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European Conference on CSR, Competing for a sustainable future, 7-9 november, MECC, Maastricht

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During its EU presidency, the Dutch Government will organise the European Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), entitled -Competing for a Sustainable Future” in Maastricht, the Netherlands, 7-9 November 2004. The conference is hosted by Minister for Foreign Trade Karien van Gennip (Ministry of Economic Affairs) and co-organised by the ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, the ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment. ... lees meer

GRI seeks participants for new Guidelines innovation process

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Recruitment is now open for two new work streams being launched which will feature working groups looking at the clarity and purpose of the indicators (IWG), and at reporting as a process (RPWG). Starting immediately, sign-up forms are available on the website through which you can express your interest in participating in the IWG or its related advisory groups, and in the RPWG. Over the course of the next year, these work streams will review and build on the existing principles and indicators that make up the GRI Guidelines, and look at how the Guidelines should be interpreted and applied. ... lees meer

GRI Boundary Protocol for public comment

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After 10 months of research, working group meetings, and input via out practitioners’ network, the GRI has launched the draft Boundary Protocol for public comment. This protocol provides guidance on how to understand, set, and disclose reporting boundaries when reporting based on the GRI 2002 Guidelines. ... lees meer

Where sustainability means survival

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Mike Scott finds the banking sector embarking on a series of initiatives to show how seriously it takes the impact of projects on the environment When it comes to unsustainable businesses, the financial services sector used to consider itself pretty low on the list. After all, the sector does not produce pollutants or greenhouse gases and is known for its good employment practices. But it is having to take sustainability seriously now. Non-governmental organisations have targeted banks as the ultimate source of environmentally unfriendly projects, a plethora of sustainability indices has sprung up and institutional investors are taking note of environmental issues because they are hitting their bottom line. ... lees meer

Corporate Social Responsibility: Commission Launches Awareness-Raising Drive for SMEs

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To inaugurate a major pan-European campaign to raise awareness about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Commission is hosting a launch event in Brussels today. Speakers include Commissioner Olli Rehn, British MEP Philip Bushill-Matthews as well as representatives from the private sector, trade unions and experts from the field of CSR. ... lees meer

Fannie Mae’s Problems Expose ‘CSR’ as a Smokescreen: CSRWatch.com Launched to Spotlight Anti-Business Movement

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CSRWatch.com announced today that the ongoing Fannie Mae scandal again exposes so-called “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) initiatives as merely superficial attempts to polish corporate image at the expense of fundamental business principles and practices. Investors, employees, media and the public should be aware that CSR initiatives, at best, distract corporate managements from their primary responsibility of operating their businesses in the long-term best interests of their shareholders, said Steven Milloy of CSRWatch.com. At worst, CSR can be ploy for pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes,” added Milloy. ... lees meer