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CSR in China - Building responsible competitiveness in global supply chains

On 5 June 2009, CSR Europe will co-host the 4th International CSR Forum in Beijing, China, together with China WTO Tribune, ect. The Forum will also mark the launch of the Chinese version of the Portal for Responsible Supply Chain Management (www.csr-supplychain.org). On the occasion of the Forum, CSR Europe interviewed Gefei Yin, Director and Vice-President of China WTO Tribune and the Development Center for Chinese CSR, on the current state of CSR in China. According to Mr Yin, despite the impact of the economic crisis, more and more Chinese enterprises are taking steps to integrate CSR into their business practices.

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BASF provides environmental solutions for Tatas Nano car

BASF is supplying Tata Motors with products and engineering solutions for its new Nano automobile that reduce emissions, enhance fuel efficiency and improve the cars overall aesthetic look. For example, BASF Catalysts has developed a catalytic converter for the Nano to meet Indias current emission standards. In addition, BASF plastics are contributing to weight savings which lead to better fuel efficiency and fewer emissions.

Volkswagen South Africa contributes to fight against Aids

Every day, in South Africa around 850 people die and more than 1,500 are newly infected by Aids. Volkswagen South Africa is committed to rendering every assistance to fight against this human and economic catastrophe. Since 2001, Volkswagen South Africa has invested more than 600.000 in a various anti-Aids projects.

HP calls on PC users for environmental change; expands Eco Solutions programme

HP has announced the launch of Power To Change, a campaign that encourages personal computer users around the world to make behavioural changes in support of the environment. The campaign encourages users to download a new desktop widget that tracks the cumulative energy savings associated with participants turning off idle PCs when not in use. HP estimates that if 100,000 users shut down their work computers at the end of each day, the energy savings would be the equivalent of eliminating more than 105 cars from the road each day. Power To Change is available in five languages: Chinese, English, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.

IBM global survey shows information gap in sustainability strategies

IBMs second annual global corporate social responsibility survey of senior business executives again shows significant gaps between their goals and their ability to attain them. Nearly all of the 224 respondents said they remain committed to incorporating CSR principles into their business strategies – despite the global recession – to improve business performance, societal contribution and reputation. However, the survey shows that companies arent collecting and analyzing all the right information about CSR or aggregating it often enough, and not sufficiently engaging their suppliers and customers in this process.

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EU begins to rethink growth and jobs strategy

As the recession bites, national governments and the European Commission have begun to reflect on replacing the EUs overarching strategy for growth and jobs, known as the Lisbon Agenda, EurActiv reports. ‘Green growth, innovation and education are likely to feature highly among the EUs new priorities. The European Commission is preparing a broad Internet consultation on revising the Lisbon Strategy in early autumn 2009, EurActiv has learned.

New European initiative to bring CSR to future entrepreneurs

YOUR WORLD, YOUR BUSINESS is a new European initiative to bring social and environmental issues into school level entrepreneurship education.

European Commission launches call for proposals to support national CSR platforms

The European Commission has recently launched a call for proposals to support new or existing national CSR platforms. The overall objective of the proposed measure is to increase the uptake of CSR amongst European enterprises, especially SMEs, in support of the Growth and Jobs Strategy and sustainable development.

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CSR在中國(guó)——構(gòu)建全球供應(yīng)鏈的責(zé)任競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力

2009年6月5日,歐洲企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任協(xié)會(huì)聯(lián)合《WTO經(jīng)濟(jì)導(dǎo)刊》等在北京共同主辦第四屆企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任國(guó)際論壇。同期推出供應(yīng)鏈責(zé)任管理全球網(wǎng)絡(luò)中文門(mén)戶(hù)(www.csr-supplychain.org)。借此機(jī)會(huì),歐洲企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任協(xié)會(huì)采訪到《WTO經(jīng)濟(jì)導(dǎo)刊》副社長(zhǎng)、CSR發(fā)展中心主任殷格非,他表示,盡管受到經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的影響,仍有越來(lái)越多的中國(guó)企業(yè)正在采取措施將CSR納入其商業(yè)實(shí)踐。

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巴斯夫?yàn)樗腘ano汽車(chē)提供環(huán)保解決方案

巴斯夫是塔塔汽車(chē)公司的供應(yīng)商,將為其新產(chǎn)品Nano提供降低排放、提高燃油效率和改善汽車(chē)整體美觀程度的產(chǎn)品和工程解決方案。例如,巴斯夫催化劑部開(kāi)發(fā)了針對(duì)Nano的催化轉(zhuǎn)化器,以滿(mǎn)足目前印度要求的排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。此外,巴斯夫塑料品部將通過(guò)降低汽車(chē)重量實(shí)現(xiàn)更好的燃油效率和減少排放。

大眾汽車(chē)幫助南非抗擊艾滋病

每一天在南非大約有850人死于艾滋病,同時(shí)有超過(guò)1500人新感染艾滋病。大眾汽車(chē)南非公司致力于提供一切援助,以抗擊艾滋病對(duì)人類(lèi)和經(jīng)濟(jì)造成的災(zāi)難影響。自2001年以來(lái),大眾汽車(chē)南非已經(jīng)投資了超過(guò)60萬(wàn)歐元用于各種抗擊艾滋病的項(xiàng)目。

惠普要求PC用戶(hù)為環(huán)境保護(hù)做出改變:

在全球發(fā)起推動(dòng)生態(tài)解決方案項(xiàng)目

惠普宣布發(fā)起“改變世界,我們一起來(lái)”環(huán)?；顒?dòng),這是一場(chǎng)鼓勵(lì)在世界各地個(gè)人電腦用戶(hù)轉(zhuǎn)變行為以支持環(huán)境保護(hù)的運(yùn)動(dòng)。該運(yùn)動(dòng)鼓勵(lì)用戶(hù)下載一個(gè)新的桌面小工具,可以追蹤參與者關(guān)閉閑置電腦所累計(jì)節(jié)約的能源?；萜展竟烙?jì),如果10萬(wàn)用戶(hù)在每天工作結(jié)束后關(guān)閉其電腦,節(jié)省的能源相當(dāng)于超過(guò)105輛汽車(chē)每天行駛的需要?！案淖兪澜?我們一起來(lái)”有五種語(yǔ)言:中文,英文,日文,葡萄牙文和西班牙文。

IBM全球調(diào)查顯示可持續(xù)戰(zhàn)略中存在信息鴻溝

IBM第二次年度全球企業(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任調(diào)查再次表明企業(yè)的目標(biāo)和實(shí)現(xiàn)能力之間存在重大差距。該調(diào)查針對(duì)企業(yè)高級(jí)管理人員,幾乎所有的224名受訪者均表示,盡管全球經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退,他們?nèi)匀恢铝τ诎哑髽I(yè)社會(huì)責(zé)任原則納入其商業(yè)戰(zhàn)略以提高經(jīng)營(yíng)業(yè)績(jī)、社會(huì)貢獻(xiàn)和聲譽(yù)。然而,調(diào)查也顯示,公司并沒(méi)有收集和分析所有有關(guān)CSR的正確信息或相應(yīng)信息的整合很不夠,同時(shí)在這個(gè)過(guò)程中也沒(méi)有充分考慮到其供應(yīng)商和客戶(hù)的參與。

歐盟觀察(來(lái)自歐盟的最新動(dòng)態(tài))

歐盟開(kāi)始重新考慮增長(zhǎng)和就業(yè)戰(zhàn)略

據(jù)EurActiv報(bào)道,由于經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退影響,各成員國(guó)政府和歐盟委員會(huì)已開(kāi)始考慮取代歐盟的促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)和就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)的總體戰(zhàn)略,即里斯本議程。“綠色增長(zhǎng)”、創(chuàng)新和教育將很可能成為歐盟新的優(yōu)先事項(xiàng)中的重要議題。據(jù)EurActiv了解,歐委會(huì)正準(zhǔn)備于2009年初秋通過(guò)廣泛的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)協(xié)商對(duì)里斯本戰(zhàn)略進(jìn)行修訂。

歐洲發(fā)起新舉措將CSR灌輸?shù)轿磥?lái)企業(yè)家

“你的世界,你的業(yè)務(wù)”是一項(xiàng)新的歐洲倡議,旨在將社會(huì)和環(huán)境問(wèn)題納入學(xué)校層面的企業(yè)家教育。

歐盟委員會(huì)發(fā)起支持國(guó)家層面CSR平臺(tái)的建議

歐盟委員會(huì)最近發(fā)起一項(xiàng)建議,以支持建立新的或現(xiàn)有的國(guó)家層面CSR平臺(tái)。該項(xiàng)建議的總體目標(biāo)是出臺(tái)更多措施以增進(jìn)歐洲企業(yè)履行社會(huì)責(zé)任的意愿和水平,特別是中小企業(yè),以支持歐盟的促進(jìn)增長(zhǎng)和就業(yè)、可持續(xù)發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略。

This Week's Top Headlines

EU to Tighten Banking Supervision

In order to tighten banking supervision and avoid another financial crisis, the European Commission is pushing to give European regulators the power to overrule national banking authorities. The commission called for a two-tier system: A European Systemic Risk Council—comprised of members from national central banks and led by the European Central Banks president—would assess regional financial stability threats, and a European System of Financial Supervisors—with members drawn from regulators in the 27 member states—would oversee individual banks and financial firms.

Obama Announces Stricter Rules on Emissions and Mileage

U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans for new nationwide rules—to take effect in 2012—for auto emissions and an average mileage standard of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. That standard—which is in line with rules California has been trying to enact for years, over objections from the auto industry—would be 40 percent cleaner and more fuel-efficient than it is today. Environmentalists called the rules long overdue, while auto officials welcomed a single national efficiency standard and were pleased with the timetable.

World Summit Urges Top Business Leaders to Back Climate Change Deal

Top business executives and political leaders left last weeks World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen with one clear message: Business leaders must fight to persuade governments to reach a global deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This event was a precursor to the UN-brokered negotiations taking place this December to decide on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon compared the current climate crisis to that of the financial fallout: “Our carbon-based infrastructure is like a toxic asset that threatens the portfolio of global goods, from public health to food security.”

It's in the Bag: China Ban Makes Big Impact

Nearly one year after China banned the production of ultra-thin plastic bags and ordered shops to stop giving carriers away for free, the country has saved the equivalent of 1.6 million tons of oil. According to the China Chain Store and Franchise Association, the ban has saved the country 40 billion plastic bags, and reduced the use of plastic bags by two-thirds. This move—which went further than initiatives in the United States, the U.K., and other developed nations—was hailed by environmental organizations as a sign of the growing environmental awareness in China. In spite of the ban, China still produces a million tons of trash a day, and that number is expected to rise.

EU Roundtable Measures Up Food and Drink

The EU sustainable food chain roundtable—composed of farmers and suppliers, food and drink producers, packaging firms and consumer organizations—launched last week, with the goal of devising a plan to assess the environmental footprints of individual foods and drinks by 2011. The roundtable also aims to provide effective consumer communications and reports on improvements. A challenge for the group will be boosting economic growth while maintaining sustainability: “As long as prices go down, we are not going to reach sustainability,” said European farmer lobbyist Pekka Pesonen.

Report Corner

Turning Sustainable Mobility into a Business Opportunity

The World Business Council for Sustainable Developments “Mobility for Development” report concludes that transportation systems in rapidly developing cities are not sustainable. The report aims to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable mobility as a driver of economic development, as well as the challenges facing growing cities so that business can more effectively engage with policymakers, and investigate how to mitigate negative transportation impacts through innovative and profitable solutions.

BSR-SPONSORED EVENT

Where Climate Change and Human Rights Meet

June 4, 2009 | Webinar

Between the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the imminent COP15 talks in Copenhagen, climate change and human rights are at the forefront of today's business agenda. Though the two topics are often discussed separately, they're intricately linked as climate change is a leading risk driver of human rights impacts, and human rights issues are increasingly part of climate change strategy setting.In this webinar, delve into the nexus of these topics.

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歐盟“集權(quán)” 緊盯銀行業(yè)

為了加強(qiáng)對(duì)銀行業(yè)的監(jiān)管、避免金融危機(jī)再次發(fā)生,歐盟委員會(huì)將賦予相關(guān)金融監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)監(jiān)督、管理國(guó)家級(jí)銀行的權(quán)力。委員會(huì)打算建立一個(gè)兩級(jí)制的體系:歐洲系統(tǒng)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)理事會(huì)和歐洲金融系統(tǒng)監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)。歐洲系統(tǒng)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)理事會(huì)由歐洲中央銀行總裁領(lǐng)導(dǎo),成員來(lái)自歐盟各國(guó)中央銀行,將負(fù)責(zé)評(píng)估歐盟區(qū)域內(nèi)的金融穩(wěn)定性;歐洲金融系統(tǒng)監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)由來(lái)自27個(gè)歐盟成員國(guó)的金融監(jiān)督員組成,將負(fù)責(zé)監(jiān)管所有銀行和金融公司。

奧巴馬“新政”嚴(yán)格汽車(chē)尾氣排放及里程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬日前宣布,計(jì)劃于2012年起在全國(guó)實(shí)施新的汽車(chē)尾氣排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn),到2016年里程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)達(dá)到每加侖35.5英里。加利福尼亞州多年來(lái)一直試圖通過(guò)類(lèi)似的法案,但遭到了汽車(chē)業(yè)的反對(duì)。新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)能使大氣污染降低40%,并且提高燃油使用率。環(huán)保人士抱怨新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)早該出臺(tái),管理汽車(chē)行業(yè)的政府部門(mén)則對(duì)實(shí)施單一的國(guó)家節(jié)能標(biāo)準(zhǔn)表示歡迎,并認(rèn)為時(shí)間上的回旋余地很有必要。奧巴馬將直接授權(quán)交通運(yùn)輸部和環(huán)境保護(hù)局起草執(zhí)行法案。

世界商業(yè)峰會(huì)敦促商界領(lǐng)袖支持氣候保護(hù)

5月26日,氣候變化世界商業(yè)峰會(huì)在丹麥?zhǔn)锥几绫竟湎箩∧?。參?huì)的政、商界領(lǐng)袖均明確表示:企業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人必須努力說(shuō)服各國(guó)政府達(dá)成一項(xiàng)針對(duì)溫室氣體減排的全球協(xié)議。這個(gè)峰會(huì)是今年12月即將舉行的正式談判的前奏,該談判由聯(lián)合國(guó)協(xié)調(diào)組織,將制定一項(xiàng)接替京都議定書(shū)的協(xié)議。聯(lián)合國(guó)秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)潘基文對(duì)比當(dāng)前的氣候危機(jī)與金融危機(jī)指出,“人類(lèi)目前以碳為基礎(chǔ)的經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)就像是慢性中毒,逐漸威脅到從公眾健康到食品安全的全球生存環(huán)境?！?/p>

袋子小影響大:中國(guó)限塑令讓世界刮目

中國(guó)“限塑令”(禁止生產(chǎn)超薄塑料袋,并下令商店停止向消費(fèi)者提供免費(fèi)塑料袋)頒布、實(shí)施一年以來(lái),減少使用的塑料袋相當(dāng)于節(jié)省了160萬(wàn)噸石油。據(jù)中國(guó)連鎖經(jīng)營(yíng)協(xié)會(huì)報(bào)告,該限令促使中國(guó)減少使用400億個(gè)塑料袋,相當(dāng)于以前年使用總量的三分之二。這一成果超過(guò)了美國(guó)、英國(guó)及其他發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的環(huán)保舉措,受到了環(huán)保組織的贊譽(yù),被稱(chēng)作中國(guó)環(huán)保意識(shí)提升的重要體現(xiàn)。不過(guò),盡管存在“限塑令”,中國(guó)每天仍要生產(chǎn)100萬(wàn)噸的垃圾,預(yù)計(jì)這個(gè)數(shù)字還將上升。

歐盟圓桌會(huì)議:“跟蹤”每一份飲食的環(huán)境足跡

歐盟可持續(xù)食物鏈圓桌會(huì)議于上周舉行,會(huì)議參與方包括農(nóng)民、供應(yīng)商、食品和飲料生產(chǎn)商、包裝企業(yè)以及消費(fèi)者組織。會(huì)議目標(biāo)是制定一個(gè)計(jì)劃,即到2011年得以評(píng)估消費(fèi)食物和飲料所產(chǎn)生的環(huán)境足跡。圓桌會(huì)議還在于向消費(fèi)者提供有效的信息溝通和針對(duì)環(huán)境足跡改善的報(bào)告。目前,食品和飲料部門(mén)消耗了23%的全球資源,排放了18%的溫室氣體和31%的酸性氣體。這一領(lǐng)域面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是在促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的同時(shí)走可持續(xù)發(fā)展之路。代表農(nóng)民的歐洲游說(shuō)議員佩卡表示:“只要價(jià)格下跌,我們就無(wú)法做到可持續(xù)。”

報(bào)告精粹

轉(zhuǎn)危為機(jī) 可持續(xù)交通助力可持續(xù)經(jīng)濟(jì)

世界可持續(xù)發(fā)展工商理事會(huì)在其發(fā)布的報(bào)告“交通與發(fā)展”中提到,發(fā)展迅速的城市的交通系統(tǒng)可持續(xù)性不足。該報(bào)告旨在提高人們對(duì)交通可持續(xù)性及其對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展產(chǎn)生決定影響的認(rèn)識(shí),指出快速發(fā)展的城市所面臨的挑戰(zhàn),以推動(dòng)企業(yè)更有效地參與政策制定,并探討如何通過(guò)創(chuàng)新和有益的解決方案來(lái)減輕交通帶來(lái)的負(fù)面影響。

報(bào)告全文請(qǐng)見(jiàn):www.wbcsd.org/DocRoot/DaX8PhFErWjagAlQ1qna/MobilityForDevelopment-FullReport.pdf。

BSR支持的重大活動(dòng)

當(dāng)氣候變化遇到人權(quán)問(wèn)題:

2009年6月4日網(wǎng)絡(luò)研討會(huì)

在世界人權(quán)宣言發(fā)布60周年以及哥本哈根COP15會(huì)談即將舉行之際,氣候變化和人權(quán)問(wèn)題同時(shí)列入世界商業(yè)的議事日程。盡管這兩個(gè)議題經(jīng)常被分開(kāi)討論,但實(shí)際上它們是緊密聯(lián)系在一起的,氣候變化是影響人權(quán)的重要因素,而人權(quán)問(wèn)題也成為制定氣候變化戰(zhàn)略時(shí)的越來(lái)越重要的考慮。此次網(wǎng)絡(luò)研討會(huì)將深入探討這些議題的相互聯(lián)系。