The Sustainability Learning Forum

A student's dream come true

Zay Yar Tun
Max Energy

The ambition of a young girl named Ms. Thaw Thaw* was to attend a university in the city after finishing high school. As she had studied hard for the matriculation exam, she was accepted by Myanmar Maritime University in Yangon, a commercial city and the former capital of Myanmar. Her dream came true but the only difficulty was that her parents could not fully support her financially for her university education or afford the cost for her to live in the city. Thaw Thaw was from a middle-income family from a village called Phaung Gyee, which is situated far from the city. more[...]

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Sakhalin Energy: A Complex Approach to Human Rights

Valentin Zhovtun
Sakhalin Energy

Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the largest oil and gas project ever implemented in Russia, is committed to compliance with the highest international standards for respecting, supporting, and promoting human rights at all stages of its business activities. more[...]

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Green Delta’s Strategic CSR Initiative for Human Rights and Road Safety

Syed Najmus Saquib, Green Delta Insurance
Green Delta Insurance Co. Ltd.

Green Delta Insurance Company Limited has been practicing CSR effectively since the inception of the company. Over the years the organization has put more focus on strategic CSR and has been strictly and consistently following the Ten Principles established by the United Nations Global Compact. This year Green Delta launched a few innovative CSR projects aligning with human rights principles as well as some philanthropic issues. more[...]

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Paradigm Shift in Vaccines: Our Dengue Vaccine Candidate

Laurent Lhopitallier, Sanofi
Sanofi

Paradigm Shift in Vaccines: Our Dengue Vaccine CandidSanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has taken an innovative approach to addressing a disease that affects tropical and subtropical countries, without anticipating a return on investment from high-income countries. For the first time, a new vaccine will have its initial introduction in several middle- and low-income countries – where the need is the greatest. more[...]

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Change Agents Bring Hope and Health to Rural India

Camilla Crone Jensen, Novo Nordisk
Scott Dille, Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk

Rural India faces an acute shortage of healthcare professionals. In an innovative initiative called “Addressing the Base of the Pyramid” (BoP), Novo Nordisk A/S teamed up with community partners to bring diabetes services closer to people in remote areas while supporting health activists’ microbusiness. This initiative is now integrated with the Changing Diabetes Barometer® program in Bihar, India, to increase the level of outreach. more[...]

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Let Us Go Home Safely – A Road Safety Project by Tristar in UAE

Muhammad Akber, Tristar Transport LLC
Arthur Los Banos, Tristar Transport LLC
Tristar Transport LLC

In 2014 Tristar partnered with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) of the United Kingdom to implement a road safety project called “Let us go home safely” in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). more[...]

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Central Romana and Corporate Social Responsibility

Central Romana Corporation

The Central Romana Corporation Ltd., founded in 1912 in the eastern province of La Romana in the Dominican Republic, is an agro-industrial and tourism company whose main focus is sugar production. Having been in operation for more than 100 years, it has diversified its investments through a wide range of businesses that reach approximately 25,000 workers, and it regards itself as being the country’s largest private-sector employer. more[...]

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MAN and SOS Children’s Villages: A Global Success Story

Yvonne Benkert, MAN SE
MAN SE

Whether donating funds and supplies to disaster relief efforts, transferring knowledge, or volunteering in a variety of facilities – for years, MAN has been a partner that SOS Children’s Villages can count on. Through this partnership, MAN has made a valuable contribution to educational programs aimed at children and young people around the globe. more[...]

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Business & Human Rights Resources Centre

Editorial Team

This webpage provides links to general guidance on business and human rights issues, with links to tools for advocates. more[...] login_required

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Einführung "Wirtschaft & Menschenrechte"

Teilnehmer/innen erhalten einen Überblick über die Bedeutung von Menschenrechten im Unternehmenskontext und erste Anregungen dazu, wie sie in unternehmerisches Handeln integriert werden können. more[...] login_required

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Hiselius, Patrik

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Freedom of expression

Telia Sonera
Patrik Hiselius, TeliaSonera

Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right derived from the inherent dignity of all persons. Freedom of expression and privacy are the most material human rights risks in telecommunications. The main risks include complicity in human rights violations following excessive governmental requests, which are to the detriment of freedom of expression and privacy. International standards on human rights go beyond identifying and managing material risks to TeliaSonera itself – they relate to the risks to individuals. TeliaSonera’s Board of Directors adopted a Group Policy on Freedom of Expression in Telecommunications in December 2013. The primary purposes of this policy are to reduce human rights risks and to ensure that our customers feel confident that TeliaSonera will, whenever possible, respect and safeguard their freedom of expression when we receive requests or demands from governments in relation to requests or demands that have potentially serious impacts on freedom of expression in telecommunications. The policy is – to the best of our knowledge – the most far-reaching policy of its kind in the industry. more[...]

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Human Rights – SANOFI Approach

Sanofi
Tatiana Campos-Rocha, Sanofi

In line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Sanofi has adopted an ambitious and holistic approach to ensure that human rights are soundly integrated throughout all the Group’s operations. For Sanofi, it is essential to ensure that respect for human rights is integrated into our business activities everywhere we operate, including in countries considered to be at risk for matters concerning human rights. more[...]

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Sazak, Deniz

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Corporate Philanthropy

Yüksel Holding A.S.
Deniz Sazak, Yüksel

Athletics is not as popular as soccer or basketball in Turkey. Therefore, even though there are many promising Turkish young athletes, finding sponsorships for athletics is not easy. The Yılmaz Sazak International Athletics Meetings (YSIAM) have been organized now for 18 years under the main sponsorship of Yüksel. In parallel with Yüksel’s environmental sustainability strategy, the YSIAM is the first carbon-neutral track-and-field organization in Europe. The organization of the Meetings by Yüksel includes the integration of philanthropy into management processes and business activities. Corporate volunteering is achieved by the employees of Yüksel, who work for the Meetings to contribute to athletics in Turkey. more[...]

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