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2008-10-24

WTO经济导刊 2008年10期
关键词:全球化环境保护欧洲

联合主办(United-edit):

《WTO经济导刊》(CHINA WTO TRIBUNE)

欧洲企业社会责任协会(CSR EUROPE)

联系人(Contact Us):

Nathalie Suvee 电话(Tel):+32 2 541 1610 nathalie.suvee@csreurope.org

崔征 电话(Tel):+86 10 62137913 editor@csr-china.net

CSR EUROPE 活动消息

欧洲企业社会责任协会《可持续市场营销指南》在线发布

欧洲企业社会责任协会的《可持续市场营销指南》于6月发布,有关指南的在线互动可以在欧洲企业社会责任协会网址参与,www.csreurope.org/sustainablemarketing。这一指南吸引了来自欧洲内外的企业社会责任专家和市场营销专家的兴趣。欢迎向你的市场营销部门的同事介绍这一指南,并将你们的反馈发给我们。

欧洲企业社会责任协会将参与“开放日·欧盟地区和城市周”活动,

由地区委员会和欧盟危险品地区政策部门联合组织的“开放日”活动,将于10月6-9日在布鲁塞尔举办,活动吸引了来自欧盟和各地区的政策制定者、银行界、商界和市民社会团体的专家和代表的参与,为期三天的工作组讨论将围绕着“在一个充满挑战的世界中的地区和城市”这一话题。欧洲企业社会责任协会将在10月9日组织一个有关“企业社会责任:企业如何贡献地区发展”的研讨会,介绍实验室项目的成果,也是检验这些创新的商业解决方案是否对地区的发展起到支撑作用。更多的信息和登记请登陆:www.opendays.europa.eu。

CSR EUROPE会员新闻

日产创新生态踏板以帮助降低能耗

日产汽车有限公司日前公布其生态踏板——是一项世界首创的技术,该设计能够帮助驾驶员提高燃油使用效率。当驾驶员加大油门的时候,这个系统可以检测到超过的压力,从而提醒驾驶员他/她的燃油消耗。

松下集团发布《环境数据册2008》通告最新的二氧化碳目标

松下集团日前发布《环境数据册2008》,其中按照2007年10月宣布的“松下生态理想(Eco Ideas)宣言”,对公司上一年度环境活动信息进行了详细披露。松下集团同时宣布了公司将在2009年财年(至2009年3月)中加快二氧化碳减排的速度。

巴斯夫、MENTOR和红十字会向缅甸飓风受灾者提供防疟疾蚊帐

巴斯夫日前向遭受Nagris飓风袭击的缅甸捐赠10万个INTERCEPTOR®的防疟疾蚊帐。自从今年5月遭受Nagris飓风袭击,缅甸的疟疾和登革热病例激增。

大众汽车设立针对公司内部员工的环境保护奖励

2008年7月15日,大众汽车将公司第五届内部环境保护奖授予那些在环境保护方面做出超出寻常的承诺和创新行动的员工。今年的获奖者首次都来自于欧洲。

欧盟观察(来自欧盟的最新动态)

研究表明:欧洲不应惧怕全球化

根据欧盟委员会资助的研究结果表明,欧盟从全球化中得到了很多益处,欧盟不应将全球化视为是对他们的工作机会和生活质量产生威胁的事情。该项研究由欧盟政策研究中心承担。这项“欧洲社会是否适应全球化?”的研究还得出结论,欧洲的社会模式可以在全球化的世界中更加繁荣。根据最近的一次调查,几乎一半的欧洲人担心全球化会对他们的工作和业务产生消极的影响。

欧盟议会就可再生能源达成妥协

欧盟议会工业和能源委员会希望通过一项跨党派的协议,重申具有约束力的有关可再生能源的目标,以及有关在运输行业中使用生物燃料的计划。尽管通过一项在2020年要求运输行业燃油消耗的10%来自生物燃料的法案草案,遭受到很大压力,因为此举有可能推动食品价格的上涨和导致更多的森林砍伐行为,欧洲议会议员们还是通过了这项强制性的目标。

NEWS FROM CSR EUROPE

CSR Europes Sustainable Marketing Guide online

CSR Europes Sustainable Marketing Guide released in June and the online game accompanying the guide are available from our website at www.csreurope.org/sustainablemarketing. The guide has attracted great interest from CSR and marketing professionals across and outside Europe. Please feel free to spread the word about the guide to your marketing colleagues and send us your feedback!

CSR Europe at OPEN DAYS 2008 European Week of Regions and Cities, 6-9 October

The OPEN DAYS event, co-organised on 6-9 October in Brussels by the Committee of the Regions and the European Commissions DG Regional Policy, brings together EU and regional policy-makers, experts and representatives of banking, business and civil society groups for three days of working seminars and debates around the topic “Regions and cities in a challenging world”. CSR Europe will organise a workshop on the topic “Corporate social responsibility-business contributions to regional

development” on Thursday 9 October to present Laboratory projects that are testing innovative business solutions in support of regional development. More information and registrations: www.opendays.europa.eu.

CSR EUROPE'S MENBERS NEWS

Nissan launches eco-pedal to help reduce fuel consumption

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.,has unveiled the ECO Pedal – a world first technology-designed to assist drivers to become more fuel-efficient. The system detects excess pressure when the driver steps on the accelerator and informs the driver on his/her fuel consumption.

Panasonic releases Environmental Data Book 2008 and announces new CO2 targets

Panasonic has issued its Environmental Data Book 2008 which provides detailed information on the past years environmental activities in accordance to the “Panasonic Eco Ideas Declaration” announced last October. Panasonic also announced that the company will speed up its CO2 reduction initiative in FY 2009 ending March 2009.

BASF, MENTOR and Red Cross give malaria nets to Myanmar cyclone victims

BASF donated 100,000 INTERCEPTOR®malaria nets to the relief efforts following cyclone Nagris in Myanmar. Since cyclone Nargis hit the country past May, there has been an increase in malaria and dengue fever.

Volkswagen presents internal environmental award to creative employees

On 15 July 2008, Volkswagen presented its internal environmental award for the fifth time to employees who have shown exceptional commitment and creativity with regard to environmental protection. This year sees winners from all over Europe for the first time.

Latest News Form the EU

Europe should not fear globalisation, says study

Europeans have much to gain from globalisation and should not see it as a threat to their jobs or quality of life, according to a Commission-funded study produced by the Centre for European Policy Studies. The study “Is Social Europe fit for Globalisation?” also concludes that Europes social model can thrive in the globalised world. According to a recent survey, almost half of Europeans worry that globalisation will have a negative effect on jobs and businesses.

EU Parliament set for compromise on renewables

The European Parliaments Industry and Energy Committee looks set to approve a cross-party compromise reaffirming binding targets for renewables and on the use of biofuels in transport. Despite strong pressure to water down a draft law aimed at achieving a 10% share of biofuels in transport fuels by 2020-due to fears over their role in pushing up food prices and causing deforestation-MEPs are set to confirm the mandatory target. Read more (EurActiv)

联合主办(United-edit):

《WTO经济导刊》(CHINA WTO TRIBUNE)

商务社会责任国际协会(BSR)

联系人(Contact Us):

黄宜玲电话(Tel):+86 20 38910690yhuang@bsr.org

崔征电话(Tel):+86 10 62137913 editor@csr-china.net

一周要闻

诺贝尔获奖者敦促全球化的受益者为减轻不平等而做出贡献

随着全球化和信息技术的发展,全球收入的不平等加剧,四名诺贝尔经济学奖获得者日前在德国召开会议,敦促政府应该采取干预措施,以帮助那些生活在最低层的民众。四位经济学家Robert Solow,George Akerlof,Finn Kydland和 Robert Fogel明确地指出:自由市场并不总是公平的,经济学家应该帮助政府找到减少贫富差距的解决方案。

新一轮联合国气候变化谈判关注砍伐森林行为及行业减排

日前在加纳举行的新一轮联合国气候变化谈判取得了新进展,会议讨论了如何帮助国家减少对森林的砍伐;与会代表们还消除了一些有关按行业设定减排温室气体目标的争端。

美国11个州就炼油厂排放问题起诉美国环境保护署

美国11个州:加利福尼亚州、康涅狄格、特拉华、哥伦比亚特区、缅因州、马萨诸塞州、新罕布什尔州、新墨西哥州、俄勒冈州、罗德岛州和佛蒙特州,与纽约市联合起诉美国环境保护署(EPA)。该诉讼称环境保护署拒绝制定新标准以控制炼油厂的排放,违反了《联邦空气清洁法》。根据起诉书, 15%的工业二氧化碳排放来自炼油厂。该案将由哥伦比亚特区的美国上诉法院受理。

道琼斯和芝加哥气候交易公司联合推出碳排放指数

道琼斯指数和芝加哥气候交易公司联合推出两项新的排放指数(系列指数中的首批),这些指数有助于投资者进入日益繁荣的全球碳交易市场。该市场的市值预期今年就将超过1000亿美元。

北京奥运会为保证空气质量留下举措

北京奥运会的召开使中国人民的国家荣誉感和自豪感倍增,同时也显示了中国政府对环境保护的新的态度:为保证空气质量做出牺牲是必要的。两周以来,北京的天空比以往更清新,这是政府在奥运会期间采取的一系列减少污染措施所达到的效果。这些措施包括停止建筑行业施工、关闭污染最大的工厂以及为减少交通堵塞而进行的管制。

美国Xcel公司同意披露全球变暖的风险

位于明尼阿波利斯的Xcel能源公司,是美国火力发电厂最大的建造商之一,日前同意向投资者披露一些财务风险,这些风险源于法律诉讼和联邦或州法院做出的可能影响其运作的裁决。

报告精粹

了解当前企业社会责任现状

经合组织秘书处发布新报告《雇用与劳资关系:推进全球经济一体化中的负责任的商业行为》。该报告是经合组织(OECD)与国际劳工组织(ILO)2008年6月23-24日召开的企业社会责任大会的背景资料。这份报告试图总结目前已经存在的企业社会责任行动和倡议的现状,它包括了国际和私营企业两个层面。这份报告旨在帮助读者了解目前企业社会责任的现状,在此下载全文:www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/56/40889288.pdf。

BSR新闻

伦理采购工作组会议

2008年11月3日(周一)

上午9点-下午4点,纽约州纽约市

伦理采购工作组于十年前成立,每两年举行一次会议探讨供应链中的社会和环境问题,并提出合作解决方案。今年的话题包括:如何建立中美洲自由贸易协定国家的责任竞争力,了解南南劳动力的迁移模式和脆弱性,制定一项所有公司适用的水战略,开发针对工厂妇女健康投资项目的商业案例,参与对2020年的可持续发展预测。这个会议向所有BSR会员免费开放,发邮件至:Ayesha Khan at akhan@bsr.org。

This Week's Top Headlines

Nobel Laureates Urge Globalizations Winners to Lessen Inequality

With globalization and technology increasing global income inequality, four economics Nobel Laureates meeting in Germany last week urged governments to intervene to help those at the bottom. The message of the economists was clear: Free markets arent always fair, and economists should help governments figure out how to decrease the gap between the rich and poor.

UN Climate Talks Take on Deforestation and Industry

UN climate talks in Ghana progressed last week on ways to help developing countries slow deforestation; the delegates also have eased disputes over the use of greenhouse gas targets for industrial sectors.

U.S. States Sue Environmental Protection Agency Over Refinery Emissions

Eleven U.S. states — including California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont — along with New York City sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), claiming the agency violated the federal Clean Air Act by refusing to issue new source performance standards for controlling emissions from oil refineries. According to the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, about 15 percent of industrial carbon dioxide emissions come from refineries.

Dow Jones and Chicago Climate Exchange Launch Carbon Emissions Indexes

Dow Jones Indexes and the Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. announced the launch of two new emissions indexes — the first of a series — that will give investors access to the soaring global carbon markets, expected to be worth more than US$100 billion this year.

Beijing Olympics Leave Legacy of Clean Air Support

The aftermath of Beijing Olympics left the Chinese with feelings of national pride and triumph, but it also unveiled a new attitude about environmental protection: Sacrifices must be made for clean air. For nearly two weeks, skies in Beijing were more clear than usual — the result of a government plan to reduce pollution during the Olympics through a construction ban, shutdowns of the worst industrial polluters and traffic restrictions.

Xcel Agrees to Disclose Global Warming Risks

One of the United States largest builders of coal-fired power plants, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc., agreed to disclose to investors the financial risks of lawsuits and of federal or state court decisions that would affect its business.

Report Corner

Understanding Todays CSR Landscape

The report “Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalising Economy,” by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Secretariat, served as a background document to the OECD-ILO Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, which took place on June 23-24, 2008. Download the full report here: www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/56/40889288.pdf.

Featured BSR Event

Ethical Sourcing Working Group Meeting

New York City, N.Y.

Monday, Nov. 3, 20089 a.m.-4 p.m.

Established more than a decade ago, the Ethical Sourcing Working Group meets twice a year to address social and environmental issues along supply chains and to develop collaborative solutions. This years topics include: establishing responsible competitiveness in CAFTA-DR countries, understanding South-South labor migration patterns and vulnerabilities, developing a corporate-wide water strategy, creating the business case for investing in factory-based womens health programs, and engaging on a sustainability forecast for 2020. Free and open to all BSR members, email Ayesha Khan at akhan@bsr.org.

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