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Vattenfall publishes sustainability-integrated report
Vattenfall has now released its 'Annual report including Sustainability report 2012', which details not only the expenditures and future predictions for the enterprise but also the steps it is taking to reach sustainability goals.Sustainability is featured prominently in the report, which draws upon seven focus areas of the environment, business ethics, anti-corruption, human rights, working conditions, diversity and gender equality. Each area has been thoroughly reviewed after which objectives were set for the coming years… Read more
28 March 2013
Volkswagen ranked Germany's most attractive employer
Volkswagen's commitment to its workforce was highlighted recently when the car manufacturer was ranked as Germany's most attractive employer. This was the result of a wide-ranging survey of roughly 13,000 people throughout 17 sectors conducted by Focus news magazine and the Xing professional career network.The survey was staged in two parts. Covering 820 companies, the first part involved a broad collection of data from sources such as interviews, internet reviews and awards. The second part involved a broad survey, which filtered the number of companies down to a shortlist of 379… Read more
28 March 2013
IRDO holds 8th international conference on CSR
More than 160 participants and speakers from 15 countries attended the Insitute for the Development of Social Responsibility's (IRDO) 8th international conference on 13 March in Maribor, Slovenia. The event focused on "social responsibility and current challenges 2013: education and communication for social responsibility."The conference incorporated a range of different organisations and institutions, including CSR Europe, who presented the attendees with an introduction to CSR Europe's work and new campaigns… Read more
28 March 2013
ArcelorMittal holds third successful stakeholder conference in Liberia
On 27 and 28 February, ArcelorMittal held its third annual stakeholder conference in Gbarnga, Bong County, Liberia. The dialogue drew 70 people including representatives from the local media, judiciary and government as well as the mining company's suppliers and contractors, who voiced their concerns and engaged in discussions on a wide range of topics.ArcelorMittal is the only company that has put in place annual stakeholder engagement discussions in the West African country. Out of the many issues raised in the dialogue, a key development is the need for both "a stakeholder issues matrix to guide future engagement, and a summary of proceedings and follow-up recommendations… Read more
27 March 2013
'GreenFuture' strategy to ramp up ŠKODA's sustainability measures
As part of its Growth Strategy 2018, ŠKODA has initiated a 'GreenFuture' campaign, which aims to use 25 percent less resources in its production, reduce energy and water use throughout the business and drive innovation to develop cleaner and more efficient vehicles.410m Euros have been invested in ŠKODA's sustainability operations since 1991, producing a significant increase in efficiency in many processes such as its new press line in Mlada Boleslav, which requires "15 percent less energy than comparable older facilities and is able to temporarily store energy not needed at the time… Read more
27 March 2013
Centre for Sustainability and Excellence holds roundtable in Dubai
On 13 March, the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) held a successful roundtable exploring "How to Measure and Communicate the Social Envrionmental Impacts of your Initiatives." The roundtable drew distinguished guests to showcase best practice examples and introduce new strategic methodologies and tools.The occasion further spurred on the CSR movement in the region as government representatives and businesses were advised on how to "enhance their business strategies through CSR frameworks"… Read more
22 March 2013
Microsoft widens its transparency with first Law Enforcement Requests Report
In response to increasing public interest about law enforcement requests and as part of its wider transparency goals, Microsoft has published its first Law Enforcement Requests Report covering all occurences in 2012. The report encompasses many well-known Microsoft platforms such as Hotmail, Outlook, SkyDrive and Xbox LIVE. The company has also made pains to produce a detailed report, which provides figures available for users to analyse and reproduce.As well as releasing the number of law enforcement requests that were made, Microsoft has also described the nature of these requests in terms of what details were released, for example the subject line of an email in Outlook or a picture stored on SkyDrive… Read more
22 March 2013
CSR Europe delivers its first ever Stakeholder dialogue on Business and Human Rights
In its continuous effort to improve the Management of Complaints Assessment (MOC-A) tool, which was developed in a cooperation with some of its members, CSR Europe invited key actors from NGOs, labour unions, corporate companies, the European Commission and other experts to participate in a stakeholder dialogue on Business and Human Rights.The purpose of the meeting was to present the tool, gather feedback and define the next steps.The MOC-A tool allows companies to assess and benchmark their existing processes against the 8 UN effectiveness criteria for grievance mechanisms… Read more
21 March 2013
Western Union tackling social exclusion in Haiti through delivery of its services and technology
Western union, in a successful social venture with the government of Haiti, improves delivery of services to citizens of this island country, which still struggles to recover after 2010 eartquake and effects of Hurricane Tomas.The Western Union service will enable parents with school-age children, university students and senior citizens to access government and emergency payments at more than 600 Western Union Agent locations across Haiti. Future plans may include offering a wider array of pay-out options including: bank accounts, mobile phones or prepaid cards… Read more
21 March 2013
EC introductory guide on human rights for SMEs now available in 28 languages
The European Commission (EC) has now published its existing introductory guide on human rights for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in 28 languages. As well as all EU languages, the guide has been translated into Croatian, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish and Ukrainian.The EC's guide aims to transform the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights into concrete advice for SMEs, which will allow them to integrate human rights mechanisms throughout their operations, whether in addressing employees' concerns or the standards of their supply chains… Read more
19 March 2013
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