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EU takes final step in adopting Energy Efficiency Directive

EU ministers yesterday (4 October) placed the last piece of the 20-20-20 climate puzzle, agreed in 2007, by throwing their weight behind the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive.The directive is the last piece of legislation out of a suite of three which came as a result of the March 2007 EU summit, when member states had struck an agreement on a 20% energy efficiency target by 2020, together with a 20% renewable energy target and a 20% CO2 reduction target.Despite the European Parliament giving an overwhelmingly positive vote on the directive in the plenary on 11 September, EU officials were still not celebrating its adoption until this final Council vote, EurActiv understands… Read more
05 October 2012

AXA and IPSOS publish survey on individual perceptions of climate risk

AXA GroupAn international opinion poll of unprecedented scope and scale reveals that the world's populations share many of the same worries and beliefs about climate change. Commissioned by AXA, the research conducted by the IPSOS firm shows that there is a clear global consensus for taking collective action to reduce the impact of climate risks.Is climate change already impacting the day-to-day lives of people around the globe? What concerns has it raised? Do these worries differ from one region to another?By questioning more than 13,000 people over the age of 18, in 13 countries* in Europe, Asia and America, the online study initiated by AXA provides new insights into the current state of public opinion on climate change… Read more
05 October 2012

tve (Television for the Environment) to host first corporate sustainability film awards

tve (Television for the Environment) will be hosting its first corporate sustainability film awards on 18th October 2012 at the prestigious BAFTA headquarters in Piccadilly, London. tve want to see the Awards become hallmarks for companies who are using film to share innovative sustainability ideas, inspiring change for a greener, fairer world; and acknowledging the invaluable work carried out by companies championing sustainability worldwide. Inspirational figures in the sustainability sector, film production, and not for profit joined yesterday ‘s guest judging panel to share their expertise and experience, including Karin Laljani, MD of Corporate Citizenship… Read more
05 October 2012

Challenges and opportunities faced by companies highlighted in the webinar on Monitoring Auditing Suppliers beyond Tier 1

On 2 Oct 2012, in the framework of the collaborative project on SSC, BHR, CSR Europe held a webinar focusing on Monitoring/ Auditing Suppliers beyond Tier 1. Co-hosted by CSR Europe and the UN Global Compact, the webinar served to highlight the challenges and opportunities companies face in addressing their 2-3 Tier and beyond.The call brought together participants from 25 companies and 8 National Partner Organizations, who gathered insights from the experience presented by a number of companies and organizations, including CSR Europe’s members Nestle and Titan Group… Read more
04 October 2012

CSR Europe's Active Ageing webinars identified next steps for the Enterprise 2020 collaborative project

In the framework of the Enterprise 2020 collaborative project “the business contribution to active ageing”, co-lead by GDF Suez and Intel as well as AGE Platform Europe, the last two webinars in the series of four took place on September 24th on a) "HR Age Management strategies: Business and Policy Recommendations", (b) "Inclusive Products and Services: Business Solutions".The purpose of these webinars was to present the project's current status and next steps as well as the structure of CSR Europe's publications and preliminary results… Read more
04 October 2012

Inclusive business models and best practices mapped out at CSR Europe’s workshop

On September 27th, around 50 participants from 18 businesses and 20 public organizations (GIZ, BMZ, USAid and UNDP among others) attended this session. This time participants were invited to look into good approaches with regards to (1) Market insight: consumer and market understanding; (2) Governance & Strategy: understand hybrid partnerships developmentA dynamic debate on the role of public donors in supporting Inclusive Business Models for low-income markets introduced some of the key challenges that will be further elaborated at the CSR Europe´s High Level Panel at the European Development Days (16-17th October)… Read more
04 October 2012

Microsoft announces expansion of the Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program

MicrosoftAs part of the recently announced Microsoft YouthSpark initiative - which aims to create opportunities for 300 million youth around the world - Microsoft is announcing the expansion of the Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program, which directly addresses the shortage of Computer Science teachers with a novel and highly successful approach.The TEALS program recruits, mentors, and places high-tech professionals into schools that are struggling to provide strong computer science offerings on their own… Read more
04 October 2012

EACA launches "This is my future" - innovative campaign to support young entrepreneurs in Europe

The European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA), representing 85% of the 88 billion euros of advertising placed annually in Europe, has announced a major pan-European campaign aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs. The service will launch in March 2013 in key European markets (UK, Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain) with plans to expand across Europe in subsequent years."This is my future" intends to inspire 500,000 new start-up businesses over the next three years. Based on the average "value added" per micro-business, this would deliver a gross added value of 33 million euros and nearly two million employed positions to the EU… Read more
04 October 2012

Nurturing Europe’s spirit of innovation -EVCA Autumn Briefing explores the changes in policy and mindset for the benefit of future competitiveness and economic growth

The Autumn issue of EVCA-Briefings -Bright Sparks: nurturing Europe's spirit of innovation- explores the changes in policy and mindset that we believe are necessary for venture capital, and in turn Europe’s innovation ecosystem to thrive – for the benefit of future competitiveness and economic growth.Innovation is widely viewed as the primary driver of economic growth. Venture capital is key for providing the funding and commercial skills that grow ideas into great businesses; investors in venture capital funds provide high-risk finance for promising entrepreneurs and early stage businesses with the aim of creating world-class companies… Read more
04 October 2012

EU commissioner for Internal Market Michel Barnier launches four growth drivers for 'Single Market Act II'

The European Commission yesterday (3 October) presented a new recipe to improve the functioning of the internal market with a focus on job-creation and growth in its Single Market Act II plan.Despite its introduction 20 years ago, the EU's Single Market hasn't been fulfilled and needs revamping as it is still seen by the Commission as a central element of the European growth agenda and a way to get out of the current economic crisis. From 1992 to 2008 the Single Market generated 2.77 million new jobs and added 2… Read more
04 October 2012

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