Member News
Pledge of $150m to fight neglected diseases
Six pharmaceutical companies and several governments have pledged more than $150m in medicines and funding over five years to tackle some of the most neglected diseases, the Financial Times reports. The debilitating illnesses – including leprosy, lymphatic filariasis and sleeping sickness – affect 1 billion of the world’s poorest people, place a burden on health services, stunt children’s education and hinder economic development. A report issued by the World Health Organisation argues that several of the 17 diseases identified could be eliminated by 2020 by increased distribution of simple medicines… Read more
15 October 2010
Dow awarded National Safety Council's highest achievement in EH&S standards and performance
The Dow Chemical Company has been awarded with the National Safety Council's international Robert W. Campbell Award, given at the opening session of the NSC 2010 Congress & Expo, the world's largest annual safety and health conference. The award recognizes a company that upholds Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) as a key business value and clearly links measurable achievement in EH&S performance to productivity and profitability. Dow is the ninth company - and the first chemical company ever - to earn this prestigious award from the US National Safety Council… Read more
15 October 2010
Bank of America invests $130 million in nonprofits across U.S.
As part of an ongoing effort to stimulate economic vitality in communities across the United States, Bank of America has announced more than $20 million in funding and training to nonprofits nationwide through its Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, bringing the bank's total commitment to $130 million since 2004. The initiative, now in its seventh year, aims to help hundreds of nonprofits improve their long-term viability and bolster leadership strength, retain and hire new staff, and extend the depth and reach of their services… Read more
15 October 2010
Volkswagen Group extends its environmental objectives
Energy management system introduced: The Volkswagen Group has anchored the steady reduction of energy consumption as a further objective in its internal environment policy. To meet this objective, the company will be gradually integrating an efficient energy management system in its existing environmental management process. The Volkswagen Group is seeking to become the ecologically leading automotive group by 2018. Signed off in 1995, the Volkswagen Group's environment policy is the framework for the environmental activities of the brands and companies… Read more
13 October 2010
Volkswagen Group opens training academy in India
Volkswagen is strengthening its commitment in India: The Group has opened its training academy in Pune. The academy provides training for apprentices, employees and dealers from all Group brands and production plants in India. The inauguration was attended by Lower Saxony’s Minister President David McAllister, who visited the new Volkswagen plant in Pune accompanied by a 50-member delegation. The Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, also welcomed Mukesh Malhotra, President of the regional Chamber of Commerce, to the inauguration… Read more
13 October 2010
Office Depot releases catalog dedicated to products from Historically Underutilized Businesses
Office Depot, global provider of office products and services, has released its second annual Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) catalog, which highlights select HUB suppliers and an assortment of more than 1,300 items. HUBs are historically under-marketed, underutilized and often misunderstood enterprises. Examples include certified minority, women, disabled, veteran and small businesses. “Office Depot has a long-standing commitment to small business development and we are very proud of the strides we have made to develop a world-class Supply Chain Diversity Program,” said Steve Schmidt, President of Office Depot’s Business Solutions Division… Read more
13 October 2010
KKR’s Green Program expands in Europe and to Australia
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) has announced that five additional companies have joined the Green Portfolio Program, bringing the total to 17 companies across the globe. KKR also announced its membership to CSR Europe, a leading European business network focused on integrating corporate responsibility into the way companies do business. The Green Portfolio Program, launched in 2008 as a partnership between KKR and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), harnesses innovation to improve the financial and environmental performance of KKR’s private equity portfolio companies… Read more
13 October 2010
Dow named 2010 finalist for prestigious U.S. Chamber Award on CSR
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center has named The Dow Chemical Company as a finalist for a 2010 Corporate Citizenship Award in the category of International Community Service. Dow is being recognized for its commitment to provide safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing to families worldwide through its partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Since 2005, Dow has contributed almost $14 million in financial and product contributions to Habitat home builds internationally, impacting more than 25,000 homes… Read more
13 October 2010
Business leaders visit London's most deprived areas - The Prince's Seeing is Believing programme
On October 12th, KPMG LLP led a group of leaders from UK businesses on a visit to schools in some of London's most deprived areas where they experienced and learnt from inspiring examples of effective, sustainable business partnerships with schools. The visit was organised as part of The Prince's Seeing is Believing programme run by Business in the Community.The visit took place in East London where high proportions of the working-age population is often unemployed and children's aspirations and achievement are limited by difficult socio-economic backgrounds… Read more
13 October 2010
Novartis affirms commitment to sustain efforts toward final elimination of leprosy in partnership with World Health Organization
At a ceremony at the WHO's headquarters in Geneva, Joseph Jimenez, CEO of Novartis, and Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the WHO, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue their collaboration toward a world free of leprosy. Under the terms of the MoU, Novartis continues to provide free multidrug therapy (MDT) medicines to all countries worldwide. The donation to the WHO, valued at about USD 26 million, will treat an estimated 1.1 million leprosy patients over the next five years, through 2015… Read more
13 October 2010
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