CSR Europe and national partners release a guide to CSR in Europe
CSR Europe's network of national partner organisations has released A Guide to CSR in Europe, providing insight into the state of CSR and current trends and priorities in different European countries. Topics covered include national CSR policies and legislation, key drivers of CSR, main organisational actors, and recent developments in various thematic areas including environment, supply chain, human rights, equal opportunities, community engagement, and sustainable products and services.
CSR Europe launches a Call for Contributions on Enterprise 2020
In follow-up to the creative session held at CSR Europe's General Assembly last June, CSR Europe has launched a Call for Contributions encouraging all member companies and national partner organisations to share experience on innovative company initiatives and ideas for new collaborative ventures that address key future challenges for business and society. The Call for Contributions is part of CSR Europe's new strategic initiative, Enterprise 2020.
Promoting CSR in public procurement – European perspectives
New members-only report from CSR Europe analyses the state of sustainable public procurement in Europe. The report highligts current trends in green procurement and socially responsible public procurement. It provides insights into European policy making as well as national implementation of sustainable procurement into CSR action plans and strategies in two leading countries, the UK and Denmark.
Report urges new approaches to valuing businesses
A new report from a European research team suggests that the traditional focus on narrowly defined shareholder value poses a set of obstacles to assessing companies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. The report looks at how ESG factors impact business success, how companies explain these linkages to investors, and how the investment community treats this data. It goes on to argue that growing sustainability pressures are likely to make these linkages more important in the future.
Barroso: 'We need a new culture of ethics and responsibility'
In the current exceptional circumstances, corporate social responsibility is even more crucial than ever, said European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, speaking at CSR Europe's General Assembly in Brussels on 11 June 2009. Calling for a "new culture of ethics and responsibility", Barroso stressed the importance of re-building trust in business. "People still want markets - but they want markets with a conscience", Barroso said.
CSR in China - Building responsible competitiveness in global supply chains
On 5 June 2009, CSR Europe co-hosted the 4th International CSR Forum in Beijing, China, together with China WTO Tribune, the Sino-German Corporate Social Responsibility Project and the Council for Better Corporate Citizenship. The Forum will also mark the launch of the Chinese version of the Portal for Responsible Supply Chain Management originally developed by CSR Europe's Supply Chain Management Laboratory. On the occasion of the Forum, CSR Europe interviewed Gefei Yin from China WTO Tribune on the current state of CSR in China.
Focus on a Member: Hydro
In this month's member interview, Anne-Lene Midseim, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at the aluminum company Hydro, discusses the company's global commitment and its environmental impact strategies. Read more
Focus on a Partner: Business Leaders' Forum
In this month's interview, Sabine Denis, Executive Director of Business & Society Belgium, discusses the challenges of engaging employees in CSR and the objectives of their Best Belgian Sustainability Award. After going into the issue of discrimination and age management, Denis talks about a future challenge - the Belgium EU presidency in 2010. Read more
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