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From UN Guiding Principles to practical guides for implementing CSR and respect for human rights in business

Business and Human Rights: European Commission launches guides for enterprises in three business sectorsIn support of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the European Commission has released practical human rights guidance for enterprises in three business sectors – human resources, ICT and oil and gas.These guides are the result of one year of extensive engagement with sectors, corporate companies and stakeholders including CSR Europe and its members. It is worth noting that the guides reference CSR Europe’s Management of Complaints Assessment (MOC-A) tool which evaluates the effectiveness of company grievance mechanisms… Read more
17 June 2013

BofA's education programme holds Student Presentation Skills Final

Bank of AmericaThis week saw the eighth Student Presentation Skills Final, part of the Financial Education and Employability (FEE) programme, organised by Bank of America Merrill Lynch in association with the education charity Tower Hamlets Education Business Partnership.The overall programme reaches over 550 school children from the Tower Hamlets borough in London, who are taught the knowledge and skills that will help them in the workplace in later life.  The programme was initiated due to the lack of knowledge among many school-leavers about the workplace or their own financial well-being… Read more
17 June 2013

Responsible Business in Poland 2012 report published

The Responsible Business Forum - the biggest CSR network in Poland - has recently released the "Responsible business in Poland 2012. Good practices".  The publication is the 11th edition of the good practice toolkit.The report is a summary of the activities undertaken by companies in the domain of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.  It also provides an abstract of all the relevant CSR events that took place last year in Poland. A core element of the publication is the list of corporate good practices - with a total of 262 practices submitted by 106 companies over the year 2012… Read more
17 June 2013

Coca-Cola Hellenic publishes first Integrated Report

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling CompanyFor over ten years, Coca-Cola Hellenic has issued reports in line with the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) standards.  This year sees its first Integrated Report, published with guidance from the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC).This new reporting method provides a "holistic description of the company’s business model and its use of capitals and resources give the reader a comprehensive and deeper understanding of the company’s positioning."  At the same time it conveys the value of its activities to shareholders, communities and other stakeholders… Read more
13 June 2013

Regeneration Roadmap releases final report

The Regeneration Roadmap (A joint project by GlobeScan and SustainAbility) has just launched its final output: Changing Tack.  The report addresses the question "How can business accelerate progress in sustainable development?".The report finds sustainability challenges remain great and growing, and that solutions are not yet proliferating at the speed and scale needed to avert widespread environmental, social and economic disruptions. However, the report argues that the private sector has both the capability and reason—rooted in self-interest—to play a catalytic leadership role through what it calls extended leadership, that not only focuses on individual business performance but also on how to most effectively change underlying system conditions… Read more
13 June 2013

Dow becomes the Official Carbon Partner of the Sochi Games 2014

DowDow, Worldwide Partner and the Official Chemistry Company of the Olympic Games, has been announced as the Official Carbon Partner of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee.The Company will be responsible for the mitigation of the direct carbon footprint attributed to the Organising Committee given its responsibility to host and deliver the Games. This footprint will be mitigated through the implementation of energy-efficient technologies, with improved greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance in the key areas of infrastructure, industry and agriculture… Read more
13 June 2013

Hitachi Group adopts human rights policy

HitachiIn May 2013, the Hitachi Group adopted a group-wide policy on human rights.  The policy built upon both the International Bill of Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.The policy highlights Hitachi's CSR commitment and was designed to take into account varying definitions of human rights in business across cultures (between Japan, Europe and the US, for example) and has been aligned to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights… Read more
13 June 2013

Randstad publishes report on flexible labour and employment

RandstadRandstad, the multinational human resource consultant, has published the findings of its research into flexible labour in a report entitled Flexibility@Work 2013.The publication focuses on the increasing demand for flexible employment and the role which agency workers can play in helping companies retain a competitive edge.  An increase in the number of agency workers worldwide has drawn attention to the way in which the phenomenon may affect business recruitment strategy.This increased flexibility should benefit both workers, who may look to balance work with care commitments or qualification pursuits, and companies who seek to fill temporary positions quickly and efficiently… Read more
13 June 2013

Last call for Swedish study trip registration

From 17 - 18 June, Jobs & Society Sweden and CSR Sweden will be hosting a study trip to Sweden, as part of the Entrepreneurship Boost project within the European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs.Through the ‘Skills for Jobs’ Entrepreneurship Boost project,  CSR Europe aims to leverage the model of Jobs & Society Sweden to pilot new company-supported entrepreneurship networks in 3-5 European countries.Jobs & Society Sweden provides a successful example of how companies can support the creation of a viable economy through entrepreneurship… Read more
06 June 2013

CSR Europe unanimously re-elects Board Chairperson

6 June marked the first meeting of CSR Europe’s new Board of Directors. Celia Moore (IBM) was unanimously re-elected as the Board Chairperson for the next two years.The first meeting also welcomed three new corporate members - Marina Migliorato (Enel),  Annemarie Muntz (Randstad) and Åsa Pettersson (Vattenfall) and one National Partner Organisation - Serdar Dinler (CSR Turkey).BASF: Pinkepank, Thorsten CSR Sweden: Bogle, Marianne (NPO Relations)CSR Turkey: Dinler, Serdar (NPO Relations)Enel: Migliorato, MarinaForética: Sercovich, Tomás (NPO Relations)Hitachi: Daems, HansHP: Weisschuh, JeannetteIBM: Moore, Celia Intel: Osburg, ThomasNovo Nordisk: Stormer, SusannePirelli: Bettini, Filippo Randstad: Muntz, AnnemarieSolvay: Bande, MichelVattenfall: Pettersson, ÅsaVolkswagen: Prätorius, Gerhard
06 June 2013

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