Member News
Sony launches "Road to Zero" environmental plan and sets 2015 mid-term targets
Sony Corporation announced on 7th April its "Road to Zero" global environmental plan. The plan, which includes a long-term goal of achieving a zero environmental footprint by 2050, uses backcasting methods to set specific mid-term environmental targets for the next five years in line with that goal. Sony's definition of zero environmental footprint is not only limited to the neutralization of carbon emissions, but also extends to waste and use of finite materials such as oil-derived virgin plastics… Read more
09 April 2010
Nestlé helping its suppliers optimise water use and productivity in Italy
In the Piacenza and Parma region of Italy, in recent years, water has become scarcer, especially during the summer. Nestlé Italia decided to engage more closely with its tomato suppliers, to secure its supply of tomatoes and significantly reduce the amount of fresh water used for irrigation. The three-year project with Consorzio Interregionale Ortofrutticoli, a cooperative of tomato farmers, aims to maximise tomato production and optimise irrigation in 10 pilot farms with differing soil conditions, by using solar-powered CropSense Soil Moisture Monitoring technology… Read more
08 April 2010
Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad welcomes new partner NH Hoteles
The Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad is delighted to welcome NH Hoteles, a business hotel chain ranking third in the european list. NH Hoteles aims at offering its clients a wide range of sustainable hotel services and will work in collaboration with the Club de Sostenibilidad to improve its commitment to the environment, stakeholders and society as a whole. Social Responsibility is a side NH Hotels has been strengthening since it has joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2006. (Source: Club de Sostenibilidad)
08 April 2010
Nestlé’s Vittel reforestation pledge to combat climate change
Nestlé Waters brand Vittel pledges to plant 350,000 trees in the South American rainforest to help fight climate change.The trees will be planted in 2010 under an existing project in the Bolivian Amazon and a new project in Peru. Through this ambitious project of reforestation, Nestlé Waters France also intends to help maintain ecosystems and biodiversity. Nestlé Waters France also seeks to create a sustainable project that will benefit the local cocoa farmers.The seedlings planted will grow into taller tropical trees… Read more
08 April 2010
Vodafone to bring the benefits of the internet to many more people in developing markets
Vodafone is seeking to bring the benefits of the internet to more people in developing markets through the launch of a customised version of the Opera Mini browser designed to run on low-cost handsets on 2G networks. The move aims to enable as many people as possible to experience the internet for the first time, and to enjoy the social advantages it can bring through the spread of email and commerce-based applications. Since the Opera Mini 5 browser can compress data by up to 90 percent, it requires less processing power on the handset and uses less network capacity, resulting in a richer internet experience in more challenging conditions… Read more
07 April 2010
Bank of America Announced 'Million Hour Challenge' for 2010
Bank of America announced on 1st April the "Million Hour Challenge," a pledge by the company's 300,000 associates around the world to donate 1 million volunteer hours by the end of 2010. Reaffirming its commitment to develop and sustain a culture of service, this announcement coincides with the relaunch of the company's employee volunteerism program, now called Bank of America Community Volunteers. "Through these partnerships, we are collaboratively revitalizing neighborhoods and giving our associates an opportunity to take a personal stake in creating positive change while building upon their personal and professional skills… Read more
07 April 2010
Aviva increases its support for Change4Life
Aviva, the first insurer to sign up to Change4Life, the Department of Health's high profile movement, has strengthened its endorsement with a further affiliation through its healthcare division. Aviva's original partnership with Change4Life, which began in July 2009, was rooted in Aviva's commitment to promoting active lifestyles. Since then, Aviva has promoted Change4Life through its UK Athletics grassroots programmes, which has included information sent to all schools in the UK and at the indoor season athletics events… Read more
07 April 2010
EABIS: Kick-off of largest project on measuring the impacts of CSR policies and practices
EABIS is happy to be one of the sixteen leading research institutions from all over Europe that join forces in a ground breaking research project that enquires into and evaluates the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on EU economies and societies. The kick-off meeting was hosted by Nottingham University on 26th March. The project entitled "Impact Measurement and Performance Analysis of CSR" (IMPACT) is funded within the EU's 7th Research Framework. IMPACT aims to: provide greater understanding and an integrative measurement of CSR impacts, develop and validate tools and methods to measure CSR impacts, monitor existing and develop new data on CSR impacts and provide recommendations for decision makers in companies, in civil society and in EU and national policy making… Read more
06 April 2010
Dow India Donates Science Lab to Municipal School Students
Dow Chemical International Private Ltd. (Dow India) has inaugurated a state of the art science lab which has been donated to the students from Navi Mumbai Municipality Corporation school no. 55 as part of the company's community engagement program for the Kalwa/Navi Mumbai area. The school is located close to Dow's polyurethanes system house (PUSH) and blending facility in Kalwa and it is a government-funded school that offers affordable education to children from underprivileged background… Read more
06 April 2010
The Coca-Cola Company announces $7.5 million Haïti hope project to boost incomes of 25,000 mango farmers in Haïti
The Coca-Cola Company today announced the creation of the Haiti Hope Project, bringing together a coalition of business, government and civil society partners to create opportunity for 25,000 Haitian mango farmers and their families by supporting the development of a sustainable mango juice industry in the country. Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company, said "The Coca-Cola Company has been a part of the Haitian community since 1927 and our local bottling partner, Brasserie de la Couronne, is the largest private-sector employer in the country… Read more
01 April 2010
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