The Sustainability Learning Forum

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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Communicating Integrity

Volkswagen AG
Dr. Frank Fabian, Volkswagen
Dr. Thomas Steg, Volkswagen

Internal and external communication features prominently in risk management and compliance activities at Volkswagen – the company is convinced that communication is just as essential for the successful implementation of the code of conduct and anti-corruption rules as it is for corporate success in general. more[...]

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Business Ethics

Business ethics - some also call it corporate ethics - deals with moral principles and social values. It is based on the assumption that as an individual as well as organization you should act ethically. According to Andrew Crane, "Business ethics is the study of business situations, activities, and decisions where issues of right and wrong are addressed." more[...]

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Sustainable Business Cases

The concept of a green economy has become the new buzz word in sustainability discourses, particularly in light of the Rio+20 Conference. Because of the current economic crisis and the perception that sustainability politics cannot be implemented efficiently, politicians have set their hopes on greening the economy. However, in everydays work it turns out that it isn´t that easy. What are good strategies, solutions, examples? more[...]

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Salmon Education on the Fish-shaped Island

Sakhalin Energy
Anna Lygina, Sakhalin Energy
Natalia Gonchar, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company

Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. was founded in 1994 to develop the Piltun- Astokhskoye and Lunskoye oil and gas fields off the shore of Sakhalin Island. The company was the first in Russia to start offshore hydrocarbon production from ice-resistant platforms and liquefied natural gas production. It can be justifiably proud of its achievements in the field of environmental protection and social responsibility. more[...]

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Compliance

Auditing, codes of conduct and presenting the ‘business case’ to suppliers is not enough. Actually changing the business practice of suppliers requires more than platitudinous statements of commitment. In this section we look beyond compliance at how to develop suppliers and induce real change of managerial practices for improved productivity, responsible use of labour, greater environmental performance and creating long-term reliable supplier bases. more[...]

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The Bank Everyone Can Trust and Rely On

May Myat Thu, Ayeyarwady Bank
Ayeyarwady Bank

AYA Bank has strived to become a “trusted partner” for everyone in the community and all its stakeholders, as its slogan indicates. To effectively become a partner that everyone trusts, AYA Bank believes in committing to the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact as part of its strategy and practice, focusing on fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities to the community it serves. more[...]

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Where does CSR begin? Where does it end?

Dr. Elmer Lenzen

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become firmly established in the business lexicon. Although some conversation partners still need to be reminded of what CSR really is and why it is important, most of them understand its value by now. Indeed, this leads to many different expectations for CSR, such that discussions around it today are shifting toward putting limits on the term and creating rules around it. Where does CSR begin? Where does it end? more[...]

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Principles of Legal Compliance

Remigiusz Skiba, Bosch
Bernhard Schwager
Bosch Group

Companies invest a great deal of effort in putting written principles and value systems into practice. This might be in relation to customer orientation, openness, respect, or honesty, for example. If they are to become orientation points in everyday practice, they must be implemented and made routine by means of guidelines, processes, incentive systems, and other organizational measures. But this is only the first step. Leadership behavior, the example set by top management, and clear communication of the culture of values are of the essence. more[...]

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Responsible Lobbying

Dr Stephanos Anastasiadis, Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Sigrun M. Wagner, Royal Holloway, University of London

Lobbyists paying elected representatives to place questions in the UK parliament. Arms manufacturers giving South African officials BMWs in exchange for armaments contracts. Smoke-filled back rooms featuring stuffed brown envelopes. No wonder lobbying has a bad name. But these are not images of lobbying: They depict corruption, albeit in a policymaking setting. These actions are morally suspect and usually illegal. They also contravene the UN Global Compact: Principle 10 requires the combating of corruption. In fact, lobbying is far more often about committee meetings, reports, and other unspectacular activities. Lobbying can be understood as the focused provision of relevant information, with the intention of influencing public policy or process. Corporate lobbying is not just important for companies; it helps create better public policies, and can therefore have real societal value, despite its bad press. more[...]

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The Strength of Loose Couplings – The UN Global Compact as a Multistakeholder Initiative

Prof. Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School

Multistakeholder initiatives such as the UN Global Compact organize their participants in specific ways. Most importantly, they have to bridge global (universal) principles and local (contextualized) implementation practices. Some initiatives have responded to this need by creating a nested network structure – that is, local networks that are embedded into a wider global “network of networks.” The UN Global Compact, for instance, has more than 100 local networks, which are connected through regional hubs, the Annual Local Network Forum, and interactions with the Global Compact Office. Stakeholder dialogue and collective action are emerging both within and among such networks. more[...]

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Responsible Lobbying

Dr Stephanos Anastasiadis, Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Sigrun M. Wagner, Royal Holloway, University of London

Lobbyists paying elected representatives to place questions in the UK parliament. Arms manufacturers giving South African officials BMWs in exchange for armaments contracts. Smoke-filled back rooms featuring stuffed brown envelopes. No wonder lobbying has a bad name. But these are not images of lobbying: They depict corruption, albeit in a policymaking setting. These actions are morally suspect and usually illegal. They also contravene the UN Global Compact: Principle 10 requires the combating of corruption. more[...]

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Keynote Dr. Kurt Bock

Dr Kurt Bock, BASF

As a founding member of the UN Global Compact in 2000, we strongly support the role of the UN Global Compact as a peer-learning and dialogue platform. By combining high-level commitment with hands-on learning at the local level, the UN Global Compact has gathered experience with concrete best practices in the area of sustainability, and it has a unique competence in the field of facilitating multistakeholder dialogue and projects. more[...]

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Providing Quality and Transparency for consumers

Charles Ferro , Saga Furs
Saga Furs Oyj

Transparency may not be the first thing that comes to mind when a fashionista gasps in awe at a stunning fur creation on a Paris, New York, London, or Milan runway, but transparency is a central value in consumer consciousness. As a fur auction house, Saga Furs promotes innovative transparency: upstream at farms where the company sources only quality European-produced pelts, and downstream among partners in creative phases resulting in fashion. more[...]

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