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...ESG measures, which could be gamed, are imposed top-down, whereas genuine CSR activity is bottom-up, and involves people....
...His reputation now rests on whether his grand ambition to bring a not-for-profit Covid-19 vaccine to the world — “the biggest CSR project in history” as one company insider describes it — becomes his defining...
...Established names such as Logica, Misys and CSR have long since disappeared from the FTSE index of the UK’s biggest 250 companies....
...accountants BDO last month to help an independent review committee (IRC) examine payments made to Blooming Land, a charitable foundation charged with coordinating the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR...
...Martyn Day, senior partner at Leigh Day and representing the Zambians, said the ruling “will send a strong message to other large multinationals that their Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) policies...
...Mr Skelton worked as CFO of UK-listed software group Fidessa for the past three years and was previously deputy CFO at semiconductor company CSR....
...In 2012, Samsung bought the mobile and location technology business of Cambridge-based CSR, acquiring more than 300 workers in the process....
...This dearth of big companies shows how busy foreign buyers have been in recent years: high-profile companies including Arm Holdings, Imagination Technologies, Logica, CSR, Autonomy and Misys, have all been...
...Mr Gardiner, 53, was “ideally placed to take up the reins”, said Mr Musk, having impressed during his two years with Drax, which he joined from CSR, a semiconductor company....
...The £550m deal marks the last of Britain’s “big four” hardware companies — Arm Holdings, Imagination, CSR and Wolfson Microelectronics — to be sold off to a foreign buyer....
...CSR, the Bluetooth pioneer, was sold to Qualcomm for $2.4bn in 2015. Wolfson Microelectronics, the Scottish audio chip company, was snapped up by Cirrus Logic for £278m in 2014....
...Aveva is one of the most successful technology companies to come out of the area known as Silicon Fen, alongside Arm Holdings and CSR, the semiconductor companies, Autonomy, the software developer, and Domino...
...sale of Imagination would likely represent another former UK technology stalwart being sold to a foreign buyer, after SoftBank’s takeover of Arm Holdings and the acquisitions of Wolfson Microelectronics, CSR...
...That occurred at UK tech groups Wolfson (audio chips) and CSR (Bluetooth) in years past. As yet no key bosses have left Dialog, notably, not its chief executive Jalal Bagherli....
...CSR said in a statement this week that it was “deeply saddened” by the defects, adding they had been traced to an aluminium alloy used in manufacturing processes....
...Arm’s sale follows similar takeovers of Cambridge neighbours Domino, CSR and Autonomy....
...Yarrow rounded off the day with the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards at Mansion House, which celebrate CSR. Barclays picked up the Lord Mayor’s Award for Longstanding Achievement....
...This year has already seen a rash of deals in the chip sector, including investments by Chinese-backed companies and bids for Broadcom, PMC-Sierra, CSR, Atmel and Altera....
...Paving stone maker Marshalls edged 1.5 per cent lower to 323p ahead of its promotion at Wednesday’s close to the FTSE 250 index, where it will replace chipmaker CSR....
...Buying SMD should allow CSR, which has 90,000 employees, to overcome these challenges. Ding Rongjun, president of CSR Times Electric, said: “We intend to build up a cluster of deep ocean industry....
...Qualcomm agreed in October to buy CSR for 900p a share but analysts have speculated that China might delay the transaction....
...Qualcomm has agreed to buy CSR, in a deal that values the equity of the UK chipmaker at £1.56bn....
...Here’s its statement on Thursday: The Board of CSR plc (“CSR”) notes recent press speculation and confirms that it has received an approach regarding a possible offer for the company from Microchip....
...Companies often prefer to direct their CSR activity to areas where they are familiar, and this appears to be a factor in why spending on health CSR far outstrips that on education....
...But there are enough believers to ensure demand for CSR. Roadside warriors A chief executive aspires to become the toast of the City. Too often, he merely becomes toast....
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