CSR EUROPE 活動(dòng)消息

歐洲企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任協(xié)會(huì)又增加兩家企業(yè)會(huì)員

歐洲企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任協(xié)會(huì)宣布,兩家新企業(yè)會(huì)員加入其商業(yè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)。其中默沙東是一家全球性的以研究為驅(qū)動(dòng)的制藥公司?？煽诳蓸饭緞t是世界上最大的可樂產(chǎn)品的銷售商、生產(chǎn)商和分銷商。

CSR EUROPE 會(huì)員新聞

惠普和聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織將擴(kuò)展其聯(lián)合項(xiàng)目以助力非洲和中東的人才培養(yǎng)

惠普和聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織日前宣布將其“腦力增益倡議”試點(diǎn)階段的5所大學(xué)擴(kuò)展至在整個(gè)中東和非洲地區(qū)的15所高等教育機(jī)構(gòu)中。這一計(jì)劃將使這些大學(xué)可以與世界各地創(chuàng)新教育和研究的專家合作,通過先進(jìn)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)和計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)得以實(shí)現(xiàn)。

英特爾在2009年歐洲研究與創(chuàng)新大會(huì)上對(duì)全球問題提出解決方案

來自11個(gè)國(guó)家的320多名代表出席了在愛爾蘭萊克斯利普舉行的2009年歐洲研究與創(chuàng)新大會(huì),會(huì)議討論了諸如全球變暖、醫(yī)療保健和福利等議題。英特爾的研究員在大會(huì)上發(fā)表演講,向與會(huì)者分享了應(yīng)對(duì)全球氣候變暖、全球老齡化、以及研究和創(chuàng)新的挑戰(zhàn)等內(nèi)容。

IBM的最新咨詢服務(wù)將幫助保護(hù)環(huán)境節(jié)約資金

IBM最新的咨詢服務(wù)將幫助客戶開發(fā)一項(xiàng)針對(duì)其供應(yīng)商的能源利用、環(huán)境影響、質(zhì)量、安全、成本、效益和勞工實(shí)踐的相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行收集、管理和分析的方法工具。這種產(chǎn)品利用了IBM自身作為經(jīng)營(yíng)規(guī)模最大、具有最復(fù)雜的全球供應(yīng)鏈的經(jīng)驗(yàn),開發(fā)了一個(gè)包含位于60個(gè)國(guó)家超過30000家供應(yīng)商的數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù),以實(shí)現(xiàn)在更廣泛的可持續(xù)議題下進(jìn)行信息的收集和分析。

大眾汽車簽署“全球勞工憲章”

2009年10月29日,大眾汽車集團(tuán)管理委員會(huì)、國(guó)際金屬工人聯(lián)合會(huì)和大眾汽車公司的員工代表共同簽署了“全球勞工憲章”。由此,大眾汽車集團(tuán)成為第一個(gè)簽署采納該憲章的雇主企業(yè)。

歐盟觀察(來自歐盟的最新動(dòng)態(tài))

歐盟委員會(huì)就本地就業(yè)發(fā)展及CSR召開研討會(huì)

10月6日,歐盟委員會(huì)(就業(yè)、社會(huì)事務(wù)和機(jī)會(huì)平等總司)組織了一次針對(duì)本地就業(yè)發(fā)展和企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任的研討會(huì),就今年早些時(shí)候公布針對(duì)該議題的研究結(jié)果進(jìn)行討論。該報(bào)告是由奧地利中小企業(yè)研究所聯(lián)合歐洲地方發(fā)展信息協(xié)會(huì)(AEIDL)、社會(huì)和經(jīng)濟(jì)研究的歐洲網(wǎng)絡(luò)共同合作出版,介紹和說明了在歐洲、澳大利亞和加拿大地區(qū),企業(yè)的CSR活動(dòng)是如何促進(jìn)當(dāng)?shù)氐木蜆I(yè)發(fā)展。

性別平等將貢獻(xiàn)GDP15%-45%的增長(zhǎng)

10月16日,在斯德哥爾摩召開的歐盟輪值主席國(guó)會(huì)議期間,負(fù)責(zé)性別平等和財(cái)政、經(jīng)濟(jì)的部長(zhǎng)們就“性別平等是否能促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)?”舉行了會(huì)議。會(huì)議討論了如何以及為什么性別平等從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看,對(duì)歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)的可持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)是重要的。

歐盟領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人未能敲定應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化基金的具體數(shù)額

根據(jù)EurActiv報(bào)道,歐盟領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人一致認(rèn)為有必要每年提供1000億歐元以資助發(fā)展中國(guó)家應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化的努力,但卻未能通過針對(duì)歐盟的基金的具體數(shù)額,這一決定將推遲到12月聯(lián)合國(guó)在哥本哈根召開氣候變化大會(huì)之后。

NEWS FROM CSR EUROPE

Two new companies join CSR Europe

CSR Europe is delighted to announce the addition of two new corporate members to its business network. Merck Sharp & Dohme is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company. Coca-Cola is the worlds largest marketer, producer and distributor of Coca-Cola products.

CSR EUROPE'S MEMBERS NEWS

HP and UNESCO expand joint project to increase brain gain in Africa and Middle East

HP and UNESCO today announced the expansion of the "Brain Gain Initiative" from five universities in the pilot phase to 15 additional higher education institutions throughout the Middle East and Africa. It enables these universities to collaborate with experts around the world in innovative education and research projects with the help of advanced grid and cloud computing technologies.

Intel tackles global problems at the 2009 European Research & Innovation Conference

Over 320 visitors from 11 countries attended the 2009 European Research & Innovation Conference, in Leixlip, Ireland, looking at issues such as global warming, health care and well-being. Intel Fellows delivered key note addresses at the conference, and participants had the opportunity to listen to presentations on the topics of Global warming, Global Ageing and the Research and Innovation challenges.

New IBM consulting service helps save environment and money

A new IBM consulting service can help clients develop methods to collect, manage and analyze supplier information for energy use, environmental impact, quality, safety, cost, efficiency, and labor practices. This offering draws on IBMs own experience running one of the largest, most complex supply chains in the world, including development of an expansive database covering 30,000 supplier locations in 60 countries to help collect and analyze data on a wide range of sustainability issues.

Volkswagen signs "Global Labour Charter"

On 29 October 2009 the ‘Global Labour Charter was signed by VW Group Board of Management, International Metalworkers Federation and VW employee representatives. As the first employer, the Volkswagen Group has adopted a “Global Labour Charter”.

Latest News from the EU

EU Commission seminar on Local Employment Development & CSR - Webcast

On 6 October, the European Commission organized a seminar on Local Employment Development and Corporate Social Responsibility to discuss the findings of a study published on this topic earlier this year. The report, describes and illustrates how the CSR activities of enterprises can contribute to local employment development initiatives in the European Union, Australia and Canada.

Gender equality to boost economic growth by 15-45% of GDP

A meeting of ministers was held on 16 October in Stockholm in the margins of the EU Presidency conference ‘Does gender equality boost economic growth?. The conference discussed how and why gender equality is important in achieving long-term, sustainable economic growth in the EU.

EU leaders fail to hammer out climate funding details

EU leaders have agreed on the need to provide 100 billion a year to fund climate efforts in developing countries, but failed to commit the EU to any specific sums, delaying their decision until after Decembers UN conference in Copenhagen, EurActiv reports.

一周要聞

奧巴馬訪華能否促進(jìn)中美加強(qiáng)合作?

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)巴拉克·奧巴馬(Barack Obama)17日與中國(guó)國(guó)家主席胡錦濤舉行了3個(gè)小時(shí)的會(huì)談,會(huì)談氣氛被形容為是坦誠(chéng)的。會(huì)談結(jié)束后,兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在人民大會(huì)堂一起露面,兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人都照章宣讀各自的聲明。胡錦濤強(qiáng)調(diào),有必要“反對(duì)和抵制各種形式的保護(hù)主義”,此言意在拒絕美國(guó)對(duì)中國(guó)巨額貿(mào)易盈余的抱怨。奧巴馬則提到,有必要超越人民幣盯住美元的匯率政策,美方將這種政策視為中國(guó)重商主義的一種表現(xiàn)。可能需要幾個(gè)月、甚至幾年的時(shí)間,才能判斷奧巴馬與中國(guó)開展友好戰(zhàn)略接觸的政策能否奏效:即中國(guó)在幫助美國(guó)對(duì)付美方官員所稱的“全球重大問題”(如氣候變化、核武擴(kuò)散、經(jīng)濟(jì)失衡)上,提供更多實(shí)質(zhì)性的協(xié)助。

APEC峰會(huì)聚焦經(jīng)濟(jì)一體化

為期8天的亞太經(jīng)合組織(APEC)峰會(huì)期間,訪問新加坡的官員達(dá)1萬名。APEC代表著全球經(jīng)濟(jì)的半壁江山,但卻幾乎沒有任何決定權(quán)。21個(gè)APEC成員的官員于8日開始正式會(huì)談;高層磋商于11日舉行,還分別舉行了為期兩天的財(cái)長(zhǎng)峰會(huì)和外長(zhǎng)峰會(huì)。峰會(huì)期間還舉行了一系列雙邊會(huì)談,以及美國(guó)與東盟(ASEAN)十國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人峰會(huì)。另外,奧巴馬發(fā)表關(guān)于美國(guó)在亞洲作用的重要講話,胡錦濤發(fā)表關(guān)于中國(guó)在全球復(fù)蘇中的作用的重要講話。在峰會(huì)上,各國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人討論“新的增長(zhǎng)模式”(降低亞洲出口依賴的委婉說法),以及經(jīng)濟(jì)一體化前景,包括如何著手建立“亞太自由貿(mào)易區(qū)”的長(zhǎng)期計(jì)劃。

國(guó)際能源機(jī)構(gòu):碳排放信用價(jià)格須翻倍

國(guó)際能源機(jī)構(gòu)(IEA)警告稱,碳排放信用(carbon credit)的價(jià)格將必須在歐洲目前的交易水平上提高一倍以上,才能使應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化的高科技解決方案具有經(jīng)濟(jì)上的吸引力。國(guó)際能源機(jī)構(gòu)認(rèn)為,提高能效(尤其是電力使用方面)、可再生能源的迅速增長(zhǎng)以及增加核能使用,在推動(dòng)世界告別化石燃料方面也將至關(guān)重要。使用工廠廢棄物、而非農(nóng)作物的第二代生物燃料,將只能做出很小的貢獻(xiàn)。

報(bào)告精粹

全球變暖可能使中國(guó)香港、新加坡面臨洪災(zāi)威脅

12日出爐的一項(xiàng)報(bào)告顯示,亞洲兩大國(guó)際金融中心——中國(guó)香港和新加坡,正面臨由全球變暖引起的洪災(zāi)及其他災(zāi)禍的嚴(yán)重威脅。該報(bào)告由世界自然基金會(huì)(WWF)發(fā)布,報(bào)告將上述兩個(gè)金融中心列入亞洲受氣候變化威脅最嚴(yán)重的10座城市之中——人們普遍認(rèn)為,亞洲是最容易受到全球氣溫上升影響的地區(qū)。

BSR活動(dòng)

在經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的情勢(shì)下加速重振-BSR2009年會(huì)

2009年10月20日,BSR年會(huì)在舊金山召開,會(huì)議吸引了來自40多個(gè)國(guó)家的1000多名與會(huì)者共同學(xué)習(xí)、討論和探索實(shí)踐CSR的最佳路徑,即便是在最困難的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退時(shí)期CSR仍被證明將引領(lǐng)經(jīng)濟(jì)重振。BSR總裁和首席執(zhí)行官Aron Cramer在發(fā)言中描繪了BSR在引領(lǐng)重塑更加成功的世界的路線圖:促進(jìn)創(chuàng)新,實(shí)現(xiàn)可持續(xù)發(fā)展;系統(tǒng)再造;充分利用合作的力量。這也成為為期三天的年會(huì)上,與會(huì)代表所達(dá)成的共識(shí)和未來的努力方向。

This Weeks Top Headlines

Harmony edged aside in leaders frank talks?

It took Barack Obama 30 minutes 17th Nov. to whizz through the Forbidden City in Beijing following what was characterised as a candid three-hour discussion between the US president and Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart. At their joint appearance in the Great Hall of the People, both leaders gave the impression that they had sharp disagreements on a wide range of issues. Mr Hu emphasised the need to “oppose and reject protectionism in all its manifestations”, which was code for having brushed off US complaints about China's large trade surpluses. Mr Obama referred to the need to move beyond the dollar-renminbi peg. It may take months, even years, to judge whether Mr Obama's approach of friendly strategic engagement with China will bear fruit in the form of more substantive Chinese assistance in helping America tackle what one US official called the “global headline issues”, such as climate change, nuclear weapons proliferation and economic imbalances.

Trade harmony at core of APEC summit

The eight-day Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit – a grouping that speaks for half the global economy but decides almost nothing. Officials of the 21 member economies began formal talks on Sunday, and top-level discussions get under way tomorrow. There also was a series of bilateral talks, a separate US summit with the leaders of the 10 countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations, and big set-piece speeches by Mr Obama on Washington's role in Asia and Mr Hu on the Chinese role in the global recovery. At the summit itself the leaders discuss “new growth paradigms” – a euphemism for reducing Asian reliance on exports to the west – and the prospects for potential economic integration.

Energy watchdog warns price of CO2 must double

The International Energy Agency has warned that the price of carbon credits will have to more than double from the levels they now trade at in Europe to make high-tech solutions to climate change economically attractive. Better energy efficiency, especially in power use, rapid growth in renewable energy, and increased use of nuclear power will also be critical to move the world away from fossil fuels, the IEA believes. Second generation biofuel, which uses plant waste rather than crops, will only make a small contribution, it says.

Report Corner

China Hong Kong and Singapore warned over global warming

China Hong Kong and Singapore, Asia's two biggest international financial centres, are at serious risk of disastrous flooding and other catastrophes caused by global warming, according to a report produced by World Wide Fund for Nature WWF, the environmental pressure group, puts the two financial hubs in the top 10 cities threatened by climate change in Asia, the region widely believed to be most vulnerable to rising global temperatures.

BSR Events

Accelerating Through the Downturn:Impressions from the BSR Conference 2009

BSR Conference 2009 has been conducted on 20-23 October,2009 in San Francisco. Near 1,000 participants, from nearly 40 countries, came to learn, discuss, and debate the best path forward to a more sustainable world. It shows that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is alive and well in the midst of the worst recession we have seen in decades. BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer gave a keynote speech and laid out BSRs road map for achieving success in this new world: Promote innovation for sustainability. Embrace systems redesign. Maximize the power of networks. This framework nicely summarizes the outputs of the diverse plenary sessions, breakouts, workshops, and hallway conversations that unfolded over the next three days of the BSR Conference in San Francisco.