Press Releases
European business and European Commission to explore common project to disseminate best practices on responsible supply chain management at the international level
"The global context makes the business contribution to sustainability more necessary than ever", said Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities at a meeting on 26 June with business leaders from member companies of CSR Europe and the BSCI… Read more
30 June 2008
CSR Europe Launches New Guide to Sustainable Marketing
CSR Europe, the leading European business network for corporate social responsibility, today launched a new guide to Sustainable Marketing. Written by practitioners for practitioners, the guide is designed to help marketers take the first steps towards minimising the environmental impacts of their campaigns… Read more
27 June 2008
Companies and Stakeholders Explore New Approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility at the European MarketPlace on CSR
Brussels, 29 November 2007 --- A record number of 650 representatives from companies, NGOs, national governments, media and the European Commission attended the European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility today in Brussels, organised for the third time by CSR Europe, the leading European business network for CSR… Read more
29 November 2007
The European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility 2007
Brussels, 26 November 2007 - Around 600 select participants from the world's leading companies and stakeholder organisations have registered for the European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), organised by CSR Europe, on 29 November at Tour & Taxis in Brussels… Read more
26 November 2007
Not convinced about CSR? The Second European MarketPlace on CSR, 16 June 2006
Brussels, June 16th, 2006 - The skeptics consider CSR as a means for companies to redeem their past actions and pledge for a better future. Others are convinced that CSR is the only way to favour sustainable development and ensure satisfactory working environments… Read more
16 June 2006
CSR Europe's first European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility
BRUSSELS – CSR Europe hosted its First European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility on March 3-4 in Brussels. The event brought together 200 business managers from more than 80 multinational companies from across Europe… Read more
04 March 2005
CSR Europe appoints new executive director and new board of directors
Brussels, 9 January 2004 - CSR Europe is pleased to announce that Bernard Giraud, a former board member of the corporate social responsibility network, has been appointed as new executive director. Mr… Read more
04 January 2004
Corporate social responsibility initiatives are booming throughout Europe
Brussels, 11 December 2003 - Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have intensified in all European countries over the past year, according to a new CSR report to be officially launched 11 December 2003… Read more
11 December 2003
Social and environmental performance will significantly influence investment decisions within next three years
Brussels, 6 November 2003 – A new survey published today by CSR Europe, Deloitte and Euronext reveals that social and environmental performance is on course to become a significant aspect of mainstream investment decisions within the next three years… Read more
06 November 2003
CSR Europe welcomes new national partner from Germany
Brussels, 22 October 2003 – Econsense has become the first German national partner organisation of CSR Europe. With this move, the German corporate social responsibility network joins a rapidly spreading movement that aims to make socially responsible business practices a working reality for all companies in Europe and beyond… Read more
22 October 2003
CSR Europe Chairman nominated for “European of the Year”
Brussels, 13 October 2003 – CSR Europe’s Chairman, Viscount Etienne Davignon, has been nominated as this year’s “European of the Year”. The award is given out annually by the European Voice, an Economist Group publication focusing on European affairs… Read more
13 October 2003
World Trade Organisation should lead the way on social and environmental aspects of trade
Brussels, 12 September 2003 - A new survey released today by business network CSR Europe shows that respondents to a recent web survey expect the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to set overall global standards on the social and environmental aspects of international trade… Read more
12 September 2003
Investor interest in corporate social responsibility on the rise
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can help companies gain a competitive advantage in attracting investors and offer excellent risk management strategies, say a majority of investor relations professionals at Europe’s leading companies… Read more
26 March 2003
Mainstreaming corporate social responsibility across today’s business world
Twelve leading European companies have shown that embedding corporate social responsibility (CSR) into all levels of their company really makes business sense. In a new CSR Europe/E&P report, entitled “Exploring Business Dynamics – mainstreaming CSR in a company’s strategy, management and systems”, industry leaders like Danone, BP, Johnson & Johnson Europe and STMicroelectronics argue that CSR can offer a primary competitive advantage in determining the success and sustainability of any business and that it is not just something that companies are doing to appear altruistic… Read more
05 December 2002
How can social and sustainability reporting make a difference in business performance and their stakeholders’ behaviour?
A new CSR Europe/AccountAbility report, entitled “Impacts of Reporting – the role of social and sustainability reporting in organisational transformation”, argues that the process of social and sustainability reporting can revolutionise today’s companies from the inside out… Read more
21 November 2002
Launch of the European Academy of Business in Society
Europe’s leading companies team up with business schools and universities to launch largest-ever research and teaching project on the business case for CSR.
Business leaders and academics are teaming up in a groundbreaking attempt to prove to the European business community that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) makes good business sense… Read more
07 July 2002
CEOs mark launch of socially responsible investing website and European survey of financial experts
The European Business Campaign on Corporate Social Responsibility received a major boost yesterday at a special gala evening in Brussels. Attended by 30 European CEOs and 500 experts from the business and financial world, the event "Europe Investing in Values" was organised by CSR Europe and Euronext on the occasion of this week's Belgian Presidency Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility… Read more
28 November 2001
Launch of first Spanish Corporate Social Responsibility Awards
Spain gets ready to join the European CSR Campaign with today's announcements of the first annual Spanish CSR Awards. The awards will serve as an introduction to a number of national-level campaign events throughout Europe, such as the European CSR Marathon, whose CSR torch will pass through Madrid on May 9-10, 2002… Read more
02 October 2001
500 business leaders launch Campaign for Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR Europe (formerly the European Business Network for Social Cohesion) a business-driven membership network promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development in Europe, welcomed business leaders and political role players to the first European Business Convention on Building Corporate Social Responsibility, in Brussels last week… Read more
16 November 2000
1 in 5 consumers would pay more for products that are socially and environmentally responsible
EBNSC (now CSR Europe) releases the results of the first European-wide survey of consumer's attitudes towards business in society.EBNSC commissioned MORI, one of the largest independent research agencies in the UK, to assess the attitudes of European citizens on CSR… Read more
09 November 2000
European business leaders present plans for promoting corporate social responsibility to Portuguese Prime Minister
In response to the Portuguese Presidency's invitation, top European business leaders presented to Prime Minister Antonio Guterres 12 concrete proposals for:building an entrepreneurial and inclusive knowledge societydeveloping a culture of communication and multiplication of best practicesexpanding teaching of corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship and business ethicsinvesting in public-private partnerships for effective responses to economic and social challengesAntonio Guterres expressed his commitment to including in the Lisbon Summit's conclusions a strong message to the business community to continue and scale-up their best practices in education, lifelong learning, entrepreneurship, equal opportunities, industrial change and sustainable development… Read more
08 March 2000
