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Mobility PostNL Helps 7,650 Employees Toward a New Future
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Ingrid Stuurman, PostNLPostNL is the national postal company in the Netherlands and currently employs more than 59,000 people. Since 2009, the postal market in the Netherlands has been entirely free. In 2013, PostNL’s share in this market was 79 percent and its revenue was €4.3 billion. In the period between 2006 and 2013, the letter volume handled by PostNL decreased by 40 percent. One of the measures PostNL is being required to take to adjust its operations to this volume decline is changing from being a delivery company with full-time postmen and postwomen to a company with part-time deliverers. more[...]
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An industrial firm that concerns itself with nature and biodiversity
EDF Group
Jean-Christophe Mollaret, EDF GroupThe EDF Group’s industrial activities sometimes take place in remarkable natural settings. The activities interact with an area’s biodiversity and benefit from the ecosystem services it provides. Biodiversity is an important economic consideration for the Group – failure to respect regulations may lead to sites or plants being brought to a halt. A lack of in-depth dialogue with environmental NGOs or other stakeholders using local resources can result in a ban on new industrial programs. more[...]
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Improving the Quality of Life for Disabled People
Elena Zhuravleva, Transaero Airlines
Transaero AirlinesDisabled passengers want to travel and wish to do it on their own. “Our objective is to guarantee them their respective right and to do our best to ensure their safety and convenience when using air transport. This is a comprehensive objective. It is important to combine the efforts of business, the state, and the non commercial sector to create a barrier-free environment for disabled passengers, for whom it is of crucial importance,” says Olga Pleshakova, Chief Executive Officer, Transaero Airlines. more[...]
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Certification Brings Positive Impacts and Better Traceability to Business
Karin Kreider, ISEALEco-labels and other sustainability marks on products are the way that most people experience certification. They are a window into production practices that might have taken place thousands of miles away – the connection between a forester in Brazil and a new piece of furniture; or a fishery in the North Atlantic and a meal of fish and chips; or a tea picker in Kenya and a morning beverage. But it is not only consumers who depend on labels to make informed decisions, it is also retailers and many other participants in the supply chain who are looking to improve their performance. more[...]
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India’s CSR Story
Namrata Rana
Dr. Utkarsh Majmudar, FuturescopeThe Indian Companies Bill is a remarkable piece of legislation. With one stroke, it has mandated CSR spending across a multitude of companies. It is the result of months of discussions with NGOs, companies, politicians, and bureaucrats, and it is estimated that $3 billion in capital will be generated annually through the money spent by 16,000 companies on CSR (2% of net profits). more[...]
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Changing The Lives of 10,000 Children
Scott Dille, Novo Nordisk
Camilla Crone Jensen, Novo Nordisk
Novo NordiskLiving with type 1 diabetes is challenging – even more so for children in developing countries, where having diabetes puts their lives at even greater risk. more[...]
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Audi Future Energies – Balancing Business and Environmental Concerns
Dr Peter F. Tropschuh, Audi AG
Elise Pham, Audi AG
Audi AGSustainability is a guiding principle at AUDI AG. Sustainability helps us retain our competitive edge and economic efficiency as well as protect the environment and ensure a decent future for generations to come. A primary objective concerns comprehensive CO2-neutral mobility. To this end, Audi is looking far beyond emissions from vehicle exhaust systems. Besides the actual usage phase, the company is also examining vehicle manufacturing and recycling processes as well as the upstream fuel supply chain that is increasingly gaining in importance. more[...]
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A 2 minute lesson on employee engagement for sustainability ... that will make you smile
Prof. Andrew Crane, Schulich School of BusinessThe Author
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In India, a community works to change sanitation and hygiene practices
Eleven-year-old Sharda and half a dozen friends beat drums and chant slogans as they walk through the narrow lanes of Lalapur. Their message is: make the remote village in Uttar Pradesh free from open defecation. more[...]
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Africa’s social diversity: an asset for democracy
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)African leaders, international organizations and civil society representatives will meet in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, for the next three days to discuss Africa’s diverse social fabric and how it can serve as an asset for democracy and development. more[...]
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