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Norwegian CSR Awards winners celebrated in Oslo
The winners of the European CSR Awards Scheme in Norway were proudly announced at the national ceremony in the Norwegian Opera House in Oslo on the 16th of May. In the category small and medium-sized companies UNIT4 Agresso was awarded the prize for the project "Enterprise Resource Planning System Agresso accessible for blind and partially sighted", in cooperation with the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted (NABP). Only 30% of the 180.000 blind and partially sighted persons in Norway are employed… Read more
17 May 2013
ManpowerGroup, Nokia and Pajat Solutions awarded for the best impactful partnerships in Finland
The first-ever European CSR Award Scheme’s national Finnish winners were awarded today at Corporate Responsibility Network FIBS’ RATKAISUN PAIKKA 2013 –event in Helsinki. Companies were awarded in three categories for innovative, non-business partnerships that have helped to solve social problems while creating business advantage.IN THE CATEGORY FOR LARGE COMPANIES the winner was ManpowerGroup with the partnership ”Diverse employment”, aimed for supporting the employment of disadvantaged individuals in the open labor market… Read more
17 May 2013
Western Union Pass Fund generates 177,574 days of education
Through a collaboration with UNICEF, CSR Europe member Western Union are using their sponsorship of the UEFA Europa League to raise funding for children in need of education across the world. For every pass made throughout its sponsorship contract (from the 2012/13 season until May 2015), the global payments services company will provide funding for one day of education.After Chelsea's win last night against SL Benfica in Amsterdam, the total number of days rose to 177,574. The education programme focuses on 11 countries spread across five continents, helping children achieve their potential, regardless of "geographical location, ethnicity, gender or economic status… Read more
16 May 2013
MVO Nederland launches CSR Risk Check
An interactive new tool has recently been launched by MVO Nederland, which offers a fast and easy insight into CSR risks in international business conduct.Within five minutes this freely available online tool provides an insight into risks companies might encounter through international business operations and trade. The CSR Risk Check helps entrepreneurs estimate social and environmental risks throughout their supply chains and overseas production, which helps prevent and mitigate issues like child labour, pollution and corruption… Read more
14 May 2013
Responsible Consumption Observatory launched in Spain
The Responsible Consumption Observatory was recently launched as the result of a private initiative involving the Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad and Eroski, in collaboration with KPMG, under the chairmanship of Agustín Markaide, President of Eroski, and direction of Miguel Ángel Merino, Director of Institutional Relations at Eroski.The collaboration focuses on consumer awareness, aiming to provide consumers with truthful and transparent information (e.g. through eco-labels) as per the Advisory Board's decision during its last work session… Read more
13 May 2013
Czech winners of the European CSR Award were awarded at the CSR Summit at DOX gallery Prague
Winners of the European CSR Awards were announced at the CSR Summit in Prague. In the category Small and Medium Company was awarded První chodská develop a.s., for the project Steps into the Life. The Project focused on young people who leave safe houses when they became adult. In the category Large company was awarded Accenture Central Europe B.V. for the project Accenture Academy. Project aimps to tap into a „blank space“ on the map of social support of youngsters becoming independent in their life – Accenture Academy tryies to improve their soft skills, financial education, admission processes… Read more
13 May 2013
Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad's Spain 20.20 report focuses on potential of ICT
The Spain 20.20 Report, produced by the Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad – in partnership with leading companies ABB, Accenture, Endesa, Ericsson, Holcim, Orange, Red Eléctrica de España, T Systems and Vodafone – reveals the potential of ICT to create a new wave of economic growth in Spain. As it enables an innovation-based model that allows increased productivity, new industry segments and job generation, ICT can become a key element for Spain to achieve sustainable development within the triple bottom line approach (economic, social and environmental)… Read more
08 May 2013
Parallel sessions at Forética’s ‘CSR Spain 2013’ event
On April 16th, Forética organised the ‘CSR Spain 2013’ forum in Madrid, which included the presentation of the first edition of the European Awards on CSR. Over 400 attended this high level event which included the participation of international speakers and industry leaders, including the IBM Europe Chairman, Harry van Dorenmalen alongside with representatives from Intel, Interface, CSR Europe, the Swedish Ministry of Finance, the IIRC, among others. The conference included several breakout sessions, including one on ‘Transparency towards trust’… Read more
08 May 2013
BITC welcomes beginning of Give & Gain Day across the globe
Give & Gain Day, the global employee volunteering campaign, is well underway with days already happening or just around the corner in many countries. Iran started things off on 6th May, followed by Turkey and Hungary on 10th May, China on 11th May as well as Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan on 16th May. Friday, 17th May will see a massive participation from Argentina, Chile, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom all on 17th May!Since 2008, over 60,000 people in 31 countries around the world have taken part and 2013 is looking like the most exciting year yet! To follow what’s happening across the world, take a look at @giveandgainday or follow #giveandgain on Twitter and Instagram, and check out www… Read more
08 May 2013
Business and Human Rights Workshop held in Berlin
On April 15, 2013, in the framework of CSR Europe's project on Business and Human Rights, CSR Europe and econsense held the Business and Human Rights Workshop – Putting the Ruggie-Framework and the Guiding Principles into Practice.The workshop took place in Berlin and focused on exchange company practices around the topics of:Internal Human Rights TrainingsHuman Rights Due DiligenceCompany mechanisms for addressing human rights complaintsHuman Rights in the Supply ChainThe event convened more than 80 participants from around 60 companies and the positive response of the participants showed once more how important more clarity about the baseline expectations of the Ruggie-Framework and the UN Guiding Principles is in order to achieve their effective practical implementation… Read more
07 May 2013
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