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International: unions accuse DHL of violating fundamental social rights
About 80 union representatives from the DHL, UPS, TNT, FedEx, DPD and Geopost companies from all over the world discussed, on Monday and Tuesday, the difficulties faced by the sector’s employees...
26 May 2011
Spain: Telefónica shareholder pension schemes demand more socially responsible corporate policy
A first. It’s the first time a Spanish pension fund has spoken this way, Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) wrote in a press release, pointing to the growing importance of socially responsible...
United States: UWUA union wants to talk environment with GDF Suez
Usually, unionists, especially in the US, restrict themselves to industrial relations in the company, but “we are extremely devoted to green issues” declared Mark Brooks, UWUA representative in...
EU: European Commission publishes guide for the procurement of socially responsible contracts
In its document, the Commission reminds that public authorities are major consumers, spending some 17 % of the EU’s GDP, i.e. half the GDP of Germany. Hence the need to make them major...
Sodexo: the union campaign against the French catering company is spreading and diversifying
On January 18, 2011, in a teleconference hosted by Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Danny Glover, chairman of the board of TransAfrica...
Italy: memorandum of understanding between banks, businesses and the Ministry of Economic Development to promote the CSR culture
Dialogue first. Born from “awareness that durability can help maintain the country’s economic and social fabric, promote trust into the market and speed up the recovery,” the memorandum aims to...
Netherlands: “inspiration book” on everyday ecology on workplaces
The inspiration book (“inspiratieboek”) for “sustainable work” published by the FNV in mid-November is presented under the form of a small treaty on ecology at work. It is the result ff a...
Italy: pharmaceutical-chemistry social partners reach national agreement on CSR guidelines
Federchimica and Farmindustria for employers and Filctem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil for unions (which signed the CCN in pharmaceutical-chemistry) signed, on November 18th in Milan, within the...
22 November 2010
EU: guide on socially responsible procurement of public contracts
In its document, the Commission reminds that public authorities are major consumers, spending some 17 % of the EU’s GDP, i.e. half the GDP of Germany. Hence the need to make them major...
5 November 2010
Germany: federal government launches “national action plan for corporate social responsibility”
Make CSR a characteristic of the German economy. “Successful companies don’t grow on trees. In the network world of the 21st century, businesses can no longer afford short-term strategies. ...
Lidl: the German discounter was sentenced for wrongly pretending that its foreign subcontractors respected “fair trade rules”
After making tongues wag because of its “antiunion” policy and because it spied on its employees, the German discounter is trying to restore its image among its clientele. Against all odds, it...
Netherlands: fines in the offing for businesses appealing to child labor
At the request of the small Christian orthodox party, Christen Unie, sanctions against businesses appealing to child labor are going to be tougher. It is no longer simply a question of withdrawing...
Netherlands: new bill on corporate social responsibility
The code on corporate social responsibility (MVO Code) should be introduced into businesses’ governance code established in 2004 by Morris Tabaksblat. While the Tabaksblat code, which only applies...
EU: report points to energy EWCs’ poor participation in CSR policies
ed out by the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the Social Development Agency (SDA) entitled “Learning and EWC practices in the European Energy Sector,” a study...
United States: under pressure from American students, Russell Athletic reopens a factory in Honduras, closed because of the unionization of the workers
The US group Russell Athletic, a sports apparel maker, has decided to reopen its factory in Honduras following a several months’ boycott of its clothes, which was orchestrated by the students...
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23 November 2009
Portugal: outsourcing sector signs code of conduct
Competence,
transparency and better working conditions. The signatories accepted to only commit for
service contracts for which they are directly competent. They also adopted a
confidentiality...
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EU: Commission proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025