CSR

Within a legal context that strange to the topic of Corporate Social Responsiblity and diversity, the French distributer applies its group-wide defined norms and has established a set of measures...

2 March 2017

Vigeo Eiris study on businesses and human rights: focus on commitments to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Following on from yesterday’s article on Vigeo Eiris’ study (see article n°10081), we are now looking in greater deal at what the agency highlights as regards how companies address employees’...

23 February 2017

Vigeo Eiris publishes new study on companies and respect of human rights

A new study conducted by non-financial rating agency Vigeo Eiris, which looks at corporate conduct in terms of the respect of fundamental human rights, reveals that few companies make a tangible...

20 February 2017

France: final approval of law on multinationals’ human rights due diligence

Today 21 February, French National Assembly adopted the law that looks to oblige France’s largest companies to take reasonable care in order to pre-empt human rights violations and environmental...

20 February 2017

Brazil: Labour Public Ministry launches a campaign combatting child labor

Approximately 2.6 million children and adolescents aged between 5 and 17 are currently working in Brazil, for the most part under informal conditions, and in sectors that put their health and...

14 February 2017

The OECD publishes due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector

In line with the trend for greater demands as regards multinational responsibility, the OECD has over recent years increased the number of its guides, which are discussed between governments...

13 February 2017

Brazil: companies faced with challenge of fostering racial diversity

Around 10 years after Brazil introduced quotas for people of African ancestry in its universities, the integration of people of colour in the corporate world is on the up. However, the issue...

3 February 2017

Germany: reassessing individual bonus payments

Germany’s businesses regularly discuss the issue of individual bonus payments and performance related bonuses that make up the variable part of employee remuneration. At Bosch, Deutsche Bahn, and...

2 February 2017

Italy: Vodafone engages directly with employees to establish inclusion and diversity agenda

The Italian branch of the telephone service provider, which employs around 6,500 people of which 50% are female, launched an innovative initiative which saw it engage with employees to understand...

31 January 2017

Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in the palm oil sector including at ‘sustainable’ plantations

In a report published on 30 November, Amnesty International denounces social and human rights violations in Indonesia’s palm oil sector that are occurring on such a scale as to call into question...

2 December 2016

European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries

On 25 October European parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted (569 for, 54 against) for a resolution inviting the EU Member States and the EU Commission to adopt regulations on corporate liability...

26 October 2016

NGO HR without Borders 10 year anniversary: promoting decent labor along supply chains by departing from an audit approach towards acting on real causes

The HR without borders NGO ((RHSF) was set up ten years ago out of a recognition that sub-contractors weren’t always capable of comprehending the labor rights related values and standards that...

11 October 2016

China: Spanish unions criticize working conditions at Inditex suppliers and highlight the official trade union’s ‘lack of interest’ in improving the situation in textiles

Spanish trade union representatives at Inditex (managing Zara) regularly visit third party country suppliers within the framework of an agreement signed with management. Inditex was the first...

26 September 2016

KiK to pay out 5.1 million dollars to victims of a fire at a Pakistan factory

The German discount textile store KiK revealed this weekend that, after four years of negotiations, it will pay out 5.1 million dollars to victims of a fire which took place at a textile factory...

12 September 2016

Germany: the Dortmund High Court is competent to judge a case by four Pakistani workers against the KiK discount textiles chain

At the end of August, The Dortmund High Court (Rhineland) declared itself competent both to rule on a complaint filed by four Pakistani nationals against the German discount textiles chain KiK and...

8 September 2016

Japan: an index is created for companies combatting LGBT based discrimination

An LGBT index has been developed in Japan to assess companies’ positive action towards sexual minorities. Officially named Pride, the index is measured by the work with Pride (wwP) body set up in...

22 July 2016

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mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...

26 February 2026

EU: Council approves omnibus directive on sustainability

On 24 February, two months after the European Parliament, the Council of the EU adopted the omnibus package amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...

24 February 2026

Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”

Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...

11 March 2026

United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...

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The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...

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