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Drive Sustainability announces membership to the European Partnership on Responsible Minerals
Drive Sustainability (DS) is the latest member to join the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) in an effort to increase the proportion of responsibly produced minerals. In alignment with the EPRM, Drive Sustainability’s actions will focus on metals such as tin, tantalum,...
Driving Social impact through collaboration and dialogue
Sector associations can play a leading role in reaching the SDGs. They can act as an educator and a convener. AISE (the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products) set out to strengthen the social impact of their members’ business models. We spoke with AISE...
Guest Article: National governments should follow EU push for more sustainability in public procurement
This is a guest article by Louise Koch (Corporate Sustainability Director EMEA, Dell EMC) on Sustainable Public Procurement and the Parliament’s Draft Resolution that 'calls on the Member States to use public procurement strategically in order to promote an innovative, sustainable, circular...
Circular economy: What are the enablers and barriers?
CSR Europe and the other partners of the R2π project have published a report on the enablers and barriers of a circular economy. By presenting stakeholder views on what influences the transition from linear to circular economy business models, the report provides an insight into the main...
AUTOMOTIVE & ELECTRONICS: New Report provides Insights on Responsible Sourcing
Drive Sustainability and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) just released ‘Material Change’, a report that assesses the environmental, social and governance risks of key materials in automotive and electronic industries. As the report provides insights on Responsible sourcing, it...
Collaborative approach tackles China’s sustainability challenges
In China, the automotive industry provides millions of jobs. But in the new era of green growth, the focus now lies on social and environmental responsibility, rather than job creation. Cleaning up China’s supply chains will take close collaboration between the automotive companies and their...
OECD Policy Note 'Better Business for 2030: Putting the SDGs at the Core'
OECD has published the Policy Note 'Better Business for 2030: Putting the SDGs at the Core' with examples of companies in various sectors that have integrated the SDGs in their strategies. Its possible to read examples of how CSR Europe's corporate members Huawei, Johnson & Johnsen, and...
Stakeholders meeting on responsible cobalt
The Responsible Cobalt Initiative (RCI) Stakeholders Meeting will bring together multiple stakeholders to discuss the challenges in the cobalt supply chain and explore solutions.
CSR Europe is one of the board members of RCI, which is an international industry coalition working for an...
Give your opinion about drivers and barriers for circular economy
In collaboration with the R2π project, CSR Europe is running a survey among companies about sustainability and the circular economy.
The purpose of this survey is to identify the main drivers and barriers to the implementation of circular economy business models. The outcomes from this...
Automotive: results of materials prioritisation to be released soon
Drive Sustainability will publish a report compiling top 17 raw materials prioritisation for responsible sourcing in the automotive supply chain next April.
Raw materials form a strong industrial base, producing a broad range of goods and applications used in everyday life and modern...