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  • CSR in Africa

    Editorial Team

    For many years Africa is the hotspot for hunger and conflicts. But besite all these troubles ether is also a change for change and hope arising. More countries become aware of the ptential CSR has and include corporate responsibility as a fundanetla brickstone for developing citizenship. Our special illustrates variuos aspects.  more[...]

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  • MTU Aero Engines: Award-Winning Technology

    Martina Vollmuth, MTU Aero Engines
    MTU Aero Engines

    In view of increasingly scarce resources, rising fuel prices, and the growth in air traffic – which continues unabated at an average rate of 5 percent per year – passengers, people living in the vicinity of airports, authorities, organizations, and other players in the aviation industry are calling for more fuel-thrifty and cleaner aircraft and engines. MTU Aero Engines has been working on innovative technologies for decades to further improve the environmental compatibility of future engines.  more[...]

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  • Making a sustainable business of sustainability

    Hanne Jørgensen, Grundfos
    Grundfos

    Pump manufacturer Grundfos has faced up to its role in industrial energy overconsumption and the CO2 emissions that produces. The company’s response has been to rehabilitate its products from being energy offenders to a genuine part of the solution. In the spirit of the Global Compact, Grundfos has also taken an active role in advocating the role of business in promoting greater environmental responsibility and developing environmentally friendly technologies  more[...]

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  • Top-flight Compensation Projects: The Climate, People, and Animals All Benefit

    Thomas Compagno, COOP
    Coop

    Offsetting CO2 emissions is a good thing – but there is still a hint of a “sale of indulgences.” Coop has found a solution: The Swiss retailer only invests in development projects that are either developed by the WWF according to the Gold Standard or which are supported by the WWF. They stand for maximum quality.  more[...]

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  • Delivering a Better Tomorrow

    Katharina Tomoff, Deutsche Post DHL
    Dr. Jan Dietrich Müller, Deutsche Post DHL
    Deutsche Post DHL

    As one of the world’s largest logistics companies, Deutsche Post DHL has a special responsibility to society and the environment, which is why sustainability is so important to our business. In particular, we are taking concrete measures through our innovative environmental protection program, GoGreen. This is just one of the ways in which we are translating this commitment into action, as part of our efforts to be part of the solution for a better tomorrow.  more[...]

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  • Driving forward EU initiatives for energy efficiency

    Lisbet Bræmer-Jensen, Grundfos & ‘Act NOW‘

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  • Sustainable State of the Union?

    Lisbet Bræmer-Jensen, Grundfos & ‘Act NOW‘

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    Lisbet Bræmer-Jensen, Grundfos & ‘Act NOW‘ 
     
  • The top 5 CSR trends for 2013

    Prof. Andrew Crane, Schulich School of Business

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    Prof. Andrew Crane, Schulich School of Business 
     
  • EU greenhouse gases in 2011: more countries on track to meet Kyoto targets, emissions fall 2.5 %

    European Environment Agency (EEA)

    Emissions of greenhouse gases in the European Union (EU) fell on average by 2.5 % from 2010 to 2011, although several countries increased emissions. Almost all European countries are individually on track towards their commitments under the Kyoto Protocol compared to last year, according to two reports published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report ‘Approximated EU greenhouse gas inventory: early estimates for 2011’ gives early estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in the previous year and provides a key input to the report on ‘Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2012’, which assesses progress against the EU’s commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.  more[...]

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  • Facts & Trends: Forests, Forest Products, Carbon and Energy

    World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

    Facts and Trends: Forests, forest products, carbon & energy was developed by WBCSD Forest Solutions Group members with extensive technical support from the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), it supports the ongoing dialogue within the WBCSD membership and with other forest-focused stakeholders in government, civil society and business.  more[...]

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  • Consumer demand for climate solutions leads to expansion of WindMade label

    WindMade asbl

    The WindMade organisation announced today the development of a new consumer label for companies and products made using renewable energy. This will be backed by the UN Global Compact, WWF, Vestas Wind Systems, and the Global Wind Energy Council, the partners behind the WindMade eco-label. This move was declared at a press conference during the COP18 climate negotiations in Doha.  more[...]

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  • Two Degrees Clubs: How Small Groups of Countries Can Make a Big Difference on Climate Change

    Jennifer Morgan, World Resource Institute
    Lutz Weischer, World Resource Institute

    Last week, ministers from 50 countries convened in South Korea for a “Pre-COP” meeting to prepare for the upcoming UNFCCC conference in Doha, Qatar (COP 18). Ministers confirmed their commitment to negotiate a new international climate framework by the end of 2015, as outlined in the Durban Platform agreed to at COP 17 last year.  more[...]

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  • 3 Climate Change Action Items for the Second Obama Administration

    With President Obama’s re-election, he has the opportunity to extend his legacy and take on big challenges. Climate change stands high on the list of issues that need to be addressed. As the President said in his acceptance speech: “We want our children to live in an America that isn’t burdened by debt, that isn’t weakened by inequality, that isn’t threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.”  more[...]

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