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Volkswagen intends to make production 25 percent more environmentally compatible by 2018

VolkswagenAs part of its "Think Blue. Factory." Initiative, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand has set itself clear targets for the environmentally sustainable positioning of all its plants. By 2018, the environmental impact of all Volkswagen plants is to be reduced by 25 percent. This applies especially to energy consumption, waste volumes, air-borne emissions, water consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.Read more(Source: Volkswagen) 
19 January 2012

BASF plays significant role in development of European Water Stewardship standard

BASFCompanies and agricultural organizations can use a Europe-wide standard to assess the sustainability of their water management practices. The European Water Stewardship standard was jointly developed over a three-year period by NGOs, governments and businesses – with a significant role played by BASF. “BASF’s water experts worked on the entire process and made a key contribution to the development of the European Water Stewardship standard”, said Friedrich Barth, deputy chairman of the European Water Partnership (EWP), an independent NGO that initiated and coordinated the project… Read more
19 January 2012

Panasonic’s Romanian kids school programme awarded at national environmental protection contest

PanasonicOn 16th of December2011 the 3rd edition of Gala Awards for the best Romanian environmental protection projects took place, held by Bucharest  – ECOTIC, HotNews.ro and National Guard of Environment Romania.GreenWeee International sponsored the event .The campaign promotes the best projects related to social responsibility and good practices dedicated to enviromental protection .Panasonic Romania’s kids school project received a diploma primarily because of:Content of the lessonsKids involvement in a practical wayEco Picture Diary Contest with participation/education of more than 5000 kids(Source: Panasonic)
19 January 2012

Cargill supports development of first Ukrainian Food Bank

CargillAs part of Cargill’s commitment to provide safe, nutritious and accessible food supplies in its local communities, Cargill has provided funding totalling U.S.$50,000 (UAH 400300) to help the development of a food bank based in Kiev, Ukraine.A food bank is a not-for-profit organisation that collects, stores, and distributes useable surplus food to social organisations, who in turn distribute or serve it to people in need in their local communities.Cargill’s funding will be used to help pay for a refrigerated van, truck rental and other immediate start up costs such as insurance, supplies and warehouse rental… Read more
18 January 2012

IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives within Five Years

IBMIBM unveils its sixth annual "Next 5 in 5" -- a list of innovations with the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. The Next 5 in 5 is based on market and societal trends expected to transform our lives, as well as emerging technologies from IBM's Labs around the world that can make these innovations possible.Read more (Source: IBM)
18 January 2012

IBM sets patent record

IBMIBM has announced announced that it set a new U.S. patent record in 2011, marking the 19th consecutive year that the company has led the annual list of patent recipients. IBM inventors earned a record 6,180 U.S. patents in 2011.More than 8,000 IBMers residing in 46 different U.S. states and 36 countries are responsible for the company's record-breaking 2011 patent tally. IBM inventors who reside outside the U.S. contributed to more than 26% of the company's 2011 patents.Read more(Source: IBM)
18 January 2012

IBM awarded participant status in the European Union Code of Conduct for Data Centers

IBMIBM has been awarded participant status in the European Union Code of Conduct for Data Centers for 27 of our data centers in Europe which represent the largest portfolio of data centers from a single company to receive the recognition. Harry Van Dorenmalen, IBM Europe Chairman:  “The recognition of our commitment and leadership by the EU Code of Conduct is important to us since energy and climate related issues are part of IBM’s long standing corporate commitment to environmental leadership… Read more
18 January 2012

CSR Europe attends the launch of the European Year 2012 on Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations

The European Year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EY2012) will be officially launched on January 18th-19th in Copenhagen (Danish EU Presidency), under the title “Stay active – what does it take?”At the occasion, the EY2012 Coalition – of which CSR Europe is a member - will present its Stakeholders’ Coalition Roadmap. The document gathers a joint commitment to reach the overall goal of creating an Age-Friendly European Union by 2020, including:Creating an inclusive labour market that ensures the participation in paid work of younger and older people,Guaranteeing goods and services that are adapted to the needs of all, Digital inclusion to enable participation in the increasingly ICT-based society as citizens, employees, consumers, service users and carers, friends and family members,The opportunity to actively participate in volunteering, cultural, sport and recreational activities… Read more
18 January 2012

Telefónica seeks your input to enhance 2011 CSR report and improve disclosure of non-financial information

TelefonicaIn an effort to increase transparency and improve the content and format of their 2011 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, Telefónica has recently launched an online survey to find out which topics are of most interest to their stakeholders. In addition to helping the report to reach maximum impact, your contribution will also help Telefónica plan new collaborations and initiatives. A spokesperson from Telefónica encourages CSR professionals to take part in the survey by highlighting that “it is essential to join forces if we are to make progress on the issues that really matter… Read more
17 January 2012

EU Consultation on delivering more sustainable consumption and production

The European Commission wants to gather views and additional information on the possible introduction of EU wide measures related to Sustainable Consumption and Production. The consultation also looks at Green Public Procurement (GPP), the Environmental Footprint of Products (PEF) and the Environmental Footprint of Organisations (OEF). The consultation offers an opportunity to all interested parties to express their views, to give their opinion on the proposed policy options.Read more(Source: European Commission) 
16 January 2012

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