Newsletter – Insights for CSR Workshops – Forum China-Europa – #11

Dear 2010 CSR Workshops Prime Movers and Participants:

Happy New Year of the Rabbit!

Herewith is the 11th newsletter. Please do not hesitate to give your feedback and suggest possible documents for the next – and last – newsletter.

Thank you for your attention

Joelle Brohier

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CSR practices                                                                                                            

China

More and more companies’ CSR programmes are featured in the news – Here is a selection

Research on charity practices of state-owned (SOE) and private enterprises – CNPC top SOE donor

Strong focus on low-carbon economy: In the Top 10 economic hot topics – First low-carbon products with green label – 50 low-carbon model enterprises in Zhejiang

Europe

Sodexo is awarded by NGOs for its Stop Hunger programme

France: Over 230 companies have committed voluntarily to participate in national experimentation for environmental information label

CSR in the food industry                                                                                          

China

130,000 cases involving food safety, including 115 criminal cases, and 248 persons arrested over food safety issues in 2010

Guidelines for health food consumption – For companies

Carrefour, Walmart face fines for manipulating prices

Europe

European debate: are food ads to blame for child obesity? – Opposes food industry and consumer groups

Public policy and governmental action for CSR                                                  

Europe

Materials and papers presented at the 3rd plenary meeting of the multistakeholder forum on CSR – European Commission, November 2010

German government adopts « National strategy and action plan for CSR »

Comments of France and UK governments on UN Draft principles for business and human rights

China

New regulation to ease tensions over forced demolitions

Challenges                                                                                                                   

China

Report (ILO, China Center for Disease Control) highlights HIV-related employment discrimination

Europe

Women represent only 3.2% of executives in 200 largest German companies