§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment has been made of the findings of the corporate environmental engagement index published by Business in the Community. [184555]
§ Mr. TimmsThe Department has not made an assessment of the findings of the Business in the Community (BITC) corporate environmental engagement index. However BITC have published a report on the main sector trends from both the Business in the Environment and Corporate Responsibility Indices as "Benchmarking Responsible Business Practice" (www.bitc.org.uk).
The department contributes financially to the work on the Corporate Responsibility Index.