The Sustainability Learning Forum

CSR and Development in Africa

Bonnie Campbell, University of Quebec

The issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR), as it relates to the mining sector, has emerged in a particular historical context. Several decades of reform that liberalized regulatory frameworks and mining codes in mineral-rich countries of Africa in order to encourage investment has contributed to redefining the role and functions of mineral-rich states, as well as contributed to the shift of what were formerly considered state functions to private actors – often large transnational mining companies. more[...]

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CSR in South Africa

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Professor Ralph Hamann is Research Director for the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town. His areas of expertise include Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Social Responsibility. In 2006 he was involved as a researcher at the UN Global Compact Learning Forum, which took place in Ghana. For the UN Global Compact International Yearbook, Hamann highlights the “paradox for CSR in South Africa” and beyond. more[...]

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Good Practices

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There are three cases of Good Practices regarding CSR in Africa: Cotton Made in Africa, the World Cocoa Foundation and Sustainable Energy Africa. more[...]

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Implementation of the Biodiversity Action Plan on Sakhalin Island

Sakhalin Energy

As the first company in Russia to start shelf hydrocarbons production from offshore ice-resistant platforms and liquefied natural gas production, Sakhalin Energy can be justifiably proud of its achievements in the field of environmental protection. The environmental control, local monitoring, and conservation of biodiversity programs implemented by Sakhalin Energy are among their best practices and are aimed at minimizing the impacts on the unique ecosystems of Sakhalin Island. more[...]

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MTU Aero Engines: Award-Winning Technology

Martina Vollmuth, MTU Aero Engines
MTU Aero Engines

In view of increasingly scarce resources, rising fuel prices, and the growth in air traffic – which continues unabated at an average rate of 5 percent per year – passengers, people living in the vicinity of airports, authorities, organizations, and other players in the aviation industry are calling for more fuel-thrifty and cleaner aircraft and engines. MTU Aero Engines has been working on innovative technologies for decades to further improve the environmental compatibility of future engines. more[...]

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Making a sustainable business of sustainability

Hanne Jørgensen, Grundfos
Grundfos

Pump manufacturer Grundfos has faced up to its role in industrial energy overconsumption and the CO2 emissions that produces. The company’s response has been to rehabilitate its products from being energy offenders to a genuine part of the solution. In the spirit of the Global Compact, Grundfos has also taken an active role in advocating the role of business in promoting greater environmental responsibility and developing environmentally friendly technologies 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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Delivering a Better Tomorrow

Katharina Tomoff, Deutsche Post DHL
Dr. Jan Dietrich Müller, Deutsche Post DHL
Deutsche Post DHL

As one of the world’s largest logistics companies, Deutsche Post DHL has a special responsibility to society and the environment, which is why sustainability is so important to our business. In particular, we are taking concrete measures through our innovative environmental protection program, GoGreen. This is just one of the ways in which we are translating this commitment into action, as part of our efforts to be part of the solution for a better tomorrow. more[...]

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Audi Future Energies – Balancing Business and Environmental Concerns

Dr Peter F. Tropschuh, Audi AG
Elise Pham, Audi AG
Audi AG

Sustainability is a guiding principle at AUDI AG. Sustainability helps us retain our competitive edge and economic efficiency as well as protect the environment and ensure a decent future for generations to come. A primary objective concerns comprehensive CO2-neutral mobility. To this end, Audi is looking far beyond emissions from vehicle exhaust systems. Besides the actual usage phase, the company is also examining vehicle manufacturing and recycling processes as well as the upstream fuel supply chain that is increasingly gaining in importance. more[...]

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Audi Future Energies – Balancing Business and Environmental Concerns

Dr Peter F. Tropschuh, Audi AG
Elise Pham, Audi AG
Audi AG

Sustainability is a guiding principle at AUDI AG. Sustainability helps us retain our competitive edge and economic efficiency as well as protect the environment and ensure a decent future for generations to come. A primary objective concerns comprehensive CO2-neutral mobility. To this end, Audi is looking far beyond emissions from vehicle exhaust systems. Besides the actual usage phase, the company is also examining vehicle manufacturing and recycling processes as well as the upstream fuel supply chain that is increasingly gaining in importance. more[...]

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EU greenhouse gases in 2011: more countries on track to meet Kyoto targets, emissions fall 2.5 %

European Environment Agency (EEA)

Emissions of greenhouse gases in the European Union (EU) fell on average by 2.5 % from 2010 to 2011, although several countries increased emissions. Almost all European countries are individually on track towards their commitments under the Kyoto Protocol compared to last year, according to two reports published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report ‘Approximated EU greenhouse gas inventory: early estimates for 2011’ gives early estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in the previous year and provides a key input to the report on ‘Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2012’, which assesses progress against the EU’s commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. more[...]

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UNEP Studies Show Rising Mercury Emissions in Developing Countries

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Communities in developing countries are facing increasing health and environmental risks linked to exposure to mercury, according to new studies by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Parts of Africa, Asia and South America could see increasing emissions of mercury into the environment, due mainly to the use of the toxic element in small-scale gold mining, and through the burning of coal for electricity generation. more[...]

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Mercury: Time to Act

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This report speaks directly to governments involved in the development of the global treaty on mercury. It presents updates from the UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 in short and punchy facts and figures backed by compelling graphics, that provide governments and civil society with the rationale and the imperative to act on this notorious pollutant. more[...]

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Conflict Minerals

Resource conflict is one of several destabilizing phenomena commonly cited as defining many of the extractive economies of the global south. Our Tutorial discusses all aspects of the issue with a special focus on US laws, SEC and Dodd-Frank Act regulations. more[...]

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Practising social responsibility without the CSR label

Prof. Wayne Visser, Kaleidoscope Futures

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