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CSR Europe addresses letter to Presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament

On 1 March, Viscount  Davignon, President of CSR Europe and Celia Moore,  Chair of the Board of Directors, addressed a letter to the three  Presidents Barroso (European Commission), Van Rompuy (European Council) and Schultz (European Parliament). The aim of the letter was to: Communicate CSR Europe’s response to the 3rd renewed strategy on CSR 2011-2014,Welcome the reference to Enterprise 2020 as a good example of business leadership that is particularly relevant to EU Policy Objectives,Communicate CSR Europe’s commitment to ensure a stronger focus on the innovation dimension of CSR… Read more
02 March 2012

Cargill reaffirms support for the Antinea Foundation’s efforts to raise awareness and understanding of marine conservation issues

CargillCargill is continuing its sponsorship of the Antinea Foundation and their project - The Changing Oceans Expedition.  Antinea, a Geneva-based foundation registered in 2007, operates as an international non-profit organisation which aims to reconcile the health of the global marine environment with the practicalities of human activities in relation to the world’s oceans.The foundation focuses its efforts on three fields of activity: science, communication and outreach. The Changing Oceans Expedition aims to visit up to 100 of the most important marine eco-regions around the globe over a 10-year timeframe… Read more
01 March 2012

Panasonic Eco Picture Diary Global Contest Ceremony & Press Event at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

PanasonicOn February 8th Panasonic Corporation held the award ceremony of the 'Eco Picture Diary Global Contest' which Panasonic has been promoting with the aim to raise awareness of environmental issues and eco actions among the next generation. National winners of the contest attended the ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The Grand Prix has been awarded to the Eco Picture Diary of Ms Jeamyma Pazsa Natasuarna from Indonesia.The 'Eco Picture Diary Contest' is a program developed globally as part of "Panasonic kids school" - Panasonic's next generation promotion support activity and education program, which gives the children the opportunity to learn about environmental issues and to think about eco action ideas to protect our planet in an easy-to-understand and playful way… Read more
01 March 2012

Business & Society Belgium organises ENGAGE City programme

The ENGAGE Key Cities program provides a worldwide collaborative opportunity for business and community partners to positively impact a specific city. Several companies join forces to develop a common programme of employee engagement with the community in order to achieve a bigger impact and a more sustainable model for such an engagement. The ENGAGE Brussels programme aims at creating long term impact for the youth in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Discover Your Talent is one of the ENGAGE projects in Brussels… Read more
01 March 2012

Spanish Minister of Finance meets top executives of Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad partners

Top executives of the twenty-two Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad partners met on Wednesday for the Annual General Assembly of the institution to analyze the activities of 2011 and to delineate the strategic lines for this year. As well, it had been defined the followings subject matters to address the future projects: responsible procurement, environmentally responsible consumption, diversity management, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, corporate responsibility in SMEs, ICT impact on sustainability and corporate volunteering… Read more
29 February 2012

Centre for CSR Development (Ukraine) launches International Transparency Index - statistics on Denmark now available

The Transparency Index was developed by the Israeli company Beyond Business and was launched in 2009. The Index assesses the company’s website viewed as a main source of information for company’s stakeholders. Since January 2012 Beyond Business (Israel) and Centre for CSR Development (Ukraine) have partnered in launching The International Transparency Index. In 2012 Top 25 companies from 25 countries will be assessed. In January 2012 twenty five (25) largest companies in Denmark, publicly traded on the Copenhagen stock exchange, were reviewed… Read more
29 February 2012

Farmer training launched in Ghana as part of the Cargill Sustainable Cocoa Program

CargillCargill’s cocoa & chocolate business – in close cooperation with the Ghana Cocoa Board – is expanding its Cargill Sustainable Cocoa Program with the launch of an extensive four year commitment to farmer training in Ghana.The training will be delivered in partnership with Ghanaian licensed cocoa buying company Akuafo Adamfo and the non-governmental organization Solidaridad West Africa. This program aims to train 15,000 farmers and support cocoa farming communities over the next four years in the Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana.Read more (Source: Cargill) 
28 February 2012

BASF wins award for integrated reporting

BASFBASF has published an integrated corporate report since 2007. BASF’s first environmental report was published in 1988 and its first corporate report containing economic, environmental and social topics in 2003. BASF’s 2010 Report, which documents the company’s economic, environmental and social performance, was honored with an Award by Germany’s Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and future e.V. BASF’s integrated approach to reporting is a response to greater demands for transparency and information. Read more (Source: BASF)  
28 February 2012

Hitachi organises a second successful stakeholder dialogue with CSR Europe

HitachiOn 23rd February, Hitachi's CSR and business development teams were joined by 15 smart community experts at a stakeholder dialogue in Brussels, hosted by CSR Europe. The event was themed 'Creating Smart Communities; going beyond technological solutions' and attendees included acedemics, businesses, consultants and representatives from the Euroepan Commission. Michinaga Kohno, Senior Chief Engineer, Smart City Business Management Division from Hitachi Ltd, started by outlining Hitachi's smart community activities… Read more
28 February 2012

BASF beats green 2020 goals nearly nine years early

BASFChemical giant BASF has extended its 2020 emissions and energy efficiency targets, after beating both goals nine years ahead of schedule. The company's latest sustainability report shows a 35 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per metric ton of sales product compared to 2002, 10 per cent above its original 2020 ambition.The company credited the deep cuts on improvements to production processes, while also reporting that its use of combined heat and power technologies helped improve energy efficiency 2… Read more
27 February 2012

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