The Sustainability Learning Forum

Menschenrechte

Die Verantwortung für die Einhaltung der Menschenrechte liegt in erster Linie bei den Staaten. Allerdings hat das Bewusstsein von Unternehmen für die Auswirkungen ihres Handelns auf die Menschenrechte zugenommen. Gleichzeitig sind die Erwartungen von Politik und Gesellschaft an die Wirtschaft gestiegen. Immer häufiger stehen Unternehmen daher vor der Frage, wie sie ihre Verantwortung zur Achtung der Menschenrechte wahrnehmen können, d.h. wie sie ihre Geschäftstätigkeit im Sinne der Menschenrechte ausrichten – zum Beispiel in den Bereichen Gesundheits-, Arbeits- und Umweltschutz – und wie sie Mitschuld bei Menschenrechtsverstößen vermeiden können more[...] login_required

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Biodiversitätsmanagement

Um den weltweit fortschreitenden Verlust an genetischer Vielfalt, Arten und Lebensräumen einzudämmen, beschloss die Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen für Umwelt und Entwicklung 1992 das Übereinkommen über die biologische Vielfalt (Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD). Im Kontext der deutschen CBD-Präsidentschaft 2008 wurde die internationale "Business and Biodiversity Initiative" gegründet, mit dem Ziel einer stärkeren Integration von Unternehmen beim Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt. more[...] login_required

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Lieferkettenmanagement

Mit der fortschreitenden Globalisierung und Spezialisierung hat sich der Trend zum Outsourcing in den letzten Jahrzehnten stetig verstärkt. Unternehmen, die ihre Produktion und Dienstleistungen auslagern, lagern auch ihre Reputationsrisiken und ihre gesellschaftliche Verantwortung aus. Die dementsprechende Bedeutung eines guten Lieferkettenmanagements ist Unternehmen wie auch Anlegern bewusst. more[...]

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Höllebrand, Annette

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Voeste, Dirk

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Steering BASF’s Portfolio toward Sustainability

Dr. Dirk Voeste, BASF
Dr. Andreas Kicherer, BASF
Annette Höllebrand, BASF
BASF SE

For 150 years, BASF has been creating chemistry to find new and better solutions for its customers. Following its company purpose – “We create chemistry for a sustainable future” – BASF is focusing on chemical innovations that help customers contribute to sustainability. To meet customer needs even better in the future and to secure long-term business success, BASF has set itself the target to further increase this share of sustainable solutions. BASF has analyzed and evaluated the sustainability aspects of its entire product portfolio and established a new process for steering its portfolio based on sustainability criteria. Already in 2014, 23 percent of global sales were generated by innovative products and solutions with a significant contribution toward sustainability in its application. more[...]

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Introduction to Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Kristin Komives, ISEAL Alliance
ISEAL Alliance

Private, voluntary sustainability standards are an innovative, market-based approach to promoting sustainable production and business practices. Adoption of these sustainability standards is intended to be voluntary: The standards are not created, run, or required by governments or government regulation. Instead, the system for voluntary sustainability standards are nongovernment initiatives that seek to drive sustainable production and consumption by creating a market demand for sustainable products, and a supply to meet that demand. They help buyers (both consumers and businesses) identify sustainably-produced products, and they guide producers, forest managers, mine and tourism operators, and factory owners and others in their choice of sustainable practices. more[...]

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Central Romana and Corporate Social Responsibility

Central Romana Corporation

The Central Romana Corporation Ltd., founded in 1912 in the eastern province of La Romana in the Dominican Republic, is an agro-industrial and tourism company whose main focus is sugar production. Having been in operation for more than 100 years, it has diversified its investments through a wide range of businesses that reach approximately 25,000 workers, and it regards itself as being the country’s largest private-sector employer. more[...]

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Breaking Barriers in Gender, Health, and the Environment Through Synergy

Manila Doctors Hospital

Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH) is the first and only private hospital in the Philippines to ever commit to and publicly declare a “social vision.” Since then, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become deeply embedded in the corporate culture of MDH. It is a conscious effort that we align our CSR programs with both the international and national commitments for human development. In combining applicability, sustainability, and replicability in CSR program implementation, MDH is now creating a path toward program sustainability, which thrives on synergy. more[...]

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MAN and SOS Children’s Villages: A Global Success Story

Yvonne Benkert, MAN SE
MAN SE

Whether donating funds and supplies to disaster relief efforts, transferring knowledge, or volunteering in a variety of facilities – for years, MAN has been a partner that SOS Children’s Villages can count on. Through this partnership, MAN has made a valuable contribution to educational programs aimed at children and young people around the globe. more[...]

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UN Water Acticity Information System

Editorial Team

The UN-Water Activity Information System (UNW-AIS) is an online platform to present and share information on water-related projects and learning initiatives from UN-Water and its members and partners. UNW-AIS is a platform for UN-Water and its members & partners as well as a broader audience including policy makers, water professionals, researchers and those from higher education for sharing information and knowledge from global to local level. more[...] login_required

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