» International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Responsibilities for Human Rights, and International Law
5/November/2008 23:00 from European Coalition for Corporate Justice
More info http://uk.cbs.dk/forskning_viden/ko... - Upcoming Events
» GE, IKEA and Levi's CEOs To Headline BSR Conference
4/November/2008 20:55 from AC - Corporate Social Respoonsibility RSS News Feed
(CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 6, 2008 Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) issued a call to action with "Sustainability: Leadership Required" as the theme for the 16th annual BSR Conference (Nov. 4-7, 2008, in New York) and announced three top global business leaders as initial plenary speakers: Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric Anders Dahlvig, President and CEO of IKEA Group John Anderson, President and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. One of the world's largest and most influential corporate responsibility events, the BSR Conference connects more than 1,300 leaders fr..
» Companies see volunteering as a benefit
11/June/2008 00:00 from CSR Europe
As more employees see volunteer work as a way to learn new skills or move their careers forward, volunteering has become a sort of corporate benefit, AP reports. Companies are increasingly offering time off for volunteer projects, volunteer work on company time or company-organised efforts. One major attraction for companies is the chance to align their employee volunteer programmes with the objective of their business, says Jen Kim Field, director of VolunteerMatch Corporate Solutions. VolunteerMatch, an online database that pairs volunteers and nonprofits, now has roughly 70 corporate client..
» Conference “Smart regulation: Legislative opportunities for the EU to improve corporate accountability”
29/May/2008 07:00 from European Coalition for Corporate Justice
After comprehensive legal research and by advancing some of the European Parliaments' recommendations of its resolution on CSR , ECCJ together with MEPs, lawyers, and representatives of the civil society, will present a range of proposals that aim at strengthening EU legislation to provide greater accountability for EU companies when acting abroad. Online registration - Upcoming Events / Reforming the liability framework , Social and environmental reporting , Access to justice , Agenda - setting
» Social Footprint Masterclass Rapidly Approaching
28/May/2008 19:59 from AC - Corporate Social Respoonsibility RSS News Feed
(CSRwire) THETFORD CENTER, VT - May 6, 2008 The Center for Sustainable Innovation (CSI) announced today its plans to conduct a Social Footprint Masterclass on May 28-30 in Burlington, Vermont. The Social Footprint Method (SFM) encompasses the world's first, fully operationalized triple bottom line measurement and reporting system. It consists, in particular, of a technique for computing corporate social and economic bottom lines, on top of what others have already done on the environmental front. This completes the vision of triple bottom line reporting, which until now has been little mor..
» CSR World Wide Week
26/May/2008 07:00 from European Coalition for Corporate Justice
26 to 30 May. Organised by the Dutch MVO platform. Representatives from various organisations working on CSR issues around the world will be invited to discuss CSR issues with the aim of strengthening cooperation between civil society organisations. For more information, please contact Martje Theuws: M.Theuws somo.nl - Upcoming Events / No appearence
» Supermarket buyer power: what should the European Commission do?
14/May/2008 11:00 from European Coalition for Corporate Justice
Hosted by Mairead McGuinness MEP and Bernadette Bourzai MEP with speakers Professor Paul Dobson, Chair of Retail Strategy and Industrial Organisation at Loughborough University Business School Wilko van Weert, a partner in SJ Berwin's Brussels office. Event open only to Members of the European Parliament
» Child Labour and Corporate Social Responsibility: What the European Union should do
13/May/2008 14:00 from European Coalition for Corporate Justice
This Round Table, organised by the campaign ‘Stop Child Labour – School is the best place to work' of the Alliance20152 will discuss and promote concrete public policies, including regulatory measures , by the European Union and its member states to eradicate child labour in the framework of corporate social responsibility. For more information, please see the attached document or contact Heidi van Hoof at hvhoof eepa.be
» Natural resources, investment and development in Africa
13/May/2008 11:18 from Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
De Beers is convening a series of Diamond Dialogues during 2007 in London, moderated by Professor Alyson Warhurst...Here, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre posts background information and the minutes of the dialogues.[includes links to minutes of:- Dialogue 1: Transforming informal, artisanal mining in Africa, 22 Mar 2007- Dialogue 2: Business risk and responsibility in Africa, 21 Jun 2007- Dialogue 3: Chinese investment in natural resources in Africa, 20 Sep 2007- Dialogue 4: Measuring and evaluating the development footprint of natural resource production in Africa?, 13 Dec 2007- ..
» EU AND BUSINESS ON TRIAL FOR CRIMES IN LATIN AMERICA
13/May/2008 11:11 from European Coalition for Corporate Justice
Alternative summit puts spotlight on environmental and social impacts of EU and European companies ***** Brussels (Belgium)/Lima (Peru), 13 May 2008 – Environmental and human rights violations committed by European companies in Latin America are being examined at a people's tribunal in Lima, Peru this week (13-16 May). The tribunal is one of the events at the 'Enlazando Alternativas' peoples' summit being held in parallel to the official EU-Latin America and Caribbean meeting of heads of state.[1] Friends of the Earth, together with the biregional network Europe-Latin America, is using ..
» Funcionarios de Prosegur acusan conflicto laboral [Uruguay]
13/May/2008 10:10 from Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Los trabajadores de Prosegur se movilizaron ayer en la entrada de la empresa exigiendo mejoras salariales, de higiene y seguridad en los servicios que brinda la firma...El Sitpro -gremio...- tambien denuncia que varios trabajadores en el sector de vigilancia realizan sus tareas en malas condiciones. En ese sentido mencionan empleados a la intemperie, que no cuentan con los requisitos minimos de seguridad, e incluso en algunos casos las instalaciones que cuidan no tienen bano...El Pais intento contactar a los representantes de la empresa Prosegur pero no obtuvo respuesta.
» US: Belief In Global Warming Slips
13/May/2008 10:00 from CorporateResponsibility.Net
The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans, according to the latest national survey by the... Please click on the headline of this news item to view the complete article on CorporateResponsibility.Net.
» (CSRwire) UPS Places Largest Order Ever For Hybrid Electric Trucks
13/May/2008 10:00 from CSRwire.com
UPS "Green Fleet" To Expand With 200 Hybrid Electrics In Addition To 300 Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles
» (CSRwire) Raytheon Receives Award for Its Approaches in Leadership Development
13/May/2008 09:34 from CSRwire.com
» (CSRwire) SMART Papers Breaks Ground on $30 Million Energy Project to Produce North America's Most Environmentally Responsible Premium Printing Papers
13/May/2008 09:12 from CSRwire.com
U.S. Papermaker Begins Transition To Carbon-Neutral, 100% Biomass Energy Production
» Putting welfare before profitability
13/May/2008 07:02 from CorporateResponsibility.Net
By Adrian Michaels Italy is the home of small companies, so it is only natural that some of the best work on small- and medium-sized enterprises in Europe is being done on the peninsula. One almost... Please click on the headline of this news item to view the complete article on CorporateResponsibility.Net.
» What does CSR really mean?
13/May/2008 06:52 from CorporateResponsibility.Net
Written by James Thuo Gathii May 7, 2008: The late Milton Friedmann once argued that “in a free enterprise, private-property system, a corporate executive is an employee of the owners of the... Please click on the headline of this news item to view the complete article on CorporateResponsibility.Net.
» (CSRwire) Royal Dutch Shell Has Released its 11th Sustainability Report
13/May/2008 06:00 from CSRwire.com
» FACTORIES; Firms Find Progress At China Sites
13/May/2008 04:00 from AC - Corporate Social Respoonsibility RSS News Feed
Walt Disney Co. and McDonald's Corp., whose supply chain has drawn criticism, quietly released a long-promised report on a pilot project to improve labor conditions in China. The project, involving 10 factories in southern China that make products for McDonald's restaurants and Disney licensees, tested a new approach for addressing such chronic problems as substandard wages, excessive work hours and few days off. The May 7 report, posted on Disney's website without a formal announcement from the company, found progress at all the factories, which made footwear, toys and other products...
» Internet made easy for Silver Surfers
13/May/2008 01:00 from Business in the Community - News & Media
Friday 23 May has been designated as 'Silver Surfers' day in Northern Ireland. Taster sessions helping the over 50?s take their first steps with online ?surfing?, booking flights and home shopping will be held at dozens of local libraries province wide.
