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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...
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...
Getting girls interested in STEM
How can we break the stereotypes around STEM education and career pathways? Can we raise girls’ interest in STEM by enhancing the STEM curriculum in education from early age? Microsoft and UNESCO presented their findings during the event ‘Changing the FACE of STEM’.
Fostering girls...
BITC Ireland launches a Business Impact Map
Business in the Community Ireland (BITC Ireland) has launched a Business Impact Map, showcasing corporate contributions to charities and community groups in Ireland.
The online interactive ‘Business Impact Map’ gives a county-by-county breakdown of how 57 companies and their employees...
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...