The Sustainability Learning Forum

SME Integrity in Egypt

Jennifer Schoeberlein
Quasay Salama
Egyptian Junior Business Association

The Integrity Network Initiative was established as a business-driven collective action network to strengthen integrity standards in the Egyptian business environment, to build the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to tackle some of the most pressing corruption challenges affecting businesses in Egypt. It is implemented by the Egyptian Junior Business Association in cooperation with the United Nations Global Compact. more[...]

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Investing in the Community

Jorge Sturla
Central Romana Corporation

Moving forward with firm steps toward its commitments on corporate social responsibility, Central Romana Corporation, Ltd., has concluded its work of reorganizing and improving Batey Cacata, one of many agricultural communities in the Dominican Republic that harvests sugarcane. These measures involved an investment of more than $5 million and are part of a model pilot program that will be extended to all the bateys within the agricultural division of the company. more[...]

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A Far-reaching Approach to Raising Labor Practices in Agriculture

Miguel Coleta
Philip Morris International

When Human Rights Watch unveiled their research in 2009 on child labor and other labor issues related to tobacco-growing in Kazakhstan, it prompted Philip Morris International (PMI) to rethink the way it was addressing these issues. Although the company already had efforts in place, clearly they were insufficient to gain visibility into these issues and address child labor. This prompted PMI to seek the advice of Verité (a leading NGO in supply chain responsibility) and to adopt a new approach aimed at systematically addressing child labor, resulting in the launch of PMI’s global Agricultural Labor Practices (ALP) program in 2011. more[...]

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G4 Forefront Course

G4 Forefront is a continuous learning program designed exclusively for GRI GOLD Community members to assist you in the application of the G4 Guidelines. The program is designed around a yearly webinar series to support both rst time as well as experienced reporters looking for more guidance and inspiration. more[...]

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Compliance

Korruption, Vetternwirtschaft, Nicht-Einhaltung von Regeln. Täglich berichten wir Medien über immer neue Fälle von Selbstbedienung und Kleptokratie. Die Welt agiert nachdem Motto „Jedem das seine, mir das Meiste.“ Liegt es also nicht eher in der Natur des Menschen, Regeln zu brechen und seinen eigenen Vorteil zu wahren? Helmut Schmidt, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker und andere sagen laut „Nein“ und fordern eindringlich in einem Manifest: „Wir haben es satt, in einer Raffgesellschaft zu leben, in der Korruption nicht mehr die Ausnahme ist und in der sich allzu vieles nur ums Geldverdienen dreht. Es gibt Wichtigeres im Leben des Einzelnen wie auch im Leben der Nation.“ Tatsächlich ist Regelkonformität, neudeutsch nennt sich das Compliance, möglich, sinnvoll und umsetzbar. In diesem Kapitel beleuchten wir Ansätze, diskutieren zentrale Aspekte wie Whistleblowing und Leitbilder und geben gute Praxisbeispiele. more[...]

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Webinar on Disability in Sustainability Reporting

This guide is available to help organizations communicate their commitment to respecting and promoting the rights of people with disabilities and better understand the business value of disability – Disability in Sustainability Reporting. more[...] login_required

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Agricultural Water Management Articles

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Reporting

An increasing number of companies and organizations want to make their operations sustainable and contribute to sustainable development. Sustainability reporting can help organizations to measure, understand and communicate their economic, environmental, social and governance performance. Sustainability – the ability for something to last for a long time, or indefinitely – is based on performance in these four key areas. Systematic sustainability reporting helps organizations to measure the impacts they cause or experience, set goals, and manage change. A sustainability report is the key platform for communicating sustainability performance and impacts – whether positive or negative. Source: GRI more[...]

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Coop Naturaplan – 20 Years of Commitment to Organic Agriculture

Conradin Bolliger, COOP
Alexandra Sauer, COOP
Coop
Christian Waffenschmidt, COOP

The cultivation of agricultural crops and the production of food are resource-intensive activities that negatively impact the environment and society. About one-third of the Swiss population’s ecological footprint is due to food consumption. Coop is the second-largest retailer in Switzerland. The cooperative has lived up to its responsibility by promoting organic and fair agriculture for more than 20 years. more[...]

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Integrity, As a Core Strategic Imperative!

Dominique Lamoureux, Thales
Thales Group

The technological expertise that the company has been cultivating for more than a century is crucial to the security of people, goods, and information. Thales is therefore in a unique position and has a particular responsibility to its stakeholders and to society at large. more[...]

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Integrity, As a Core Strategic Imperative!

Dominique Lamoureux, Thales
Thales Group

The technological expertise that the company has been cultivating for more than a century is crucial to the security of people, goods, and information. Thales is therefore in a unique position and has a particular responsibility to its stakeholders and to society at large. more[...]

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Piloting the Future: Environmentally-friendly Technologies

Katja Brösse, Deutsche Telekom
Rainer Knirsch, Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG

Innovations are the key to ensuring the future of our society. Whether smart grids, networked transportation, and mobility solutions or virtualization of products – information and communication technologies (ICT) offer a wide range of solutions. But in order for a new invention to make it, it has to go through stringent practical testing. In T-City Friedrichshafen, the world’s largest living lab, Deutsche Telekom has been testing new environmentally-friendly technologies for the last six years. more[...]

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