{"id":545,"date":"2008-06-23T08:02:46","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T08:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/?p=545"},"modified":"2020-07-27T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T13:47:32","slug":"the-best-is-understated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/the-best-is-understated\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best is Understated"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 1968 comedy caper \u201cHot Millions\u201d is something of an unsung movie.<\/p>\n

The plot is relatively straightforward. On his release from prison a convicted embezzler joins a huge multinational conglomerate, where he proceeds to hack the computer and embezzle still more money.<\/p>\n

This makes it the first movie to feature computer hacking and to this day it remains one of the best. It also makes embezzlement pretty exciting to watch, no easy feat given the slow drip-drip process the crime usually involves.<\/p>\n

However, no matter how much enjoyable it is to see an emotionless box of logic circuits being taken for a ride, the film\u2019s real star is the embezzler himself: Peter Ustinov.<\/p>\n

Here is a great British actor at the height of his talents, indulging himself shamelessly in the casual, almost careless throwaway understatement which remained his trademark throughout his career.<\/p>\n

The website of Johnson Matthey, the only Chemicals company in the FTSE 100, is reminiscent of Peter Ustinov. Initially understated it hides a talent which is truly exciting once fully revealed.
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\nForward to 2017!<\/strong>
\nA good example of the website\u2019s straightforward and unfussy manner is how you can be reading about a whole range of sustainability subjects within a single click of the homepage.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Johnson Matthey
Sustainability 2017<\/div>\n

For instance, there\u2019s direct access to many of their policies, stretching from Environment, Health & Safety and Employment to Business Integrity and Ethics. There\u2019s also the sustainability reports since 2003 and news about charitable donations.<\/p>\n

In addition, there\u2019s an intriguing item titled \u201cSustainability 2017\u201d. There are many well known dates marked on the sustainability calendar, but not 2017. Is there some momentous milestone that the rest of the sustainability movement has somehow missed?<\/p>\n

Ambition and Commitment<\/strong>
\nWell, yes and no. 2017 is the 200th Anniversary of the company\u2019s foundation. To mark this milestone, the company announced in December 2007 that they would set themselves the following \u201cchallenging and long term\u201d targets:<\/p>\n

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