Newsletter – Insights for CSR Workshops – Forum China-Europa


					#3 / 25 May 2010

Dear 2010 CSR Workshops Organisers:

Please find herewith the 3rd newsletter of the CSR Information Project which will provide you with information for your Workshops.

Please do not hesitate to give me your feedback, as well as indicate possible items or topics for the next newsletter, which will be sent out in 2-3 weeks.

Feel free to forward this newsletter to other participants to your workshops.

Thank you in advance and best regards,

Joelle Brohier – joelle.brohier@rse-et-ped.info – +65 82 82 36 17 – ANAKOUT

Bridging China and Europe

Launch of Dutch government CSR programme in China – Promoting CSR across Dutch companies’ supply chains

Global CSR Instruments

OECD releases the Terms of Reference for the 2010 update of OECD CSR Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises – Consultation partners are expected to include emerging countries such as China

News

EUROPE CSR Guidelines and Auditing Presentation of the Italian Diversity Charter – The recent Charter was put up by business organisations and public actors Draft for comments – « KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for ESG – A Guideline for the Integration of ESG into Financial Analysis and Corporate Valuation » – By European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies & Society of Investment Professionals in Germany	CHINA ACFIC (All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce) and Beijing Un iversity will release CSR Reporting Guidelines for the 7 million Chinese private companies Weihai Bureau for Industry and Commerce (Shandong) is building a CSR Guidance system that includes CSR Evaluation Shenyang (Liaoning capital city) has set up a CSR auditing methodology that will be used to assess CSR of companies nominated for prizes
Public Action European Parliament Report on Public Procurement – Calls on the European Commission to encourage Fair Trade Public Procurement Report: « CSR Best Practices in Public Services »	Vice Premier calls on developed countries to provide developing countries with financial and technological support for the green economy Acknowledging recent bad labour performance, Chinese officials want to give a push to decent work (French)
Socially Responsible Investment Norges Bank, the Norwegian central bank, will increase its watch on child labour – And will follow-up for up to 20 years some companies’ practices NGO report on non-financial rating of the 27 European states – Provides guidance for investment in state bonds
Cities and CSR 500 additional European cities (total figure is now 1,500) committed to cut CO2 emissions by more than 20% by 2020	Chinese Academy of Social Sciences report: « Blue Book on Chinese Urban Competitiveness » – This ranking of 24 Chinese cities for the 1st time points out the need to engage government, businesses and civil society in social well-being and upgrading urban environment
Company CSR Engagement and Performance/Impact Evaluation Marks & Spencer upgrades its 2007 Plan A for sustainability – The 2010-2015 plan A sets 80 additional commitments to be reached by 2015	Energy intensity of State-Owned Enterprises improved by 15% between 2005 and 2009 2010 Fortune China/AccountAbility Survey of managers’ attitudes towards CSR – Says CSR is key for business performance; consumers are the most important stakeholder, environment is a key topic

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