Focus on a Member

Every month, a CSR Europe member introduces their company's CSR approach, current priorities and engagement in activities within the European CSR network.

This month...

 

Eckhard Koch, Director of BASF's Sustainability Center, discusses the company's commitment and projects over sustainability issues, as well as its corporate responsibility in some specific fields. Read the interview.

 

Previous interviews

 

Anne-Lene Midseim Anne-Lene Midseim, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at the aluminum company Hydro, discusses the company's global commitment and its environmental impact strategies.
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Thomas Wellauer This interview explores how Novartis, a global healthcare company, is contributing to the multi-faceted problem of access to medicines around the world. Thomas Wellauer, Ph.D., Head of Corporate Affairs and a member of the company's Executive Committee, answers our questions. 
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Francesco Mereu Gruppo MontepaschiFrancesco Mereu, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Gruppo Montepaschi, discusses potential impacts of the current crisis on the banking sector in the longer term, and how his company engages with stakeholders on some of today's key socio-economic trends and challenges.
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Stefan Crets ToyotaStefan Crets, General Manager CSR and Colin Hensley, General Manager Corporate Affairs & Planning from Toyota Motor Europe discuss sustainability and stakeholder engagement from a car manufacturer's perspective.
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Dominique Reiniche Coca-ColaDominique Reiniche, President, Europe, The Coca-Cola Company, discusses the latest Sustainability Review and the company's efforts to address obesity and water scarcity.
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Gerhard Prätorius, Volkswagen VolkswagenGerhard Prätorius, Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability at Volkswagen, discusses the strategic issues and driving forces behind CSR. 
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Gentiane Weil, France Telecom Group France TelecomGentiane Weil, Director CR and Sustainable Development at France Telecom Group, discusses the role of telecommunications in reducing the digital divide and moving towards a low carbon economy.
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Neil Hawkins, The Dow Chemical Company DowNeil Hawkins, Vice President Sustainability of The Dow Chemical Company, presents Dow's 2015 Sustainability Goals and discusses the potential of the chemical industry to address environmental and social challenges.
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Cheick Diarra, Microsoft MicrosoftCheick Diarra, Microsoft's chairman for Africa, presents the company's citizenship, education and developmental activities in Africa and Microsoft's role as a co-president of the EU-Africa Business Forum.
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James Farrar SAPJames Farrar, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship from SAP AG, discusses the challenges of attracting and retaining talent in a highly competitive labor market.
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Marina Migliorato EnelMarina Migliorato, Head of CSR and Relations with Associations at Enel, discusses the CSR policies and practices of the Italian energy company.
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Karl Daumüller HPKarl Daumüller, Program Manager, HP Global Procurement Services shares some of his company's policies and initiatives in the area of supply chain management.
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Ramon Arratia VodafoneRamon Arratia and Joaquim Croca from Vodafone share some of their company's initiatives aimed at providing communications services to the developing world.
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See also interviews with our national partner organisations