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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
Provident Romania wins Golden Award for Excellence in PR
Provident Romania (part of International Personal Finance) recently won the Golden Award for Excellence at the 10th edition of the PR Awards, for their communications campaign around the Family Budget financial education programme. Provident Romania was nominated in two categories, Financial Communication and Communication of Financial Products and Services, and took home the Golden Award in the Financial Communication category.A PR Award is one of the most prestigious PR honours in Romania, with 75 projects shortlisted across 24 categories… Read more
19 November 2012
Novartis receives positive opinion for groundbreaking vaccine to help prevent MenB infections, the leading cause of meningitis in Europe
Meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) disease is easily misdiagnosed, can kill within 24 hours and may cause serious, life-long disabilities[1],[2]Upon approval, Bexsero will be the first and only broad coverage MenB vaccine to help protect all age groups, including infantsAnticipated approval of Bexsero highlights Novartis leadership position in global fight against meningococcal disease Novartis announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion for Bexsero (Meningococcal Group B Vaccine [rDNA, component, adsorbed]) for use in individuals from 2 months of age and older… Read more
19 November 2012
BASF opens new production plant with the aim to drive electromobility in North America
BASF celebrated the grand opening of its new cathode materials production plant in Elyria, Ohio. The materials manufactured at the Elyria plant will be used by BASF’s customers to produce advanced lithium-ion batteries that will propel current and next-generation hybrid and full electric vehicles, helping drive the future of electromobility in North America and around the globe. Construction of the new cathode materials plant required an investment of more than $50 million, which was supported by a $24… Read more
19 November 2012
Orange announces winners of the African Social Venture Prize
Orange has announced the three winners of the African Social Venture Prize during the AfricaCom Awards ceremony held in Cape Town. The three winners will receive financial assistance along with management and technical support from Orange specialists.This is the second edition the Orange African Social Venture Prize has been awarded. The prize aims to support the development of entrepreneurs and start-ups offering solutions that use information and communication technologies (ICT) to meet the needs of people living in Africa… Read more
16 November 2012
CSR Europe’s Enterprise 2020 Summit drawing closer
With only two weeks left to go, CSR Europe is delighted to announce that the preparations for CSR Europe’s first-ever Enterprise 2020 Summit are going well. A high level participation from both business and policy representation is expected, with the objective to align business and policy expectations on CSR.Members can click here to view the final agenda and list of participants. CSR Europe very much looks forward to welcoming all guests in Brussels.In the meantime, please contact Christine Neumann at cn@csreurope.org with any questions that you may have about the event.
15 November 2012
L'Oréal Recognized by Foundation for Social Change as a "Leader of Change"
L’Oréal was honored last week by the Foundation For Social Change with the Leader of Change Award for its creativity and leadership in addressing important social and environmental issues. Presented at the Global Conference for Social Change, hosted by the NYU- Stern School of Business, in conjunction with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the Leaders of Change Award is intended to inspire business to promote environmental stewardship and social responsibility and demonstrate the positive business benefits of sustainability… Read more
15 November 2012
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