CSR

Since July, BNP-Paribas has been applying a SRI policy specific to the mining sector. Worldwide, extraction industries are the most criticized for their negative impact on the people. (Ref. ...

4 December 2013

Prosegur: Spanish private security giant accused of violating workers rights in 4 Latin American countries

UNI Global Union filed a complaint for violation of the OECD’s guidelines with the Spanish national contact point, as this is where Prosegur’s headquarters are located. The private security...

29 November 2013

Oxfam forces Coca-Cola to be vigilant about its suppliers

Lobbied by consumers and the Oxfam humanitarian organization, Coca-Cola promised to fight against human rights violations and land grabbing in its sugar supply chain. (Ref. 130752)

28 November 2013

H&M announces pilot project for fair pay in Bangladesh and Cambodia

Western countries – the primary destination of these textile exports, were moved, in April, by the poor working and pay conditions of workers in textile factories in Bangladesh, after the building...

27 November 2013

Bangladesh: agreement on standard security rules for the approximately 4,000 textile plants subcontracting for western brands and businesses

On November 21, an agreement was reached on minimum security standards (notably fire prevention systems and electric systems) to check when assessing buildings where the approximately 4,000...

25 November 2013

CSR is gaining ground in Africa

Under pressure from international partners, environment lobby groups and organizations defending human rights, and with the rise of a middle class representing nearly 300 million consumers, more...

21 November 2013

CSR in 200 Indian firms under the microscope

Since August 2013, India has been one of the only countries in the world to impose that large businesses dedicate 2 percent of their net earnings to responsible investments. In a survey published...

21 November 2013

Spain: new program promotes women’s access to companies’ top

40 executive women were chosen by their company to follow a training cycle and be promoted faster in order to move faster towards effective and real equal opportunities. This initiative, called...

21 November 2013

Following disappointment in the way the Michelin case was handled in India, NGOs are expecting a reform from the OECD’s French National Contact Point (NCP)

Withdrawing their complaint against a Michelin plant in the Tamil Nadu State in India wasn’t completely for naught. More than a month after ‘unseizing’ the OECD’s French National Contact Point...

7 November 2013

Spain: Ministry of Labor releases draft CSR strategy

The plan, entitled “Spanish CSR Strategy,” contains 80 measures designed to boost corporate social responsibility and aims to “encourage the development of responsible practices in public and...

5 November 2013

United States: Daimler before American courts for Mercedes’ human rights violations during the Argentinean dictatorship

Threatened by a group of victims of the ill-treatments committed by Mercedes-Benz during the Argentinean dictatorship, Daimler, the German carmaker, was relieved on Tuesday after a US Supreme...

16 October 2013

Denmark: corporate social responsibility to get out of the crisis

The 3rd CSR Conference, the biggest CSR event in Denmark, gathered more than 1,000 participants in Holstebro on September 16-17 with the motto, “concrete action, innovation and impact.” Organized...

20 September 2013

The European Commission published guides on the implementation of the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in several sectors – temporary work, ICT, and gas and oil

In June 2011, the United Nations adopted Guiding Principles (UNGP) on Business and Human Rights. Within the framework of its strategy to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR), the...

5 September 2013

Sustainable management practices: national answers to a global challenge?

The International Corporate Survey Barometer (ICSB) was published at the end of July 2013. This international sustainability barometer was introduced in 2012 by the Center for Sustainability...

4 September 2013

Corporate practices: Sweco, or how to attract and retain female engineers

Sweco, a group operating in engineering, environmental technology and architecture, is also the world leader in particle separation and size reduction. It employs around 7,400 people, 70 percent...

23 July 2013

Gap, Walmart and 15 other retailers unveil safety plan for textile workers in Bangladesh

Gap, Walmart and 15 other American retails took a month to improve their proposals on the safety of textile workers in Bangladesh, following the accident that took place in April, and they...

11 July 2013

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