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《WTO經(jīng)濟導刊》(CHINA WTO TRIBUNE)
商務社會責任國際協(xié)會(BSR)
聯(lián)系人(Contact Us):
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一周要聞
奧巴馬的下一步行動:履行競選承諾
將于明年1月上任的美國當選總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在兌現(xiàn)競選承諾時面臨著來自幾個不同利益群體的壓力。奧巴馬的競選承諾中,包含一系列應對可持續(xù)的挑戰(zhàn),例如健康、氣候變化、能源獨立、產(chǎn)品安全和勞工問題。奧巴馬的首要任務將是經(jīng)濟復蘇計劃,以使企業(yè)渡過難關恢復正常運營,減少失業(yè)。奧巴馬面臨的另一挑戰(zhàn)是如何兌現(xiàn)在今后10年投入1500億美元開發(fā)可再生能源的承諾。此外,奧巴馬還面臨著資金不足的消費者產(chǎn)品安全委員會的改革以使其成為更嚴厲的監(jiān)管者和為消費者提供更有用的資源。
G20國集團敦促監(jiān)管改革以維護自由市場原則
面對近幾十年以來最嚴重的經(jīng)濟危機,分別代表發(fā)達國家和主要新興市場國家的G20領導人,日前在華盛頓特區(qū)會面尋求為振興經(jīng)濟尋找方案。盡管肯定要在加強監(jiān)管方面實施更多的改革和加強國際合作,G20國集團仍表現(xiàn)出對自由市場原則的信心,并不認為有必要組建一個國際監(jiān)管機構。在一份5頁的公報中,既給出一般原則也提供了一些具體步驟, G20領導人要求監(jiān)管機構要求銀行留出更多的流動性緩沖資金、評估風險管理操作并提高對某些高風險投資活動的資本金要求,并檢查支付執(zhí)行情況。
全球投資者呼吁為應對氣候變化采取行動
超過130名金融機構投資者,擁有6000億美元的資金,呼吁富裕國家減少其二氧化碳排放并推動清潔能源技術。在向政府提交的一份聲明中,投資者敦促發(fā)達國家應設定目標,即以1990年為排放基準,到2020年減少25-40%的溫室氣體排放,到2050年達到減少80-95%的排放量。同時,投資者們希望政策制定者提供一個更加擴大且流動性較高的全球碳市場。他們還呼吁美國證券交易委員會強制上市公司在披露影響其業(yè)務的因素時一并披露氣候變化的相關風險對業(yè)務產(chǎn)生影響的影響。
報告精粹
關注全球供應鏈中的移民勞工問題
商務社會責任國際協(xié)會發(fā)布《國際勞工問題:負責任企業(yè)的作用》報告,強調(diào)全球化中一個常被忽視的要素:在新興經(jīng)濟市場中勞工的相互流動。報告喚起企業(yè)對國際供應鏈中的勞工流動問題的關注,并建議企業(yè)如何改善移民勞工的工作條件和加強供應商的雇傭條件。商務社會責任國際協(xié)會在報告中提供了一個三步法,有助于企業(yè)參與國際勞工問題: 完善公司的教育、與供應商合作、擴大公司的影響力。完整報告請在以下地址下載:www.bsr.org/reports/BSR_LaborMigrationRoleforBusiness.pdf。
負責任的投資在減輕貧困中的作用
樂施會發(fā)布《負責任的投資:扶貧的力量——搭建一個辯論的平臺》的報告,這是第一份有關分析機構投資者在減輕貧困中的作用的文件,并分析了在發(fā)展中國家進行長期投資的主要障礙。這份報告回答了為什么投資者在發(fā)展議程中扮演重要角色,為進一步的系列分析提供了框架,并確定了進一步分析將要解決的核心問題。完整報告請在以下地址下載:www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/private_sector/downloads/responsible_investment_paper.pdf。
This Week's Top Headlines
Next Step for Obama: Delivering on Campaign Promises
With campaign promises that take on a number of sustainability challenges, such as healthcare, climate change, energy independence, product safety, and labor, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama faces pressure from several different groups to deliver when he takes office in January. Obamas first priority will be an economic recovery program aimed at getting business back on track and people back to work. Obama also faces the challenge of delivering on his promise to spend US$150 billion over 10 years to develop renewable energy sources. Another challenge for Obama will be the transformation of the underfunded Consumer Product Safety Commission into a tougher regulator and a useful resource for consumers.
G20 Urges Regulatory Reform While Preserving Free-Market Principles
Facing the gravest economic crisis in decades, the Group of 20 leaders (G20)—representing developed and major emerging countries—met in Washington, D.C., to work on reviving their economies. While affirming the need for greater reform and increased international cooperation on strengthening regulatory regimes, the G20 action plan preserved faith in free-market principles and fell short of an international regulatory body. In a five-page communiqué that mixed general principles with specific steps, the G20 ordered financial regulators to demand that banks create bigger liquidity cushions, assess their risk-management practices, boost capital requirements for certain risky investment practices, and scrutinize executive pay.
Global Investors Call for Action on Climate Change
More than 130 global institutional investors holding more than US$6 trillion in assets called on rich countries to cut their carbon emissions and promote clean technology. In a statement sent to governments, investors urged developed countries to set targets compared to 1990 levels to reduce emissions by 25 to 40 percent by 2020, and by 80 to 95 percent by 2050. Additionally, investors want policymakers to provide an expanded and more liquid global carbon market. They also called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to force publicly traded companies to disclose climate-related risks along with other factors that affect their business.
Report Corner
Addressing Migrant Labor in Global Supply Chains
Business for Social Responsibilitys “International Labor Migration: A Role for Responsible Business” report addresses an element of globalization often overlooked: migration of workers between emerging economies. This report increases business awareness about labor migration in international supply chains and provides recommendations for businesses to improve working conditions for migrant workers and strengthen the suppliers that employ them. BSR proposes a three-step process for companies to engage on labor migration: educate yourself, engage with your suppliers, and expand your influence. Download the full report here: www.bsr.org/reports/BSR_LaborMigrationRoleforBusiness.pdf.
Responsible Investments Role in Poverty Alleviation
Oxfams “Responsible Investment: A Force for Poverty Alleviation. Framing the Debate” is the first of a series of papers analyzing institutional investors role in poverty alleviation and indentifying the key barriers to long-term investment in developing countries. This report makes the case for why investors are critical to the development agenda, provides an analytical framework for the rest of the series, and identifies the core questions the series will explore. The full report is available here: www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/private_sector/downloads/responsible_investment_paper.pdf.
聯(lián)合主辦(United-edit):
《WTO經(jīng)濟導刊》(CHINA WTO TRIBUNE)
歐洲企業(yè)社會責任協(xié)會(CSR EUROPE)
聯(lián)系人(Contact Us):
Nathalie Suvee 電話(Tel):+32 2 541 1610 nathalie.suvee@csreurope.org
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CSR EUROPE 活動消息
歐洲企業(yè)社會責任協(xié)會和實驗室的代表與歐盟委員會總干事探討企業(yè)社會責任
10月27日,歐洲企業(yè)社會責任協(xié)會和CSR實驗室的代表發(fā)起了一場小型的討論會,歐盟委員會下設司、局的18名高層代表參與。此次活動的目的是提供歐洲CSR聯(lián)盟下開展項目的進展情況,分享CSR實驗室的成果。此外還致力于探尋企業(yè)社會責任管理工具和創(chuàng)新之間進一步的協(xié)調(diào)發(fā)展,以及歐盟政策和項目的細化,從而支持促進增長與就業(yè)和可持續(xù)發(fā)展的歐盟戰(zhàn)略。更多信息請聯(lián)系Jan Noterdaeme,郵箱是jn@csreurope.org。
CSR EUROPE會員新聞
巴斯夫贏得歐洲碳平衡獎項
2008年10月4日,巴斯夫因其在碳平衡方面的貢獻贏得了歐洲化學工業(yè)協(xié)會(CEFIC)頒發(fā)的歐洲責任關懷獎。評委認為巴斯夫的項目提供了一項高度創(chuàng)新的碳衡量方法。2008年2月,巴斯夫成為世界上首家在其全部的化學品業(yè)務中引用一項全面碳平衡方案的公司。結果顯示,巴斯夫的產(chǎn)品可以減少3倍以上的溫室氣體排放量,這個數(shù)量要高于公司產(chǎn)品整個生產(chǎn)和處置過程所產(chǎn)生的所有排放。
可口可樂和世界野生動物基金宣布一項
新的全球水保存和氣候保護目標
可口可樂公司與世界野生動物基金合作,制定了新的全球目標在公司全球運營系統(tǒng)中提高水的使用效率和減少碳排放。這項合作還將促進可持續(xù)的農(nóng)業(yè)實踐和七個世界上最重要的淡水流域的養(yǎng)護,包括長江、湄公河、多瑙河、格蘭德河等。
雀巢公司在北京設立研發(fā)中心
致力于食品安全和消費者健康
日前雀巢公司在北京開設了一個新的研發(fā)中心,中心的工作集中在確保食品安全和質(zhì)量,開展有關營養(yǎng)和科學生活、食品技術、食品處理和包裝方面的研究,以有利于消費者健康的三個關鍵因素——生長發(fā)育、健康變老和體重管理。雀巢是第一家在中國設立全面關注基礎研究和產(chǎn)品發(fā)展研發(fā)中心的西方食品和飲料公司。
阿根廷大眾汽車公司發(fā)起一項在小學開展
交通安全教育的項目
阿根廷道路安全狀況十分糟糕,據(jù)一項國際統(tǒng)計顯示,阿根廷是全球僅次于墨西哥排在第二位的交通事故狀況最差的國家,35歲以下的人最常見的死亡原因即是交通事故。為了喚起人們對這一問題的重視,阿根廷大眾公司發(fā)起一項針對布宜諾斯艾利斯和科爾多瓦地區(qū)200家小學覆蓋12萬名學生的交通安全教育項目。作為項目的一部分,學校將會采用經(jīng)過教育部正式認證的游戲,通過參與的方式讓學生了解道路交通安全問題的重要性。
歐盟觀察(來自歐盟的最新動態(tài))
歐盟15個成員國開始行動以滿足京都議定書目標
歐盟觀察報道,15個歐盟最“老”的成員國已經(jīng)著手開始溫室氣體減排工作,以滿足他們簽署的1997年京都議定書設定的目標。這15個成員國作為一個整體,不包含2004年和2007年新加入的成員,應履行其集體的削減溫室氣體排放量的目標,即與1990年(基準年)相比在2008-2012年期間減少其溫室氣體排放量的8%。盡管丹麥、意大利和西班牙未能如期完成減排,但是其他15個成員國的表現(xiàn)足以完成集體目標。
NEWS FROM CSR EUROPE
CSR Europe and Laboratory leaders discuss CSR with Director-Generals of the European Commission
On 27 Oct., CSR Europe and representatives of CSR Laboratories held a lunch meeting with 18 highlevel representatives of the Directorate‐Generals of the European Commission. In follow‐up to a similar meeting last year, the aim of this meeting was to provide a progress overview on some of the projects carried out under the banner of the European Alliance for CSR, focusing on the outputs of the CSR Laboratories. The meeting also aimed to explore how to further develop synergies between CSR management tools and innovations on the one hand and specific EU policies and programmes on the other hand. For more information, please contact Jan Noterdaeme at jn@csreurope.org.
CSR EUROPE'S MENBERS NEWS
BASF receives European award for Carbon Balance
BASF was awarded the European Responsible Care? Award by the European chemical industry association CEFIC for its Carbon Balance on October 4, 2008. The judges commemorated the project as a highly innovative measurement approach that allows BASF to present a comprehensive carbon balance for its operations. In February 2008, BASF became the first company in the world to present a comprehensive carbon balance covering its entire chemicals business.
Coca-Cola & WWF announce new global targets for water conservation and climate protection
The Coca‐Cola Company, in partnership with WWF, has set new global targets to improve water efficiency and reduce carbon emissions within its system‐wide operations. The partnership also is promoting sustainable agricultural practices and helping to conserve seven of the worlds most important freshwater river basins, which include the Yangtze, Mekong, Danube, Rio Grande/Rio Bravo, etc.
Nestlé opens R&D; Centre in Beijing, focus on food safety and consumer health
Nestlé has inaugurated a new Research and Development Centre in Beijing with a strong focus on food safety and quality. The centre will also work on Nutrition and Life Sciences research, food technology, processing and packaging to address three key consumer health benefits-growth and development, healthy ageing and weight management. Nestlé is the first western food and beverage company to create a full‐scale R&D; Centre focusing on both basic research and product development in China.
VW Argentina launches programme for traffic education in elementary schools
The topic of road safety is a sad chapter in Argentina. International statistics expose the country as the second‐worst worldwide just behind Mexico, and road accidents are the most common cause of death for people under 35. To raise awareness on the issue, Volkswagen Argentina has launched a traffic education programme reaching 120.000 students from 200 schools in the regions of Buenos Aires and Cordoba. As part of the programme, the schools receive games which are officially certified by the department of education and allow students to learn about road safety in an engaging way.
Latest News Form the EU
EU-15 mostly on track to meet Kyoto targets
The 15 ‘old European Union member states are on track to meeting their targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions that they signed up to under the 1997 Kyoto Agreement, EUobserver reports. The EU-15 as a whole, excluding member states that joined in 2004 and 2007, should meet its collective target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by eight percent for the period 2008-2012 compared with 1990, the Kyoto agreements baseline year. While Denmark, Italy and Spain are behind in reducing emissions, the performance of the other EU-15 nations is enough to pick up the slack.