Dear 2010 CSR Workshops Prime Movers:
Workshops and conference are coming closer! Herewith is the 4th newsletter. Please do not hesitate to give me your feedback on this newsletter, as well as indicate possible items for the next newsletter, which will be sent out just before your workshops. Feel free to forward this newsletter to other participants. Thank you in advance and best regards, Joelle Brohier
Bridging China and Europe
Sponsored by West Asia and Africa Institute of CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), and organised by the European Commission, British Aid Agency DFID, Norway Embassy in Beijing, and other organisations
| China | Europe | Harnessing Finance for developing CSR
Since 3rd June, mineral companies listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange are required to disclose social, environmental, compliance and tax information
Bank of China has released Credit Guidelines on supporting Energy Saving and Emission Reduction
18 Shanghai companies from futures industry have released 2009 CSR reports - Specific CSR guidelines were issued in 2009. |
Opinion of the ESEC (European Social & Economic Committee): Socially Responsible Financial Products
| CSR & Consumers
Forum on Consumers' Rights Protection held by Chinese Consumers' Association in Beijing (Dec. 2009) - Declaration of Honesty, Self-Discipline and Harmonious Consumption signed by 100 companies
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UNEP report on environmental impacts of production and consumption: European Commission calls for taxation linked to pollution for changing consumer habits | Local CSR Activities
Syntao website shows that there is an amazingly high number of CSR activities at the local level for a couple of months - Activities focus on guiding and assessing CSR. Their scope is generally either broad, either focused on the Environment. An overview of these activities will be provided in the CSR report that I am preparing for the Forum |
Regions and Businesses partner together to deploy low-carbon technologies - Argue that 50-80% of actions against climate change take place in cities and regions | Outreach
Ethiopia: Chinese company ZTE is implementing a free training programme for 2010. Will benefit 2,000 local engineers and IT technicians
| New Charter for CSR in Africa signed by over 200 French and African companies | Focus
Strikes in factories, labour and social issues
Review of strikes in China by China Labour Bulletin - Includes Honda, Brother Industries, KOK, Tieshu Textile Factory
Chinese trade union federation official calls for better industrial relationships - Points out that wages accounted for 37% of GDP in 2005 versus 56% in 1983 (in French)
Measuring CSR Engagement and Performance
CSR Report of China Banking Association - Loans for environmental/energy savings programmes accounted for 9% of total loans, 1,647 projects for poverty alleviation have been carried out
3rd version of the "Journey to Discover Values" report on CSR Disclosure by Chinese companies (article in English, report in Chinese)
Report by WWF China on Corporate Sustainability Practices - Environment is a key value and part of strategy for 84% of the 1,000 companies surveyed |
Participation in company governance
Provision of new UK Corporate Governance Code puts pressure on listed companies for including women in their Board of Directors
Report released by French government"Enhancing governance and employees' participation" (in French)
NGO campaigning for CSR
Petition calling for European legislation on Corporate Accountability
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Contact: joelle.brohier@rse-et-ped.info - ANAKOUT - +65 82 82 36 17 | 
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