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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
Randstad launches report on flexible labour and employment
A report entitled Flexibility@Work 2013, which was commissioned by world-leading recruitment agency Randstad, reveals that the prevalence of agency workers is increasing across the globe, with the phenomenon making a noticeable and novel impact in certain markets.While the proportion of agency workers in the labour force increased across the board year-on-year in 2011, many major economies where the trend is established are continuing to recover from a lull motivated by financial crises.For more information, please click here… Read more
06 June 2013
CSR Europe seeks participants for Management of Complaints Assessment tool
To address the need to enhance the internal process of dealing with complaints and the need to illustrate the practical application of the 8 UN Guiding Principles, CSR Europe has developed the Management of Complaints Assessment (MOC-A) tool.To collect more information of company practice and further refine the MOC-A tool, CSR Europe invites interested companies to participate in an individual assessment of their mechanism for addressing complaints.Through this assessment you will receive:A benchmark analysis evaluating company performance against the 8 effectiveness criteria and their corresponding process requirements, which allows to identify areas for improvementIndividual benchmark graphics that provide position against peersThe assessment tool is a key part of CSR Europe's Business and Human Rights campaign…
06 June 2013
Novo Nordisk publish first digital sustainability magazine
Novo Nordisk has recently launched its new digital sustainability magazine. The 'TBL Quarterly' will bring to life Novo Nordisk's approach to sustainable business through articles, videos and graphics. As well as an online PDF version, the healthcare company will also incorporate the magazine into an iPad app.The first issue focuses on Novo Nordisk's operations in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, where it is making considerable efforts to expand the access to diabetes treatment across the countries… Read more
06 June 2013
Intel wins 2013 Anita Borg "Top Company for Technical Women" award
Intel has won the Top Company for Technical Women Award, which is bestowed by the Anita Borg Institute. The award recognises companies that demonstrate measurable forward progress in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women at all levels in both management and individual contributor pathways.Intel has worked hard to retain technical women and enjoys one of the lowest voluntary turnover rates among technical women, holding steady at only 2% over the last three years. Intel has had a commitment to foster diversity for many years, and has developed a portfolio of strong programs and best practices to attract, develop and promote technical women… Read more
06 June 2013
Volkswagen supports WorldSkills 2013
On 29 May 2013, Volkswagen signed a cooperation agreement with WorldSkills International in support of their 2013 competition. As part of its commitment to training future generations, the automotive giant will contribute to the to the car painting and automobile technology categories in the competition.Taking place on 2-7 July at the Leipzig Trade Fair exhibition centre, the scheme is designed to engage young people with vocational education and inspire them in their future careers. Volkswagen will be provide tools and equipment for the young competitors to use in their challenge… Read more
06 June 2013
First edition of CSR+D Network newsletter published
The European Network for corporate social responsibility & disability (CSR+D) has distributed its first edition of four-monthly publication providing up-to-date information on how the network and its partners have been progressing.The first edition included the following highlights:Since February 2012, the CSR+D European Network has formed part of the Enterprise 2020 initiative, led by CSR Europe with the support of the European Commission.ONCE Foundation and Telefónica, with the support of CSR Europe, organised a webinar on CSR+D Indicators, developed as part of this project, with the participation of over 20 stakeholders from all over Europe… Read more
05 June 2013
Cargill launches poultry farming mentorship programme in Indonesia
Cargill has launched a poultry farming mentorship program that provides hands-on training to high school students. Students from SMK Agri Insani, a vocational school in Indonesia, will be the first to benefit from this 90-day program on how to develop and manage poultry farms.As part of the program, Cargill has donated a fully-equipped teaching farm stocked with 500 chickens to the school, where Cargill experts will mentor students in modern breeding techniques. Students are also tutored in farm business management, where they learn skills such as profit and loss calculation, feed efficiency and capital management… Read more
05 June 2013
Novo Nordisk and Malaysian Ministry of Health to improve pre-pregnancy health
On 24 May Novo Nordisk and the Ministry of Health in Malaysia signed a memorandum of understanding, which marks official regonition of the 'Jom Mama' project. Aimed at preventing diabetes through pre-pregnancy health programmes, Jom Mama was launched 2012 by Novo Nordisk along with the Steno Diabetes Center Denmark, the University of Southampton UK and the University of Witwatersand Johannesburg.In response to research, which indicates a link between a mother's health before and during pregnancy and her child's risk of developing diabetes later in life, the project will focus on gathering more evidence to see how a targeted programme might best address the link… Read more
05 June 2013
Intel publishes 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report
Intel has released its 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report, detailing the progress of the goals set as aprt of the company's embedded corporate responsibility structure.Key highlights include:Intel continued to be the largest voluntary purchaser of green power in the U.S., according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and received the EPA’s Sustained Excellence in Green Power Award;Employees were empowered to give back to their communities through the Intel Involved program, resulting in more than 1 million hours of service in 2012;Intel's education transformation strategy was advanced by developing new technology solutions, and reached 7 million students through the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public;The launch of the “Girl Rising” film and 10x10 social action campaign, sponsored by Intel, which highlight the importance of investing in the education of girls and women to advance economic opportunity;Details from the Supplier Sustainability Leadership Summit in China, which brought together executives from our top suppliers, government officials, leading NGOs, the media, and academics; andThe success of Intel's goal to manufacture a microprocessor that is “conflict-free” for tantalum; Intel was one of the first companies to set public goals related to “conflict minerals… Read more
05 June 2013
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