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Big 6 and Wind Energy Firms Face Further Reputational Risk

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:17:45 +0000

Big 6 and wind energy firms face further reputational risk, according to June report. New pricing regulation and outcry over wind farm idling dominate the energy debate.

Debate on the suitability of wind energy for the UK dominated opinion leader discussions in June
Negative coverage on the National Grid paying wind farm owners for idling their turbines during heavy winds called into question the technology’s capacity to meet the UK’s energy requirements
Combined with positive predictions for the future growth of wind power, wind power monopolised the energy debate with more than 20% of online coverage
Discussions on Belarus switching off the flow of Russian gas to Europe came second
New coalition Government policy and thinking for nuclear power took third place with over 9% of all issues debate
For the latest updates on emerging energy and utilities issues follow Alva on Twitter @Alvautilities

Industrial Relations in China Lead June’s Automotive Reputational Risk Issues

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:08:51 +0000

Industrial relations in China lead June’s automotive reputational risk issues. Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors also broke into the Alva Automotive Top 10 for the first time

Industrial relations in China was the major operational and reputational risk issue for automotive firms in June
Toyota and Honda’s ongoing labour disputes dominated the automotive issues agenda with over 30% of all automotive coverage
Safety remained an ongoing area of concern, with GM’s recall of 1.5m vehicles due to fire risk accounting for over 15% of coverage
Chrysler’s recalls over sticky brake and gas pedals as well as wiring problems accounted for 14% of mentions
Tesla Motors broke into the Top 10 automotive organisations in June
Tesla’s 7th place in terms of coverage volume placed it ahead of Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Opel
For the latest updates on emerging automotive issues follow Alva on Twitter @AlvaAutomotive

Health of the Industry Dominates May’s Automotive News and Social Media

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:19:50 +0000

Health of the industry dominates May’s automotive news and social media coverage. Cost cutting and consolidation puts industry back in the black but sales concerns remain as post-scrappage financials confirm industry fears.

Alva predicts next month’s coverage is likely to see an increase in emerging markets activity as labour disputes in China increase
General Motors was the most talked about company in May
News of its return to profit and negative reaction to its purported return to the auto-lending business fuelled mentions
Toyota drops to second place having dominated the league table for negative reasons over recent months
May’s coverage of Toyota’s positive financial results outshone ongoing discussion about its global recall issues
Nissan took third place thanks to talk about its recall troubles with the Infiniti G35 sedans and coupés
For the latest updates on emerging automotive issues follow Alva on Twitter @AlvaAutomotive

Alva Launches In Sight for Energy & Utilities

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:00:56 +0000

Alva – the corporate reputation and reputational risk experts – today launched In Sight Energy & Utilities, a sector- based report drawn from traditional and social media. Delivered daily and weekly on a subscription basis, the service provides organisations in the Energy & Utilities industry with an analysis of emerging reputational risk issues.

The services allow organisations to build reputational risk assessment into daily business processes
In Sight Utilities is a sector-based report drawn from traditional and social media
The service delivers daily and weekly reports on a subscription basis
The reports include a unique overview of the issues, trends and risks behind the news and social media chatter
You can follow the latest findings from the Alva In Sight reports via @AlvaUtilities
Alva In Sight for the Financial Services sectors will follow shortly, with 32 industry sectors planned in total

Cass Entrepreneurship Fund makes first investment

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:00:48 +0000

The Cass Entrepreneurship Fund, a new £10m investment fund providing finance for start-up and early stage companies across the Cass Business School community, has made its first investment in corporate reputation analysis firm Alva.

The funding round of £675,000 was led by Cass alongside a group of angel investors
These included Charles Lewington, Managing Director of hanover and Andrew Vickerman, the former Global Head of Communications and External Relations at Rio Tinto Plc
The Cass Entrepreneurship Fund forms part of the Peter Cullum Centre for Entrepreneurship
Alva is a company that specialises in analysing corporate reputation and reputational risk, founded by Cass MBA alumni Alberto Lopez-Valenzuela and Richard Fleming

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admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:00:38 +0000

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