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While the “Corporate and Human Rights Plan” is being prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some NGOs consulted during its formulation are worried about the text’s structure. They point out...

20 January 2014

Samsung’s social practices in China denounced

In December, one of Samsung’s suppliers in China was caught for the bad working conditions imposed on its employees. It’s not the first time a subcontracting working for the south-Korean group is...

16 January 2014

Great Britain: HR managers walk on the tightrope with religion

Can a catholic work on Sunday? Can a Muslim work in shelves with pork in a supermarket? Can you ask a Sikh to wear a cap like all the other drivers in the group? British HR regularly have to...

10 January 2014

With its project of volunteer work as an alternative to short-time working, Alessi, the Italian SME, invents a new model of corporate volunteer working time

Extremely positive results for the project, “Good work – the factory for the city,” launched by Alessi on June 24 in Omegna (Verbania), Piedmont,” where the famous “Italian Design Factory” has its...

4 December 2013

SRI: extraction industries under the microscope

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

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