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CSR Europe publish joint brochure on European Year of Active Ageing
In collaboration with the European AGE platform and several other project partners, CSR Europe is delighted to announce the joint publication of a new brochure promoting the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, “2012: Everyone has a role to play.” This brochure is intended to provide an extensive introduction to the European Year 2012 and provide readers with some useful tips of how to get involved. The brochure also outlines some of the objectives on the European Year of Active Ageing 2012:Achieving greater solidarity between generations through active ageing in employmentAchieving greater solidarity between generations through encouraging active ageing in the communityAchieving greater solidarity between generations through promoting independent livingDownload brochure
12 July 2011
respACT welcomes its 200th member
An increasing amount of Austrian companies are pledging themselves to Corporate Social Responsibility. This can only be good news for CSR Europe's Austrian national partner, respACT, who have just announced their 200th member!To read more, download the official press release.(Source: respACT)
11 July 2011
2011 Employability Alliance AWARDS
This year again the European Alliance on Skills for Employability is launching the 2011 Skills for Employability Awards http://www.employabilityalliance.eu/news2.php?id=17 This is the opportunity to celebrate outstanding and effective uses of ICT training and skills development adapted by NGOs to raise employment prospects and improve digital and social inclusion.Awards are opened to organization in the voluntary sector or civil society. The Employability Alliance invite applications in the following three categories:Youth Empowerment through SkillsActive Aging through IT learning Empowering Women through TechnologyApplicants can apply until September 19th… Read more
08 July 2011
Corporate social responsibility is widely supported by emerging countries (despite its ambiguity)
By Michel Doucin, Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has received widespread enthusiasm for some years. Groups of companies throughout the world abide by the United Nations Global Compact (launched by the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan in 1999) and today nearly 6,000 groups are engaged in CSR. In September 2010, the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility was adopted with 93% of the 90 States participating voting in favour through standardization organizations. The United Nations Human Rights Council is currently adopting guidelines for human rights and companies, which are sure to receive a unanimous vote… Read more
08 July 2011
GoldenBee 2020 launched in China
“GoldenBee 2020”was launched at the Sixth International CSR Forum in Beijing in June 2011. “GoldenBee 2020” is inspired by and created in response to the “Enterprise 2020” launched by CSR Europe in October 2010.Through “GoldenBee 2020”, a new platform is built up for Chinese companies to enhance the responsible competitiveness, share their experience, develop collaborative ventures and contribute to the global sustainable development.At the launch, ten GoldenBee Enterprises initiated ten projects focusing the ten identified key issues in CSR field in China, which are: (1) Comprehensive Social Responsibility Management by State Grid Corporation of China, (2) Green Action 2020 by China Southern Power Grid, (3) Sustainable Supply Chain by BASF China, (4) Conservation and Management of Water Resources by CocaCola China, (5) CSR Ecosphere Development by Intel China, (6) Promoting Informationized Society by NEC China, (7) Energy Efficiency Management and Cities' Sustainable Development by EATON China, (8) Agriculture and Food Safty by DuPont China, (9) Action of Caring Peasant-Workers by Flextronics, and (10) Health, Safety and Growth by Guangxi Liugong Group… Read more
06 July 2011
Renault toughens qualifying criteria for eco2 environmental signature
Since 1995, Renault has pursued an environmental policy that seeks to factor in environmental impacts at each stage of a vehicle’s life cycle.The standard-bearer of this environmental drive is the full-electric vehicle, with a range of four cars set to enter the market by mid-2012.To mark the 4th year of its eco2 environmental signature, Renault is toughening up its vehicle qualifying criteria.Renault recently came top of the ranking of companies with the lowest CO2 emissions in the automotive sector compiled by British NGO the Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO)… Read more
06 July 2011
Renault joins the CSR Europe membership network
CSR Europe is delighted to announce that Renault has joined the CSR Europe membership network.Renault was founded in France more than 110 years ago and has always been present in international markets. Today it has over 30 production sites and 18,000 business sites (subsidiaries, dealerships and sub-dealers) in 118 countries.Renault designs, builds and sells a broad range of vehicles including, from 2011, a range of affordable electric vehicles that embody its commitment to the environment… Read more
06 July 2011
Large Companies and Social Entrepreneurs: Together to address the Base Of the Pyramid needs (BoP)
Combining the strengths of business and social entrepreneurs to create new solutions for low-income customers, in the South as in the North!An exclusive IMS study, in partnership with Ashoka FranceLarge companies willing to innovate and address underserved new customers, through BoP strategies... Social entrepreneurs, experimenting viable business models to serve social needs that no one managed to satisfy......A lot of common interests but synergies are still very new and under-explored, with big questions on both sides:What are social entrepreneurs? What are the interests for large companies to collaborate with them? What are the strategic benefits?What can large companies do for ”poor” customers? How can they combine their action with the projects of social entrepreneurs?After the book Et les clients pauvres ? Quand les entrepises s’engagent, IMS, in partnership with Ashoka, investigates the path of partnerships to improve access of poor people to companies’ products and services and looks at the emerging cooperation between large companies and social entrepreneurs… Read more
05 July 2011
Dow’s First-ever Code of Business Conduct for Suppliers Publicly Available
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) recently launched a Code of Business Conduct for Suppliers, as part of its leadership on sustainability and Responsible Care®. Its first-ever Code of Business Conduct for Suppliers, available in multiple languages and publicly posted on Dow.com website (Supplier Information page), reflects Dow’s high expectations for human rights, ethical business practices and environmental performance.The Code clearly articulates the basic principles for supplier conduct when working with Dow… Read more
04 July 2011
The Hellenic Network for CSR takes part in collaborative community activity
During a special event, the Minister of Education Mrs. Anna Diamantopoulou, declared the completion of a graffiti project at the Special Detention Premises for Young Persons in Avlona (50 km. north of Athens).The project was proposed by the principle of the school of the Premises and was implemented by both students of the school and students of the Athens School of Fine Arts. Several drawings covered the 1000 m2 walls and now the inside side of the yards of the Premises do not remind of their grey past… Read more
04 July 2011
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