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Inditex: the Spanish textile group intervened to guarantee union rights at a Cambodian supplier.
The Spanish textile group Inditex intervened to defend union rights at a Cambodian supplier, notified the Spanish textile federation, Fiteqa-CCOO. The conflict had burst out several months ago...
Groupama: a social reporting at the European level was launched
Members of the European works council received, during the March 28, 2007 plenary meeting, "a first glance of the organization of the European subsidiaries regarding a certain number of social...
Belgium: the management is insisting on the voluntary dimension of CSR
The Belgian employers' federation (FEB) presented an enquiry on social responsibility carried out among 250 Belgian companies. According to the federation, 'CSR is a custom-made work and a...
United Kingdom: an NGO denounced the absence of respect and controls of the ethical charters adopted as part of the Ethical Trade Initiative
The ethical charters signed by the British supermarkets in favour of a trade based on solidarity and responsible with their suppliers from developing countries are only covers to appear honorable...
Vinci : launching of a discrimination and equal opportunity audit
The French construction and concession group Vinci launched an audit on its commitments in terms of discrimination and equality of chances. This is a yearly exercise which was entrusted to an...
Lidl: unions are condemning the violation of unions and workers’ rights in several countries
Several national (German, Italian, French) unions and the European union federation UNI-Commerce condemned the antiunion behaviors of the cheap food chain Lidl in Europe as well as the violation...
EU : the European Parliament for more EU involvement in corporate social responsibility
Emphasis on the role of the social partners. While the communication by the European Commission scarcely mentions the social partners, the are not overlooked by the European Parliament which...
Axa: the insurance group is preparing a global plan of free shares for employees
The French insurance group promised, on February 22, 2007, during the presentation of its 2006 results, to give out shares to the group's employees throughout the world. This decision fulfils a...
13 March 2007
International: the Dutch FNV is worried about the social situation in China
Henk van der Kolk, chairman of the federation of Dutch unions (FNV), the main confederation of trade unions in the Netherlands, announced, on March 5, that direct contacts were taken with the...
Spain: unions and employers from the textile sector want to promote the CSR together
Unions and employers from the Spanish textile, the Fedecon, constituted a work group with the consumers associations and the NGOs in order to promote social responsibility in the sector. The Setem...
28 February 2007
Swiss Re : 5000 Swiss francs offered to each employee committing to reduce personal carbon footprint
The global insurer is supporting investments and purchases made by employees that contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. The new "COYou2 reduce and gain" programme is part of Swiss Re's commitments...
Germany: companies begin to promote diversity
After the French and Belgian companies (see story n° 0672), it is now German companies' turn to promote diversity. DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche British Petrol and Deutsche Telekom have...
Germany : unions and workers’ representatives are little involved in corporate fight against corruption
In 2006, several symbolic companies of the German economy (Siemens, Volkswagen, Daimler Chrysler, etc…) have been hit by notorious corruption scandals. Siemens wins hands down with its nearly 420...
Great Britain: large distribution chains pointed out in a scandal of exploited Bangladesh workers
The firms Asda, Tesco and Primark are affected by a report of the NGO War on Want, which shows wages and working conditions close to exploitation in several textile subcontractors' worksites in...
EU : the economic and social committee requests a European information gateway on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
International framework-agreements and European works councils. Furthermore, with regard to the promotion by the Commission of the “acceptable work” concept at international level (v. “Promote...
Bouygues: group adopts an ethical code and a mechanism of alert
The French group Bouygues has just adopted its first ethical code which notably sets up a mechanism of ethical alert regarding corruption and irregular accounting. This mechanism does not concern...
7 December 2006
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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- News brief
12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
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...
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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...
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24 February 2026
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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...
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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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6 March 2026
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
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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20 March 2026