Publications

Controversy surrounds many disaster funds, even decades after they were launched. Little guidance is available to those who take on the responsibility of managing and distributing funds in accordance with the wishes of the donors. Disaster Funds: Lessons & Guidance on the Management & Distribution of Disaster Funds, published by Disaster Action with support from the DCMS and the British Red Cross, fills that gap. It is an essential resource for emergency planners, fund trustees, administrators and managers.

The report can be downloaded (link below) without charge, and is also available in hard copy.

Disaster Funds: Lessons & Guidance on the Management & Distribution of Disaster Funds
ISBN 978-0-9538331-1-5
Paperbackv 88 pages
Price £25 plus p&p

Download Disaster Funds: Lessons & Guidance on the Management & Distribution of Disaster Funds (PDF)

To order this publication, please contact us on 01483 799066, or write to us.

In June 2000, Disaster Action published a book, researched and written by David Bergman (founder of the Centre for Corporate Accountability), called:

The Case for Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Violence and the Criminal Justice System
ISBN 0 9538331 0 0
Softback
150 pages
Price £15 plus p&p
To order this publication, please contact us on 01483 799066, or write to us.

This book was the culmination of a decade's work on corporate responsibility. In it, we argued that reform of the law of manslaughter should only be the first step for the Government to take. A number of proposals were put forward in the book, including:

• the imposition of clear legal safety duties on directors.
• the setting up of specialised investigation units within the police and the regulatory agencies, with the responsibility of investigating deaths and major injuries resulting from corporate activities.
• giving judges the power to subject a convicted company to corporate probation and community service.
• a new system of proportionate fines for convicted companies.
• a system whereby offences by companies results in penalty points being registered against company directors.
• the creation of a new offence of 'corporate grievous bodily harm'.

Corporate Responsibility: Health and Safety in Company Annual Reports

Disaster Action conducted a survey of the annual company reports of the 100 top FTSE companies to see how many referred to health & safety. Forty-seven did, 53 did not. Published in 1997, the resulting report is available from Disaster Action. This report was updated in 1998, and Disaster Action continues to work with companies to ensure they take account of this often neglected aspect of business practice.

Links

: : http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/