Newsletter – Insights for CSR Workshops – Forum China-Europa – #5

5 octobre 2010 - Forum China-Europa

CSR International Instruments

UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, New-York, 24-25 June 2010 – Closed with the « New-York Declaration by Business » – Survey shows 93% of UN Global Compact CEOs see sustainability as critical to the future of their business – 98% in Asia (766 respondents, 439 from Europe, 113 from Asia)

OECD CSR Annual Meeting, Paris, 30 June-1 July 2010 – Dedicated to the update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises – Agenda and contributions – NGO OECD Watch calls for increased CSR accountability

IFC - the World Bank arm financing the private sector in developing countries - is currently reviewing its Sustainability Framework

China

Europe

Law

New product liability and personal injury tort act will allow the Chinese to claim damages to companies

French NGO Platform for CSR releases paper with proposals for the upcoming CSR reporting legal indicators (French)

Justice

Liaoning mine accident, April 2010: 16 local officials get penalties after they tried to conceal the accident

Prosecutor probes Swedish link in Sudan crimes – Refers to the possible complicity of Swedish firm Lundin Oil in human rights abuses

Guidelines

Business organisation CSR Europe along with other organisations releases CSR Guidelines for the Construction Sector – Part of a project funded y the European Commission

Responsible Finance

China Banking Regulatory Commission asks banks to stop loans to ongoing projects that do not comply with environmental standards (French)

Vigeo, European sustainability rating agency, will include corporate lobbying practices in its CSR rating model

Diversity

UNAIDS/China survey: results show that 23% of 2,096 workers surveyed claimed they have been denied employment. China has ratified new ILO international labour standard on HIV and AIDS

European Commission survey: Non-legislative initiatives for companies to promote gender equality in the workplace

Calls for CSR

ACFTU, the Chinese Trade Union Confederation, has released a policy opinion committing itself to expand protection of workers’ rights, in the midst of strikes surge

UK: Leading retailers and other firms call on the government for stronger waste policy that includes regulations. Refers to the European Union’s Eco-design Directive

Danish NGO DanWatch has found a computer from public company Post Denmark in a Ghanean dump

CSR performance ranking

MOFCOM, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce which supervises foreign investment and trade, is currently evaluating CSR performance of exporting companies to ensure they comply with international standards

FTSE launches its FTSE CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) Carbon Strategy Index – Unilever awarded the best carbon management performer

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