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20 billion Tetra Pak cartons carry FSC™ label as more brands put environmental commitment on display
Tetra Pak announced today that more than 20 billion of its packages sold around the world during 2012 have carried the label of the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC). The label, which was carried on around 8.5 billion Tetra Pak packages in 2010, certifies that the paperboard used for the packaging material comes from responsibly managed forests and other controlled sources.“This is a clearly positive achievement which contributes to protect forests and improve forest management globally,” said Håkan Wirtén, CEO of WWF Sweden… Read more
22 November 2012
Non-financial information to gain stronger influence amongst investors and analyst in decision making
Extra-financial information incorporates a wide range of issues which are likely to have a short, medium or long-term effect on business performance and typically exist beyond the traditional range of variables that are considered as part of investment decision-making processes.The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), commissioned Radley Yeldar to undertake research into how investors and analysts source, use and are influenced by extra- or non-financial information… Read more
22 November 2012
Coca-Cola to empower 5 million women entrepreneurs by 2020
The Coca-Cola Company’s global commitment, 5by20, is to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company’s value chain by 2020. Specifically, that means the small businesses the company works with in over 200 countries around the world. From fruit farmers to artisans, this initiative aims to help women overcome the barriers they face to business success. The Coca-Cola Company is proud to be giving millions of women opportunities to build their businesses, support their families and build their communities, while inspiring more to do the same… Read more
22 November 2012
The Cargill Cocoa Promise strengthens company’s commitment to sustainable cocoa and its support for cocoa farmers and communities
Cargill has strengthened its global commitment to cocoa farmers and to building a sustainable cocoa sector through the Cargill Cocoa Promise. The commitment builds on the company’s work over the past 10 years and reconfirms Cargill’s efforts to grow and sustain cocoa farming communities while meeting the growing global demand for sustainable cocoa beans. The reinforcement of Cargill’s commitment was made at the World Cocoa Conference in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.The Cargill Cocoa Promise reinforces the company’s global commitment to making a difference in three key areas: training cocoa farmers; supporting cocoa farming communities; and investing in the long-term sustainable production of cocoa… Read more
22 November 2012
Business & Society Belgium's practical guide to sustainable purchasing and supply chain management now accessible in English
Business & Society Belgium practical guide to sustainable purchasing and supply chain management is now available in English. This publication is intended to serve as a practical guide that highlights the steps and methods allowing the establishment of successful sustainable purchasing strategy.In the first part, the guide addresses the following questions: Why is a sustainable procurement policy important? What are the major challenges to overcome in order to ensure sustainability of a purchasing policy and, more generally, of the management of the value chain? In the second part, Business and Society Belgium invites you to discover 10 steps to help your company manage your procurement chain and purchases in a responsible manner… Read more
21 November 2012
Enterprise 2020 Blog: In the presence of Kings: The Practicality of Ethics Management
This month's Enterprise 2020 blog features an article written by ANTHONY SMITH-MEYER, Editor-in-Chief of a new Journal of Business Compliance, who explores the meaning, purpose and impact of Ethics Management and its relationship to the values of Sustainability, as applied to the financial sector in particular. This blog is based on a recent Workshop organised by CSR Europe, together with BNP Paribas Fortis, EABIS and CSR Europe's National Parnter - Business and Society Belgium: Best Practice Ethics Management: Integrating values within your organisationYou can view the blog by clicking the following link: http://www… Read more
21 November 2012
Téléfonica presents guide to address child labour risks in the corporate supply chain at UN headquarters
Téléfonica has delivered a tool to United Nations in order to promote its dissemination. The extension of the guidance to Latin American companies will be conducted through the Local Global Compact Networks and Regional Center for Latin America and the Caribbean. Movistar, Ecopetrol and Ingenio Mayagüez are currently implementing pilot schemes following the methodology.Telefónica has delivered a new guide to help companies evaluate and manage the impacts of child labour on business activities… Read more
20 November 2012
Nestlé boosts nutrition education for women and teenagers in Aboriginal communities in Australia
Nestlé is teaching women and teenagers in Aboriginal communities in Australia the value of nutrition expertise and healthy eating education through a new initiative.The ‘Aboriginal Youth Development Programme’ is working with aboriginal girls aged 11-18 and their mothers across the country educating them on balanced diets, the benefits of exercise and culinary hygiene.As part of the project, a number of initiatives are to be expanded over the next year including the ‘Mother Daughter Nutrition Programme’, school based traineeships, training and development, youth centre volunteering and mentoring… Read more
20 November 2012
Unilever's hygiene brand Domestos breaking the taboo of the loo
Unilever, through its leading hygiene brand Domestos announced new initiatives to raise awareness for the global sanitation crisis. ‘Toilets for Health’, a white paper by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Domestos, gives new insights in the sanitation crisis. In Ho Chi Minh City the first Domestos Toilet Academy was opened and in London an interactive statue ‘The Public Toilet’ was revealed. The United Nations has declared access to sanitation a basic human right, yet almost a third of the world’s population suffer from a lack of access to improved sanitation… Read more
20 November 2012
Coca-Cola increases conservation support for world's largest forest
The Coca-Cola Company and the Sustainable Amazonas Foundation (FAS) today announced the expansion of their partnership focused on the economic development and conservation of Amazonian preservation reserves. The expansion's objective – which includes financial support of US $1.3 million – is to invest in programs that support income generation and conservation in the Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve. By 2017, Coca-Cola Brazil will have invested over US$ 13 million in FAS programs… Read more
20 November 2012
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