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IBM launches new CSR consulting service offerings
IBM has launched a new Corporate Social Responsibility Benchmarking Utility to help clients assess the effectiveness of their environmental policies, labor practices, regulatory compliance, corporate values, and other CSR-related activities, as well as their engagement with customers and other stakeholders to understand their concerns and to communicate CSR performance. Based on what the benchmarking utility reveals about a client, IBM can use its CSR Strategy Assessment and Roadmap offering to help it improve its business processes and operations, address any shortcomings, and integrate CSR into its overall strategies and objectives… Read more
03 July 2008
Vattenfall publishes 2007 CSR report
For the fifth consecutive year Vattenfall has published a comprehensive sustainability report describing the Group’s activities during 2007. In a recent review by the Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer, comparing the CSR reports from ten major listed companies and five state-owned companies in Sweden, Vattenfall’s report ranked as outstanding. The report addresses the most important issues that Vattenfall currently faces with respect to the environment and social responsibility: climate change, future investments in sustainable energy generation, responsible procurement practices and transparency and trust… Read more
01 July 2008
Caisse d'Epargne launches sustainability labels for banking products
Since the beginning of June, Caisse d'Epargne's banking products have been rated using sustainable development criteria. The sustainability labeling approach is based on a method developed with the help of a panel of stakeholders comprised of representatives of WWF, Friends of the Earth, the French consumer association Testé Pour Vous (“Tested for You”) and the French environment and energy management agency ADEME. The labeling initiative is part of Caisse d'Epargne's Bénéfices Futur (Future Benefits) programme launched last year… Read more
01 July 2008
HP launches customer version of Global Citizenship Report
HP has launched a condensed version of its annual CSR report specifically targeted at enterprise and public sector customers. The 20-page report, called "Life Cycle", is available in nine European languages. "Life Cycle" builds on HP's comprehensive FY07 Global Citizenship online report, which offers extensive details and data on HP's global citizenship programs, progress and goals. To dowload the report, go to: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/gcreport/downloads.html
01 July 2008
OpenSRI launches collaborative web platform on socially responsible investments
OpenSRI has launched the first collaborative web platform on Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at www.opensri.com. The platform is based on the involvement of stakeholders who will rate the social and environmental performance of companies. The objective is to create an innovative and interactive tool that will foster dialogue on CSR issues between companies and their stakeholders.OpenSRI was launched by Intertek, leading global provider of certification, Corporate Social Responsibility, quality and safety services… Read more
01 July 2008
L'Oréal publishes 2007 Sustainable Development Report
Cosmetics company L'Oréal has published its 2007 Sustainable Development Report. The business, whose 25 brands are sold to customers in over 130 countries, details key achievements of 2007 such as launching its new code of business ethics, rolling out its raw material Sustainability Assessment Framework, reducing CO2 emissions, investing in alternatives to animal testing, providing diversity training to managers and suppliers, and auditing suppliers and subcontractors on labour standards… Read more
30 June 2008
Study sheds light on ICT sector's carbon footprint
The rapid uptake of computers, mobile phones and the Internet in the emerging world is set to double the industry's CO2 emissions by 2020, EurActiv reports on the results of a new study on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the world's climate.At the same time, "smart" technologies that help save energy or enable better use of power grids could also help reduce global CO2 emissions by as much as 15% by 2020, according to the study, which was carried out by independent consultants McKinsey for the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI), an industry group, and the Climate Group, an NGO… Read more
30 June 2008
Electronics makers want incentives to green product lines
Europe's electronics and electrical engineering industries say they can make big contributions to cutting EU CO2 emissions but demand investment incentives and greater certainty on exemptions to emissions rules, EurActiv reports. The statement released on 25 June by Orgalime, the European Engineering Industries Association, is part of the work of 'Electra', a Commission-backed initiative designed to foster innovation in the electronics and electrical engineering industries in the context of EU efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read more (EurActiv)
30 June 2008
Vodafone publishes CR Report 2008
Can business strategy really be aligned with corporate responsibility strategy? This critical question is the theme of Vodafone's 2008 CR Review titled 'One Strategy'. The Review discusses three key areas in which Vodafone believes that its CR and business objectives are mutually beneficial: Connecting the poor in emerging economies, Making mobile internet safe, and Cutting Vodafone's carbon footprint.Visit http://www.reportalert.info/ra/profiles/Vodafone/2008/?ID=22035 to view the online CR Report and download a copy of the CR Review.
30 June 2008
STMicroelectronics publishes 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report
STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers, has announced the publication of the Company’s 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report, which is available for download at www.st.com/cr. The report, which covers all of ST’s activities and sites in 2007, contains detailed indicators of the Company’s performance across the full range of Social, Environmental, Health & Safety, and Corporate Governance issues and reaffirms ST’s long-established commitment to serving its stakeholders with integrity, transparency and excellence… Read more
30 June 2008
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