CSR Europe News
CSR Europe pre-launches the European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs
On the 28th of January (15:00-16:00 CET), CSR Europe pre-launched the upcoming European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs by means of a webinar, open to all members interested to know more about the direction CSR Europe is taking with this campaign & the opportunities for cross-business partnership.This webinar presented an excellent opportunity to identify how the campaign can help companies tackle pressing issues within their organizations, as well as offer a response to one of the major challenges Europe is facing today… Read more
29 January 2013
Enterprise 2020 Blog: The need for a European Business Campaign on “Skills for jobs”
This month's Enterprise 2020 blog features an article written by CSR Europe's Executive Director, Stefan Crets, who looks at the issue of how large corporations can stimulate economic growth by investing in effective investments in human capital, in skills, in new ways of working and in career development.This blog ties in with the pre-launch webinar to CSR Europe's European Business Campaign on 'Skills for Jobs.' Click here for more information. Please take a moment to read the blog and give your feedback… Read more
24 January 2013
CSR Europe presents HR age management tools at AFMD breakfast debate
An ageing population presents a major challenge to pension systems all over Europe. Unless women and men, as they live longer, also stay longer in employment and save more for their retirement, the adequacy of pensions cannot be guaranteed as the required increase in expenditure would be unsustainable.It was in this context that the French Association of Diversity Managers, AFMD (Association Française des Managers de la Diversité), organized a breakfast meeting on the “Business contribution to active aging: from Commitment to Action” at the premises of GDF SUEZ… Read more
23 January 2013
CSR Europe offers corporate members an opportunity to demonstrate leadership and commitment to CSR
Is your company looking for new approaches to demonstrate and receive recognition for commitment to CSR?If so, sponsorship of the European CSR Award Scheme may be exactly the right opportunity for your organistaion to establish its leadership in CSR. CSR Europe is currently offering the opportunity for two corporate members to become sponsors of the first-ever European CSR Award Scheme - an EU initiative aimed at giving higher visibility to best practice in the field of CSR in Europe.For more information on sponsorship, please contact CSR Europe’s Executive Director Stefan Crets at sc@csreurope… Read more
18 January 2013
European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs – Pre-launch
On the 28th of January (15:00-16:00 CET), CSR Europe will pre-launch the upcoming European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs by means of a webinar, open to all members, partners and other parties that are interested to know more about the direction CSR Europe is taking with this campaign.This webinar will be an excellent opportunity for you to identify how the campaign can help businesses tackle pressing issues within their organizations, as well as offer a response to one of the major challenges Europe is facing today… Read more
17 January 2013
CSR Europe participates in workshop to eradicate child malnutrition
A workshop is being jointly organised by Accenture Development Partnership and BoP Innovation Center, with the contribution of CSR Europe, on February 28th in Herleen, Netherlands (hosted by DSM) in order to define the next steps of Project LaserBeam.Project Laser Beam is a five-year, multi-million dollar public-private partnership that seeks to eradicate child malnutrition. It brings together the expertise of UN agencies with that of Fortune 500 companies, and others in the private sector, to work with local governments and companies to find new solutions to old problems… Read more
17 January 2013
Launch of Member consultation - SKILLS FOR JOBS (European Business Campaign)
During the Enterprise 2020 Summit (29th of November), different players (EU and members) expressed a strong support for CSR Europe to focus its future efforts on the area of skills and employability. CSR Europe has already announced there that one of our core activities for the period 2013-2015 will be the European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs, which will be kicked off at our upcoming General Assembly (17th-18th of April). In 2015, CSR Europe plans to host a new Enterprise 2020 Summit to show the results of this three-year European Business Campaign… Read more
17 January 2013
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CSR Europe's Board of Directors
Dear Members and National Partners,In line with CSR Europe’s By-laws, CSR Europe will hold an election in February in order to renew its Board of Directors. In this respect, CSR Europe is pleased to launch a call for candidates and invite one candidate from your organisation to apply.According to the Statutes adopted by the General Assembly in 2012, 12 seats are allocated to directors from corporate members and 3 seats are allocated to directors from national partner organisation members of the network… Read more
16 January 2013
SAVE THE DATE: Business and Human Rights Workshop – Putting the Ruggie-Framework and the Guiding Principles into Practice, April 15, 2013 in Berlin
econsense and CSR Europe are organising a Business and Human Rights Workshop – Putting the Ruggie-Framework and the Guiding Principles into Practice on April 15, 2013 in Berlin. By directly addressing existing international standards, political guidelines, and regulations, the adoption of the “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights" formulated by Prof. John Ruggie, marks the first time that a framework for business and human rights has been successfully tabled.This move established the UN Guiding Principles as the global standard of practice and spells out the expectations on how companies can prevent negative impacts on human rights and provide access to remedy for victims of business-related abuse… Read more
09 January 2013
CSR Europe welcomes Silvia Ursu to the Membership and Stakeholder Relations team
CSR Europe is delighted to welcome Silvia Ursu in the position of Project Manager as part of the Membership and Stakeholder Relations team. Within this role, Silvia is responsible for the management of the portfolio of member companies in the food and beverage, materials, transport and logistics as well as consumer goods sectors.Silvia joins CSR Europe after four years working at management consulting firm McKinsey & Company where she specialised in Regulatory Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement research and project management… Read more
04 January 2013
