"Ethics, in the form of a shared basic understanding of “right” values, such as dignity, freedom, justice, etc., are the foundation of the social market economy. Competition and legal foundations, both of which are essential for a market economy, lose their ability to function when people lose trust, and maintaining trust is always (also) a matter of the responsibility – or more generally: practiced values – of those active in the market economy." more[...]
Too often, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is driven by social or government pressure, the fear of possible negative publicity, or the expectations that the financial markets have of listed companies. more[...]
Success and failure are relative, of course, reflecting initial expectations and ambitions. In coining terms like “environmental excellence” (1984), “green consumer” (1986), or “triple bottom line” (1994), I was simply trying to help us all expand our minds for new possibilities. more[...]
The Communication on Progress (COP) policy is the central component of the UN Global Compact’s integrity measures. The policy establishes a mandatory reporting requirement for businesses to report annually on their progress in implementing the Ten Principles of the UNGC more[...]
The series of CSR-Conferences has established itself as the world's premier international forum for exploring the global themes of corporate social responsibility in all its manifold dimensions. Every two years since 2004, leading academics, executives, policymakers, and representatives from civil society organizations from around the world have been meeting in Berlin to debate key questions from a diverse range of cultural perspectives and professional viewpoints. more[...]
With the National CSR Action Plan, the German government adopted a broad range of measures to take effect at the national and international level and is now implementing them. At the two-day conference, this Action Plan will be presented to an international audience and the introduction of the concept “CSR - made in Germany“ will underline the high level of social and environmental standards of internationally operating German companies. more[...]
The aim of the conference The Green Economy; Business Contribution to Securing Sustainability was to demonstrate how businesses can put theory in to practise. The Dutch Global Compact network and German Global Compact network consider the conference to be a true success. This succes was even more important for the Dutch network as is marked its first lustrum conference, after its founding in 2007. As such we would like to thank you for your contribution to this success and hope that you can put the results of the conference into practise in your daily operations. more[...]
The series of CSR-Conferences has established itself as the world's premier international forum for exploring the global themes of corporate social responsibility in all its manifold dimensions. Every two years since 2004, leading academics, executives, policymakers, and representatives from civil society organizations from around the world have been meeting in Berlin to debate key questions from a diverse range of cultural perspectives and professional viewpoints. more[...]
What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? This video clip tries to give competent but also entertaining answers to this question. The video is part of series "in a little green bag" at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. more[...]
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