CSR Europe News
Business and Human Rights Workshop held in Berlin
On April 15, 2013, in the framework of CSR Europe's project on Business and Human Rights, CSR Europe and econsense held the Business and Human Rights Workshop – Putting the Ruggie-Framework and the Guiding Principles into Practice.The workshop took place in Berlin and focused on exchange company practices around the topics of:Internal Human Rights TrainingsHuman Rights Due DiligenceCompany mechanisms for addressing human rights complaintsHuman Rights in the Supply ChainThe event convened more than 80 participants from around 60 companies and the positive response of the participants showed once more how important more clarity about the baseline expectations of the Ruggie-Framework and the UN Guiding Principles is in order to achieve their effective practical implementation… Read more
07 May 2013
CSR Europe publishes 'Rethinking Careers' report
In response to the changing demographic of European society, CSR Europe has produced a report bringing together some of the key facts and analysing the way that human resources processes can be improved in order to deal with these issues over the mid-term.For companies, the current economic climate and the increase in the age of the European population bring a number of new challenges for thier human resources, career-development and workforce planning, who must assess:How to deal with a shrinking and ageing workforceWhether they will face labour shortages in the near futureThe likelihood of a loss of knowledge when baby-boomers leave the companyHow to handle an older workforce in terms of productivity, labour costWhether 40-45 year long careers are really possible and whether they are equipped to turn these into a competitive advantageThe report is the outcome of a two-year collaborative project that CSR Europe initiated within the framework of its Enterprise 2020 initiative… Read more
25 April 2013
European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs off to flying start
CSR Europe’s new European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs was successfully initiated last week as participants showed their interest in and contributed ideas to a wide range of exciting new projects, making the event a fantastic start to this promising new campaign.Those unable to attend can get up to speed on the event’s activities via our press release and discover more details on the campaign via the dedicated web page.Special thanks also go out to our sponsors Huawei and hosts GDF Suez.
25 April 2013
CSR Europe Members elect new Board of Directors
In February 2013, CSR Europe encouraged all its members to submit their application to become part of the Board of Directors as well as to cast their vote in the subsequent election of the Board. As a result of that, 3 corporate members and one National Partner Organisations became new members of the Board. In addition to that, 9 corporate members and two National Partner Organisations were re-elected. See the complete list of Board of Directors below. Chairmanship of the Board will be elected in a due course… Read more
23 April 2013
CSR Europe’s draft report Company Mechanisms for Addressing Human Rights Complaints enters consultation stage
This report aims to equip companies with a “practical reference” and to give an indication of the process requirements for an effective company grievance mechanism in two key stages. Firstly, the report provides a practical interpretation of the 8 effectiveness criteria for grievance mechanisms laid out in Principles 31 of the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights. Secondly, it detail show a number of companies address complaints from employees and communities impacted by their business operations… Read more
10 April 2013
CSR Europe's pan European movement grows even stronger as UPJ joins the network
CSR Europe is proud to welcome the 37th National Partner Organisation to its network! Founded in 1996, UPJ (Germany) supports companies to introduce and implement responsible business practice not only in the community, but also in the marketplace, the environment and the workplace, as a contribution towards sustainable development and as a source of competitive advantage. UPJ has currently 36 business members including large companies and SMEs. Moreover UPJ runs a national network of 28 local non for profit broker organisations all over Germany to spread CSR, offers best practice and information sharing, provides consulting services, and runs innovative programmes in cooperation with national government, the European Commission and foundations as well as other local, national and international partners from business, society and public authorities… Read more
09 April 2013
Expert Meeting on HR Management strategies: How to deal with an ageing workforce
In the framework of the project “the business contribution to active ageing” co-lead by GDF Suez, Intel and AGE Platform Europe, an analysis of the challenges and opportunities associated with age management was undertaken. The age management model and related business tendencies and best practices that resulted from the study are being put together in a publication to be published in April and made available at our General Assembly on 18 April. Key experts from businesses (e… Read more
28 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
European CSR Award Scheme moving to selection stage
Throughout the majority of the European CSR Award Scheme participating countries, the call for entries are closing and the selection stage has begun. A call for entries is still open, however, in Kosovo, Montenegro, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.All national winners of the first ever pan-European award scheme will be celebrated on 25th June 2013 in Brussels. For the entry closing dates in respective countries visit the European Award Scheme website(Source: European CSR Award Scheme)
13 March 2013
Update from former CSR Europe interns Deap Khambay and Daniel Saunders
CSR Europe is delighted to inform you of some exciting career developments with two former CSR Europe interns.Firstly, former Services Intern Deap Khambay is now self employed as a CSR consultant and at the same time has set up her own nonprofit organisation www.generationsofwisdom.com – a platform for inspired young changemakers' voices to be heard and supported through a process of dialogue, collaboration and action.Secondly, we are pleased to announce that former Communications Intern, Daniel Saunders, has recently moved to CSR Europe’s member Arcelor Mittal, where he will continue to work on CSR communications for the company… Read more
22 February 2013
