The Sustainability Learning Forum

Unternehmensbürgschaft und Philantrophie

Mit Corporate Citizenship wird das bürgerschaftliche Engagement in und von Unternehmen bezeichnet. Die Basis bildet dabei eine mittel- und langfristige unternehmerische Strategie verantwortungsvollen Handelns, bei der sich die Unternehmen über die eigentliche Geschäftstätigkeit hinaus als „guter Bürger“ innerhalb und für die lokale Zivilgesellschaft engagieren. Bei diesem Engagement können sowohl ökologische als auch kulturelle Belange eine Rolle spielen. Das Engagement für das Gemeinwohl ist dabei heute nicht nur philanthropisch motiviert, sondern hat Unternehmens- und Gemeinwohlinteressen gleichermaßen im Blick. Beim Corporate Citizenship sollte es idealerweise darum gehen, eine Win-win-Situation zu erzielen, sodass sowohl das Unternehmen als auch die soziale Organisation und die Gesellschaft profitieren. Ursprünglich geprägt wurde diese Form des Managements im angelsächsischen Raum als Teil einer Public-Affairs-Strategie. more[...]

The Author

Creating Sustainable Value Through Stakeholder Engagement

Prof. Dr. Christof Ehrhart, Deutsche Post DHL Group
Deutsche Post DHL

We are living in an era that has seen the key factors for corporate success change markedly in the span of just a few years. The boundary between business and society is fading, and the consequences are penetrating into the very core of corporate decision-making. A shift in attitude can already be observed in the higher echelons of many companies. Instead of placing their primary focus on shareholders, companies increasingly understand the importance of addressing the needs and expectations of a broader stakeholder base. The shift away from the classic shareholder value paradigm has made way for a new and more sustainable approach: stakeholder value. more[...]

The Author

Social Media for Social Change

Lilines Urriola Herrera, medcom
medcom

Sumándonos is a social platform initiated by Medcom, Panamá’s largest media conglomerate. It was created to benefit all NGOs in the country. Now it celebrates its 10th anniversary. more[...]

The Author

World Savings Day

Mara Simonini, Banca Popolare di Sondrio
Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Banca Popolare di Sondrio celebrates each year the concept of saving and the importance of good management of money – not only for individuals, but for the whole community. more[...]

The Author

Community-Involvment-and-Development

Editorial Team

As part of its CSR activities, Takeda carries out corporate citizenship activities, with a particular focus on solutions to social problems. more[...] login_required

The Author

Citizenship Report 2014

Editorial Team

The Boeing Citizenship Report 2014 more[...] login_required

The Author

Corporate Citizenship

Editorial Team

Overview on Siemens coporate citizenship porgramm & social commitment on the basis of figures. more[...] login_required

The Author

Global Corporate Volunteering

Editorial Team

This book approaches Global Corporate Volunteering (CV) through a series of essays, interviews, and case studies that present good practices of companies from all over the world that innovated and resolved challenges through Global CV. the original articles have been written in Spanish, English, or German. more[...] login_required

The Author

The Business Benefits of Corporate Volunteering

An Examination of the Business Benefits Resulting from the Effects of Employee Volunteer Programs more[...] login_required

The Author

Corporate Citizenship Resources

Editorial Team

Corporate Citizenship, research, papers, insights, webinars etc. more[...] login_required

The Author

Good Corporate Citizen Tool

Editorial Team

he GCC is a tool to help you assess how sustainable your organisation is. more[...] login_required

The Author

UNEP Waste Management Publications

Editorial Team

UNEP Documents & Tools about Waste Management more[...] login_required

The Author

How to develop a waste management and disposal strategy

This booklet focuses on the management of solid wastes and contained liquids in UK businesses. more[...] login_required

The Author

Harnessing the Power of Social Enterprise

SK Telecom

Social enterprises are organizations that apply commercial strategies toward resolving societal issues with sustainable business models. This new group of change agents can provide a meaningful alternative to existing approaches for achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development. Social enterprise – with the appropriate support based on effective policies and cross-sectoral collaboration – can further contribute toward addressing many of the complex social issues that we face. more[...]

The Author

Participatory Communication with Employees

Pierina Amayo, Copeinca
Copeinca

CFG Investment and COPEINCA are Peruvian fishing companies that belong to the Pacific Andes Group. They are engaged in the extraction, processing, and production of fishmeal and fish oil for indirect human consumption. Also, they aim for direct human consumption through the production of canned mackerel and anchovy. Since september 2013 the integration process of these companies started and in the near future we expect to conclude this fusion process. Both companies are committed to sustainable development as a smart way to do business, considering that to ensure sustainability is an essential requirement to ensure that ethical principles, respect for people and the environment meet the challenges of acting on social responsibility and environmental, the Millennium Development Goals and Global Compact principles. more[...]

The Author

Advanced Search