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Americas: Governments prioritize profit over Indigenous peoples’ rights
Amnesty InternationalGovernments across the Americas are putting profit before the physical and cultural survival of thousands of Indigenous peoples, said Amnesty International in a briefing paper published ahead of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples on 9 August. more[...]
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Diets must become sustainable say FAO
Food and Agriculture OrganizationImmediate action to promote sustainable diets and food biodiversity so as to improve the health of humans and of the planet is urged in a book just published by FAO and Bioversity International. more[...]
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Food Price Volatility a Growing Concern
Given the exceptional drought in the US, current crop conditions in other grain producing regions, and the resulting increase in international food prices, the World Bank expressed concern for the impacts of this volatility on the world's poor, who are highly vulnerable to increases in food prices. more[...]
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The United Nations and Transnational Corporations
Prof. Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business SchoolWhen former secretary-general Kofi Annan addressed business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1999, he not only started to initiate the Global Compact, but also, at the same time, fundamentally redefined the relationship between the private sector and the United Nations (UN) system. After its operational launch in 2000, the Global Compact swiftly emerged as the world’s leading corporate responsibility initiative with currently close to 7,000 business and more than 3,000 nonbusiness participants in nearly 140 countries. more[...]
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Self-Assessment on Human Rights
Joël Tronchon, Groupe SEB
SEB GroupeHaving become a participant of the UN Global Compact in 2003, Groupe SEB is committed to respecting the Ten Principles of the agreement. For the Group, which has a presence in several continents, including Asia, it was necessary to find a tool capable of transforming this commitment in principle into a concrete reality. This would enable an evaluation of the manner in which these Principles were taken into account locally in each of the Group’s subsidiaries. Accordingly, in 2007 the Group adopted the HRCA Quick Check (Human Rights Compliance Assessment) – a self-assessment tool developed by the Danish Institute for Human Rights and supported by the United Nations. more[...]
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Technology for Good - 2011 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report
EricssonThis report, together with additional information available online, summarizes our 2011 sustainability and corporate responsibility (CR) performance. For us, sustainability is about the ‘‘triple bottom line” – long-term social equity, economic prosperity and environmental performance. Corporate responsibility is about maintaining the necessary controls to minimize risks, while creating positive business impacts for our stakeholders and our brand, by linking our products, services and solutions to an overall business goal of sustainable growth. more[...]
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Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting 2011
SanofiCorporate Social Responsibility encompasses a broad array of issues. This year, Sanofi's CSR Report addresses 48 topics in it's key areas of Patient, Ethics, People and Planet. Each CSR challenge is important. To avoid a situation where it cannot see the forest for the trees, Sanofi has developed a sound CSR organization and applies sophisticated methods to manage the CSR approach across entire the Group. The CSR approach places the patient at the center of the Group’s business. Woven into the fabric of Sanofi’s values and its strategy, CSR principles provide a vision for the future and foster sustainable growth. more[...]
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How can a drink build a more sustainable tomorrow? (2011/2012)
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.Unless otherwise indicated, the environmental and workplace data in this report covers all operations owned or controlled (production, sales/distribution, combination sales/production facilities, administrative offi ces and fl eet) by Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). Our workplace, community and carbon data includes our offi ces in the United States. more[...]
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A Guide to ISO26000
With the design of the ISO 26000 norm, the ISO picked up suggestions proposed by their own consumer organizations pertaining to social responsibility in companies operating in global markets. ISO 26000 is not a management system standard. It is not intended or appropriate for certification purposes or regulatory or contractual use. more[...]
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How Geopolitical Change Alters Social and Environmental Standards
Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland, University of Applied Sciences, KonstanzWith the design of the ISO 26000 norm, the ISO picked up suggestions proposed by their own consumer organizations pertaining to social responsibility in companies operating in global markets. In June 2002, the consumer policy committee met to discuss this subject. In the run-up to this meeting, a report entitled The Desirability and Feasibility of ISO CSR Standards was created. The first ISO meeting was held in 2004 in Sweden and determined that the standard would not be a corporate social responsibility (CSR) but an SR standard. more[...]
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