13/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Guardian and The Observer are organising, for 6 February in London, a conference on the social responsibilities of companies in order to examine the consequences of corporate social responsibility on industry, governments and pressure groups, a press release states. Participants will include Chris Tuppen from BT, Mark Wade from Shell International, Alison Austin from Sainsbury's, James Ross from National Grid Transco, George Cox from the Institute of Directors, Brendan Barber from the TUC (trade unions), MEP Richard Howitt (British Labour member), Tony Juniper from Friends of the Earth, Fiona King from Save the Children, and Lord Holme of Cheltenham from Business Action for Sustainable Development. (For further information: http: //http://www.societyguardian.co.uk/conferences or contact The Guardian on +44 (0) 20 7713 4091, or e-mail conferences@guardian.co.uk ).