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Deep dive and learn about non-financial reporting
Through the engagement of CSR Europe members, a tailor-made working group on Non-Financial reporting has been set up to match specific needs and questions. The event will take place on 20 November 2018.
To support companies in the integration of sustainability and to better use reporting as...
Know your investors’ expectations and get them engaged
There is an increasing effort and purpose in engaging investors on sustainability. CSR Europe has set up a dedicated working group that will meet on 21 November to better understand their expectations.
To meet the objective of supporting companies in the integration of sustainability and to...
Sustainable Finance is a flagship initiative of the European Commission
The financial sector can be supported to re-orient capital flows to contribute to sustainable development with a ‘’step-by-step’’ approach.
By Lorena Sorrentino, Senior Project Manager EU, CSR Europe
The European Commission (EC) estimated that an annual EUR 180 billion investment...
Spend every Euro in a sustainable way
Étienne Davignon, President of CSR Europe, together with Raphael Weyland, EU Conservation Policy Officer at Birdlife, and Masha Smirnova, Policy & Advocacy Adviser at Social Platform, met with the European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans to handover an Advisory Report by the...
New version of SGE 21 Standard from Forética: an Ethical and Socially Responsible Management System for companies and organisations
Forética has recently launched a new version of its SGE 21 Standard, an Ethical and Socially Responsible Management System for companies and organisations.
SGE 21 is Forética’s proprietary standard, and the first European standard that since the year 2000 has allowed organisations to...
CSR Europe surveys companies on their non-financial reporting practices
In November 2017, CSR Europe and GRI launched a publication that maps that the EU Member State Implementation of EU Directive 2014/95/EU.
This publication provides a comprehensive overview of how European countries have transposed the EU Directive for non-financial information and diversity...
Interview with Sarah Nelen on new European Commission strategy on plastic
Since May 2017 the UN Global Compact and CSR Europe agreed to partner up to align our work on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and foster collaboration between our national partners.
We recently caught up with Sarah Nelen from DG Environment at the European Commission to talk about...
CSR Europe and GRI publish new report on the implementation of EU non-financial reporting directive
CSR Europe and GRI, in collaboration with Accountancy Europe, are pleased to announce their latest publication mapping the Member State Implementation of the EU Directive for non-financial reporting.
Over the last months we have engaged with several stakeholders throughout Europe to gather,...
Ready to benefit from the new era of transparent and responsible tax behaviour?
In recent years, the increased public scrutiny over how much taxes big multinational companies actually pay to national governments has put a new topic on the radar of sustainability managers: the concept of tax transparency and responsibility.
To respond to the recent scandals (e.g....
CSR Europe selected for new EU Multi-Stakeholder Platform on the SDGs
CSR Europe has been selected for a new EU Multi-Stakeholder Platform on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among other key stakeholders.
The new Multi-Stakeholder Platform was announced in May 2017 and will be chaired by European Commission First Vice-President, Frans Timmermans. It...