Newsletter – Insights for CSR Workshops – Forum China-Europa

Dear 2010 CSR Workshops Prime Movers and Participants:

Herewith is the 8th newsletter.

Previous newsletters as well as additional resources on CSR will be posted soon on the China-Europa Forum website. You will receive an e-mail with more information.

I take this opportunity to wish our Chinese Prime Movers and participants an enjoyable National Day break.

Thank you very much.

Joelle Brohier

China	Europe
Responsible Investment UNCTAD hosted in China the 2nd global dialogue on Sustainable Exchanges – Witnesses the rise of emerging markets in promoting sustainable stock exchanges Chinese Securities Index Company (CSI) and ECPI launch 1st of its kind ESG (CSR) Index – Includes 40 best-performing listed Chinese companies	Friends of the Earth release report on Socially Responsible Investment (report, in French)
CSR Reporting Syntao releases 3rd report on Sustainability reporting in China – Number of reports have surged from 23 in 2006 to 533 in 2009 (report)	Research analysing ESG/CSR reporting of 746 European companies shows Eastern Europe is gearing up. Leaders (in order) are: Sweden, France, Netherlands, UK Article published in Journal of Corporate Citizenship shows that CSR reporting fails to take into account economic inequality – Only 3% of GRI A+ (highest reporting level) CSR reports available online mention it
Company practices China Mobile partners with 53 large suppliers to improve environmental performance across its supply chain	Société Générale launches its 2010 CSR challenge for students: Citizen Act (French) – Students from all over the world can enter the contest
Women Businesswomen show mettle in man’s world
Consumer goods’ CSR Report: China will upgrade its food security risk control system (French) Toilet paper: microbes found in 18 local brands (French)	EU Parliament calls for EU legislation to guarantee fair prices across food supply chain – To re-balance bargaining power of farmers against retailers and other big players
Campaigning for CSR Greenpeace China releases report on electricity in China (article in French): « The true cost of coal » (report in English)	Campaign for European CSR legislation: Rights for people, rules for business
	Public policy European Commission launches dialogue process on CSR of pharmaceuticals – Includes better access to medicines
Workplace China fines first company for hepatitis B discrimination – On the ground of Regulations on Employment Service and Management (2008)

Contact: Joelle.brohier@rse-et-ped.info – Anakout – +65 82 82 36 17

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