Member News
Waitrose chief to chair Business in the Community, UK
Business in the Community (BITC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Price, managing director of Waitrose, as its new chairman. Mr Price will officially take over from BITC's current chairman, Sir Stuart Rose, chairman of Marks and Spencer, on 1 January 2011 and will remain in post for three years. Read more (Source: BITC)
17 November 2010
Japanese CSR Colleagues visit CSR Europe
On November 5th a delegation from Kyushu, Japan came to visit the CSR Europe offices. The delegation consisted of around 40 business leaders from the island, from a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, energy and technology. Their visit was intended to explain the work of CSR Europe, and the relations and attitudes of NGOs and the European Commission with regards to CSR in Europe. The meeting was also a chance for CSR Europe to present the Enterprise 2020 initiative to the delegation, allowing us to explain the future activities of CSR Europe and CSR in the European arena… Read more
17 November 2010
Ten years of the Transparent Factory’s “CarGoTram”
Ten years ago, with the "CarGoTram", a new chapter was added to tram history: on 16 November 2000, the unique freight train travelled through Dresden for the first time. Since then, the blue Volkswagen train has been transporting about 420 metric tonnes of automotive parts per day. The forward-looking logistics concept is a decisive element for the environmentally-friendly factory in the "Großer Garten": noise pollution, traffic congestion and emissions have been avoided in Dresden's inner city for a decade now… Read more
16 November 2010
CSR Europe and national partners release an updated guide to CSR in Europe
CSR Europe's network of national partner organisations has released A Guide to CSR in Europe, providing insight into the state of CSR and current trends and priorities in different European countries. Topics covered include national CSR policies and legislation, key drivers of CSR, main organisational actors, and recent developments in various thematic areas including environment, supply chain, human rights, equal opportunities, community engagement, and sustainable products and services. Read more
16 November 2010
Unilever announces plans to decouple future growth from environmental impact
Ambitious plans were announced at the launch of Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan. These plans involve developing new ways of doing business which will ensure that company growth does not come at the expense of the world’s diminishing natural resources. Plans were also announced to help over 1 billion people take action to improve their health and wellbeing, mostly in developing countries, over the next 10 years. Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan sets out over 50 social, economic and environmental targets. Read more (Source: Unilever)
15 November 2010
Cargill sponsors WFP project on malnutrition in India
Cargill has launched a new partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve food security and nutrition in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, where sixty percent of the children are underweight, half have stunted growth and at 69.5 percent the infant mortality rate is among the highest in the country. Cargill has also been working for the past four years with CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, to improve livelihoods in India. The WFP project is one more step in trying to bring the two sides of the prosperity coin in India closer together… Read more
15 November 2010
ArcelorMittal drives automotive innovation with pioneering steel types
ArcelorMittal has unveiled the results of its 'S-in motion' automotive research programme. Developed through direct technical collaboration with leading partners of automotive manufacturers, the S-in motion portfolio comprises a range of over 60 innovative Press-Hardened Steel (PHS) and Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) solutions that can be implemented in vehicles today, delivering direct benefits to both car makers and consumers in terms of weight, safety and efficiency.Manufacturers that implement the lightest solution for each component can save up to 73kg or 19% of the typical vehicle's Body In White (BIW) weight… Read more
12 November 2010
BITC to Launch new 'ways2work' online resource to promote sustainable travel and flexible working
A new online tool to promote sustainable travel and encourage flexible working will be launched in London on 12 November at the annual National Business Travel Network (NBTN) Members' Conference. The ways2work tool is the latest joint initiative from NBTN and Business in the Community (BITC) and represents a key output of this collaboration. NBTN has been part of BITC since October 2009. ways2work has been developed for business by business to increase business efficiency through better ways of working and travelling… Read more
12 November 2010
Dow Becomes First Global Partner of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011)
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) has partnered with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) as the first global partner for the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) in 2011. Designated by the United Nations, IYC is an initiative led by IUPAC and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to celebrate achievements in science and the potential of chemistry to address world challenges through education, innovation and international collaboration… Read more
04 November 2010
Alcatel-Lucent scores a perfect 100 on Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign has awarded Alcatel-Lucent a perfect score of 100 in its Corporate Equality Index for 2011. Alcatel-Lucent are one of 337 major US businesses committed to creating a work place environment that is safe, supportive and offers equal opportunity to its employees who are Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay or Transgendered. This is not the first time that the HRC has recognized Alcatel-Lucent. Read more (Source: Alcatel-Lucent)
03 November 2010
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