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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, Konstanz

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. 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[...] login_required

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The Power of Voluntarism

Dr. Elmer Lenzen

In today’s corporate responsibility debate, so-called soft laws are omnipresent. They seem to be the best solution to combine a maximum of social responsibility with a minimum of public interference. Their rise is closely connected with the age of globalization. more[...] login_required

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Economy leaders need sustainability standards

Dr. Sahsa Courville, ISEAL Alliance

Sustainability Standards Systems – such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, or Social Accountability International with its SA 8000 standard – represent the practical, hands-on dimension of the CSR landscape. With consensus-based voluntary standards defined through global multistakeholder processes, and with enterprise compliance assessed through independent third-party certification, these market-based tools provide clear pathways for producers to improve sustainability practices. more[...] login_required

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Giddens, Anthony

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Human Rights

Editorial Team

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CSR-Management

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Biodiversity Management: Fields of Action

German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

Through the development and use of company sites, buildings or through emissions, etc. businesses directly affect biological diversity. In fishing, farming and forestry, the shock on the environment is mostly direct as well. Often, however, there is an indirect change to the habitat caused, in part, by raw material suppliers and the supply chain. In addition to location development and supply chain management, corporate biodiversity management encompasses further fields of action. Business success and impact factors on biodiversity can be managed by implementing the necessary strategies. The following is a list of the most important fields of action with descriptions for corporate biodiversity management. more[...]

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Protecting shareholder and natural value. 2005 benchmark of biodiversity management practices in the extractive industry

Fauna & Flora International

Under the framework of the Dutch Environmental Policy Plan, the Netherlands is working with the investment and business community to develop practical guidance to help companies analyse biodiversity and natural resources as business risks and opportunities. We are helping companies to formulate biodiversity strategies and plans. A Business & Biodiversity Helpdesk may be set up to facilitate implementation. more[...] login_required

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Biodiversity Management. Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry

German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

This handbook addresses the theme of biodiversity management, which is one theme in the Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program. The aims of the Program are to identify the key issues affecting sustainable development in the mining industry and provide information and case studies that illustrate a more sustainable basis for the mining industry. more[...] login_required

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Good Practice Guidance for Mining and Biodiversity

German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

Alongside this publication, ICMM published two discussion papers on biodiversity offsets in 2005 as an output of the Dialogue and a contribution to efforts to improve biodiversity conservation. A set of good practice case studies was published with IUCN in 2004 to show what can be achieved and I commend that document to readers as a companion to this one. more[...] login_required

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A Guide to Developing Biodiversity Action Plans for the Oil and Gas Sector

German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

This IPIECA guide is designed to help HSE professionals and other relevant staff, e.g. those involved with project planning, in the oil and gas industry to develop Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) for their sites and projects. more[...] login_required

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The Oil and Gas Industry: Operating in Sensitive Environments

International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)

This booklet summarizes a series of short case studies which describe some of the oil and gas industry’s experience of operating responsibly in sensitive human and physical environments. The case studies cover company experiences across the full range of oil and gas industry activities. more[...] login_required

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Corporate Biodiversity Management Handbook. A guide for practical implementation

German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

The handbook then outlines a number of proven tools for use in biodiversity management as well as those that can be adapted to help achieve corporate biodiversity goals.Throughout this guide there are illustrative best-practice examples from the ‘Biodiversity in Good Company’ Initiative. more[...] login_required

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Secrets Behind Innovations in CSR Reporting

Susan McPherson, Fenton

How do companies handle CSR reporting? What is new and innovative? And most important: where do experts see the market going? Susan McPherson from Fenton talks with Allyson Park, VP Worldwide Public Affairs & Communications, Coca-Cola, Ephi Banaynal, Global Director, Sustainability Management & Strategy, SAP, Kierstin Regelin, Global Social Innovation, HP and Emily Cichy, Manager, Corporate Citizenship, Disney. more[...] login_required

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