Hi Drummond, Noir, et al:

I was wondering if you had any insight on where to turn for information on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or Non-Financial, Reporting, in the UK. The EU just passed, I believe, a Directive on this. Our daughter is doing research for a Professor on the topic, and asked for some help.

We know that the UK was against the Directive, but I also heard that before it was passed, it was watered-down, so the UK may have relented?

The specific questions are:
1. Which businesses/interest groups in the UK have the most influence on the government regarding CSR? What are their stances?
2. Since the UK already has reporting requirements that go beyond the Directive's, why are they so opposed it? Is it just an anti-EU stance, or is there more to it?
3. What is David Cameron's stance on the Directive? Who in his government is in charge of responding to the Directive? Rafael Baldassarre?

Thanks so much for anything you can provide.
-Abbey