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Introduction to Voluntary Sustainability Standards
Kristin Komives, ISEAL Alliance
ISEAL AlliancePrivate, voluntary sustainability standards are an innovative, market-based approach to promoting sustainable production and business practices. Adoption of these sustainability standards is intended to be voluntary: The standards are not created, run, or required by governments or government regulation. Instead, the system for voluntary sustainability standards are nongovernment initiatives that seek to drive sustainable production and consumption by creating a market demand for sustainable products, and a supply to meet that demand. They help buyers (both consumers and businesses) identify sustainably-produced products, and they guide producers, forest managers, mine and tourism operators, and factory owners and others in their choice of sustainable practices. more[...]
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Bringing Access to Development Through Clean Energy
Laura Pargade
Sunna DesignSince its creation, Sunna Design has been committed to bringing sustainable energy to emerging countries. Solar streetlights are a wonderful tool to give people access to energy, anywhere, while also respecting the environment. Thanks to breakthrough innovation and a frugal approach, the French company has managed to keep costs down while bringing high-quality lighting to the most remote areas, without putting great social and economic burdens on the communities. Although public lighting was Sunna’s first step, with more than 5,000 products installed around the world, the company is aiming at empowering people with domestic access to energy though innovative partnerships between the public and private sectors. 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 LLCIn 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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Volkswagen’s Role in Germany’s Energiewende
Daniela Blaschke
Frank Hasenfuss
Volkswagen AGThe Volkswagen Group has set the goal of becoming the most sustainable car manufacturer in the world by 2018. Germany’s Energiewende (energy transition or revolution) sets a framework for this. more[...]
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Trendsetter for Ergonomic Workplaces in Industry
Dr Peter F. Tropschuh, Audi AG
Birgit Horn, Audi AG
Audi AGGerman society is in the throes of rapid demographic change, with the share of older workers rising steadily. At present, 40- to 49-year-olds account for approximately 32 percent of the workforce at AUDI AG, making them the largest group of employees. In just a few years, however, 50- to 59-year-olds will account for more employees than any other age group, and the share of employees over 60 will rise to approximately 13 percent. more[...]
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Stimulating Sustainable Biofuels
Nathalie Simmenauer, Air France
Inka Pieter, KLM
AIR FRANCE KLMAs an airline group with an extensive network, Air France - KLM connects people, economies, and cultures. It has the ambition to reduce its CO2 emissions by 20 percent through 2020 in comparison to 2011 (tons / km). To find alternatives to fossil oil, the group believes innovation and partnerships within its value chain will trigger new solutions. Using this approach, Air France and KLM are committed to developing a market for sustainable biofuels. more[...]
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Requirements along the Supply Chain
Bernhard Schwager
Axel Zerinius
Bosch GroupTo strike a balance between economic, social, and ecological interests, Bosch must take its entire value-added chain into account. This is why the global provider of technology and services actively involves its suppliers in its sustainability activities, both in regulatory and operational terms. Together with its suppliers, the company aims for continuous improvement. more[...]
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Secure Jobs in Insecure Times
Dr. Salma Shawa
Consolidated Contractors CompanyTransforming despair into hope – that is one task that Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) is carrying out with regards to the employment of youth in the Arab world and developing countries. more[...]
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Lenoardo DiCaprio: “We need to change our thinking and our sense of urgency.”
“Without my (ecological) activities, I wouldn’t be a fulfilled person. Only two per cent of philanthropy goes toward protecting our environment and that’s pretty outrageous, considering it is our life support system.” more[...]
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Central Romana and Corporate Social Responsibility
Central Romana CorporationThe 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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