CSR Europe News
CSR Europe participates in European Health Forum in Gastein
On 5 October 2012, Christine Neumann, Project Manager Membership & Stakeholder Relations of CSR Europe participated in a Panel Discussion on Health Literacy and also presented the current status and future developments of CSR Europe’s Enterprise 2020 Collaborative Project on Health Literacy at the European Health Forum in Bad Hofgastein (Austria).This Health Literacy Panel Meeting was organised by Maastricht University, sponsored by CSR Europe, GE Healthcare and MSD and supported by the European Patients’ Forum and the Standing Committee of European Doctors and gathered speakers from the European Commission, the European Parliament and other health-related stakeholders and industry representatives… Read more
18 October 2012
CSR Europe participates in CSR dialogue between Canada and the European Union
Stefan Crets, Executive Director of CSR Europe joined the Canada’s largest public relations consulting firm, NATIONAL Public Relations, for its first business breakfast in Montreal on the topic of CSR in Canada and the European Union. The event, which attracted many senior executives of corporations and organizations who are well acquainted with crucial CSR issues, is part of a process aimed at sparking constructive dialogue on CSR between Canadian companies and their European counterparts… Read more
18 October 2012
Enterprise 2020 Blog: CSR and Transparency – the strategic value of assessing non-financial performance
This month's Enterprise 2020 blog features an article written by CSR Europe's Board Director, Michel Bande, Senior Vice President Sustainable Development, Solvay, who highlights the strategic value for companies to assess their non-financial performance. You can view the blog by clicking the following link: http://www.enterprise2020.org/csr-and-transparency-the-strategic-value-of-assessing-non-financial-performance/Please take a moment to read the blog and give your feedback… Read more
16 October 2012
CSR Europe congratulates Presidents of the European Council, Commission and Parliament on reception of Nobel Prize for Peace
CSR Europe was delighted to learn that the European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Peace. CSR Europe is particularly delighted to see that the Norwegian Nobel Committee emphasizes the role of the European Union in further strengthening democracy and the advancement of human rights. From a business perspective these qualities are an essential condition for the further advancement of sustainable growth in Europe and beyond. CSR Europe's Presdient, Etienne Davignon, and Executive Director, Stefan Crets, congratulated the Presidents of the European Council, Commission and Parliament for this milestone recognition by official letter… Read more
16 October 2012
CSR Europe to host High Level Panel at the European Development Days on Wednesday 17th of October
CSR Europe will be holding a high level panel on Inclusive Business Models at the European Development Days on Wednesday 17th of October at 11:00-12:30 CET. The panel is organized in the framework of an Enterprise 2020 collaborative project “Inclusive Business Models. Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth at the Base of the Pyramid”.The European Development Days are renowned as Europe's premier forum on development and international affairs. The objective of CSR Europe’s High Level Panel is to provide a series of key recommendations to the European Commission on how EU policy can support business innovation and partnerships targeting the base of the pyramid as consumers, producers and distributors… Read more
15 October 2012
CSR Europe attends World Forum Convergences 2015
From the 19th - 21st September, the World Forum brought together over 4,000 professionals and key actors from the public, private and solidarity-based sectors committed to the fight against poverty.The role of companies in fighting poverty in developing countries was discussed in detail under the moderation of CSR Europe’s Project Manager Sarah Dekkiche. Panelists to the session of 150 participants included Bernard Saincy, Director for Corporate Responsibility at GDF Suez; Ibrahim Slaoui, Président of Mafoder; Flavio Bassi, Director of Ashoka South Africa and Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot - Educational, Director of the Master « Sustainable Development » at HEC Paris… Read more
09 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
CSR Europe welcomes new Directors to the CSR Europe Board of Directors
At the Board Meeting on the 24th of September, both Vanina Laurent-Ledru (MSD) and Eckhard Koch (BASF) expressed their wish to resign from the Board and subsequently proposed to be replaced by two senior colleagues from within their respective companies. In this context, the Board confirmed the nomination of Ms. Karin Bernadotte Executive Director Public Policy Europe/Canada (MSD) an Mr. Thorsten Pinkepak, head of corporate sustainability relations (BASF) as new Board Directors. The Board expresses their gratitude to the leaving Board Directors for their work, dedication and support given to the organisation in the last 18 months and CSR Europe wishes them both all the best for their future career… Read more
04 October 2012
