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The Green Imperative
Steffen Frankenberg, Deutsche Post DHL
Deutsche Post DHLDeutsche Post DHL became a signatory to the UN Global Compact in June 2006. At that time, we sought to align our internal environmental commitment and approach with key external international standards. Accepting our environmental responsibility continues to be a challenge and opportunity for us as we seek ways to adapt our business processes and culture to addressing the environmental challenges we face today. Our environmental strategy has three pillars: tackling climate change, improving our overall environmental performance, and minimizing our use of natural resources. more[...]
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The microfinance revolution has only just begun
Prof. Hanns Michael Hölz
Deutsche Bank AGMicrocredits have proven to be powerful instruments in the fight against poverty. However, they will reach their full impact only if they manage to limit their reliance on the charitable sector. “The genocide brought the destruction of my parents’ retail shop“, Nsengiyma Gilbert from Rwanda explains. “It ended in ruins and in the brutal killing of my father. After the war, I dropped out of school, crisscrossed Kigali in search for a job to no avail. Then the idea of selling milk to a nearby kindergarten school near my home came to me. However, the earnings from this business were not enough to buy me a refrigerator and enable me rent a bigger place to start a restaurant,” Gilbert says. more[...]
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Social Entrepreneurship in Times of Crisis
Mirjam Schöning, Schwaab Foundation"At the end of the day, corporations are citizens too, and they should commit themselves in the same way good citizens would. It's important to emphasize here that other social forces must be involved: there's always at least one organization that is already implementing an idea, someone who has found a better approach to a certain segment of the population or an innovative solution to the same problem." more[...]
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European Commission backs ISO 26000
The ISO International Standard ISO 26000 is one of the three documents being recommended by the European Commission (EC) on guidance for European enterprises to fulfil their commitment to social responsibility. more[...]
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Press Review Europe - March 2012
Malte Jonas Klingenhäger, macondo publishing GmbHPress Review Europe - March 2012 more[...]
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Press Review Eastern Europe - March 2012
Malte Jonas Klingenhäger, macondo publishing GmbHPress Review Eastern Europe - March 2012 more[...]
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Talk with Richard Howitt MEP, Rapporteur for CSR
Member of the European Parliament and Rapporteur for CSR, Richard Howitt, offers his insights into how the concept of CSR can push forward higher social and environmental standards in business and be used as a lever to combat emerging societal challenges. CSR Europe Association talked to him. Source: CSR Europe more[...]
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Act NOW interview with Connie Hedegaard at Rio+20
At the UN Rio+20 conference we were honoured to have the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard as one of the main speakers at the Act NOW Executive Meeting. Her continuous push for increasing sustainable development shows how absolutely passionate she is about making a positive difference. more[...]
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