computer Misuse Act 1990 - Wiki
• The Data Protection Act 1998 - Wiki
• The Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Wiki
• The Trades Description Act 1968 - Wiki
• The Sale of Goods Act 1979 - Wiki
• The Consumer Protection Act 1987 - Wiki
• The Weights and Measures Act 1985 - Wiki
• The Prices Act 1974 - HantsWeb
• The Consumer Credit Act 1974 - Wiki
• Citizen's Advice - the chartiy for your community
• The Office of Fair Trading
• Competition Commission
• Competition Act 1998 - Wiki
• UK Competition Law - Wiki
• Emerging Markets - Wiki
• Iconic Sign "Hollywood" causes havoc for Local Residents (BBC News 10 Dec 2011)
• CSR - M&S Plan A Half-Year Update (30 Nov 2011)
• CSR - M&S Plan A Update News List
• CSR - Apple Supplier Responsibility (Directs to PDF)
• CSR Discussions - Dyson's Not Making Suckers of Anyone - Telegraph (25 Aug 2003)
• Dyson AirBlade - Alton Towers (use the drop down menu to select other companies - PDF case study on each)
• Dyson AirBlade (Home) (details on limiting spread of bacteria and problems of paper towels)
• Business and Technology - Tutor2U
• Business Ethics in Practice - Tutor2U
• Is the internet the death of television? (BBC News 12 Dec 2011)
• Why Everyone Can't Telework (BBC News 2 June 2011)
• Pimlico Plumbers - Video at bottom of page

Videos

Shift Happens

Benefits of Internet Banking (NAB Bank)

Videoconferencing

Videoconferencing (Customer Support on Website)

 

Mobile Marketing and Commerce

Business Billy - Making a Fortune on Twitter

Medieval Helpdesk - Fear of New Technology

Business Ethics Through Film: Monsters Inc

Journey of Sustainable Business (part of a series here)

300 Years of Fossil Fuels