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2020共同塑造负责任的商业界——欧洲企业社会责任协会大会

6月10-11日,欧洲企业社会责任协会年度大会在布鲁塞尔举行。会议召集了100多名来自欧洲企业社会责任协会的会员公司,国家合作伙伴和利益相关方组织的代表参与,共同探讨如何塑造一个未来的负责任的商业界。

CSR EUROPE会员新闻

欧莱雅庆祝成立百年并重申企业社会责任承诺

作为欧莱雅成立百年庆祝活动的一部分,欧莱雅宣布启动100个公民项目,旨在通过具体的行动来协助和支持地方层面一些脆弱的社区。这100个项目将由欧莱雅集团在世界各地的公司来发起和具体执行,并都基于欧莱雅集团慈善活动的三个关注点:教育,鼓励自尊自强和促进科学研究。

阿尔卡特朗讯员工志愿者在韩国帮助智障者

作为阿尔卡特朗讯全球举行的为期一个月的“国际关爱日”(IDOC)的一部分,阿尔卡特朗讯在世界各地的员工、离退休人员、朋友和家庭成员积极参与社区服务项目。例如在韩国,50名阿尔卡特朗讯的员工,作为志愿者与非营利组织共同开展关爱日项目,帮助失去父母或单亲家庭的智障儿童和成人。

安赛乐米塔尔批准在利比里亚的发展项目

负责管理安赛乐米塔尔县级社会发展基金的专项基金管理委员会日前批准了首个项目,即在利比里亚的宁巴,大

巴萨和邦格州开展项目。这些项目包括在社区重建道路,学校和医院。

大众汽车启动在田纳西州查塔努加建设环保工厂项目

田纳西州州长与大众汽车董事会中负责生产的董事共同庆祝了大众汽车于2009年5月在美国田纳西州查塔努加建设的一个新型环保工厂项目。该工厂将创造2000个新的就业机会,并将在社会和环境方面承担起大众汽车的责任。该工厂包括节能通风系统,并为兴建新厂而需要砍伐的每一棵树将补载一颗幼苗。此外,大众汽车公司积极参与当地社区建设,通过社会项目“伙伴教育”来支持当地学校,大学和研究机构作开展职业培训,计划这一项目将在未来5年投入530万美元。

欧盟观察(来自欧盟的最新动态)

新的欧盟议会着手下一轮应对气候变化的法律制定工作

据EurActiv报告,新当选的欧洲议会正忙着制定新的应对气候变化的政策,他们希望通过推动一个更加绿色的政策和说服全球达成一项具有雄心的气候保护议程,来促进欧洲摆脱目前的经济衰退。

报道指出,欧盟设立20%的可再生能源目标将提供280万个工作岗位

据环境领导力报道,欧盟制定的到2020年实现20%可再生能源的目标将为社会提供大约280万个与可再生能源相关的就业机会,并将为欧洲贡献约1.1%的GDP。欧委会一项针对可再生能源政策对经济增长和就业影响的最新研究表明,生物质能,风能和水力发电技术将是最重要提供就业机会的领域。

欧盟轮值主席国瑞典将重点投向应对经济危机和气候变化

据EurActiv报道,7月1日瑞典即将出任欧盟轮值主席国之际,企业界、民间社会和人权团体等纷纷来到斯德哥尔摩,游说瑞典将重点投向通过结构改革和富有雄心的政策而为金融、经济和环境危机找到出路。

欧盟各部长“深为关切”生物多样性问题

据EurActiv报告,欧盟各国环境部长于6月25日呼吁更好地评价欧盟现行的保护生物多样性政策,部长们要求应将“生态系统服务”融入欧盟政策,以衡量生物多样性丧失的原因。

NEWS FROM CSR EUROPE

Shaping together the Responsible Enterprise 2020 – General Assembly on 10-11 June

On 10-11 June, CSR Europes annual General Assembly in Brussels brought together more than 100 participants from CSR Europes member companies, national partners and stakeholder organisations to reflect on the future of responsible business.

CSR EUROPE'S MEMBERS NEWS

LOréal celebrates 100 years and reaffirms commitment to corporate responsibility

In conjunction with the celebration of its centenary, LOréal has announced the roll-out of 100 citizen projects designed to assist and support the most vulnerable communities on a local level through concrete initiatives. The 100 projects, initiated and supported by the groups affiliates around the world, are based on the three central axes of the groups corporate philanthropy activities: education, encouraging self-esteem, and the promotion of scientific research.

Alcatel-Lucent employees volunteer for mentally disabled in Korea

As part of Alcatel-Lucents global month-long “International Days of Caring” (IDOC) event, Alcatel-Lucent employees, retirees, friends and family members worldwide participate in community service projects. For example in Korea, fifty Alcatel- Lucent employees, volunteered for a daycare programme with a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping mentally disabled children and adults from parentless families or single-parent families.

ArcelorMittal approves development projects in Liberia

The Dedicated Funds Committee for the management of the ArcelorMittal County Social Development Fund has approved the first development projects for Nimba, Grand Bassa and Bong Counties in Liberia. The projects include the rehabilitation of roads, schools and hospitals.

Volkswagen starts construction of eco-friendly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Governor of Tennessee, responsible for production on the Volkswagen board of-directors, celebrated the construction start of a new eco-friendly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee (US) in May 2009. Besides creating job opportunities for approximately 2000 new employees, Volkswagen takes responsibility for social and environmental aspects. The plant includes energysaving ventilation systems and for every tree cut to build the new plant, a seedling is set out. Furthermore,

Volkswagen actively engages with the local community, supporting local schools, universities and institutes for further vocational training with the social project “Partners in Education”,

which provides 5.3 million US-Dollars funding over the next 5 years.

Latest News from the EU

New EU Parliament braced for next round of climate laws

The newly-elected European Parliament faces a busy climate policy agenda, as Europe attempts to claw its way out of the recession by developing greener policies and convincing the world to agree on an ambitious climate deal, EurActiv reports.

EU 20% renewable energy target can deliver 2.8 million jobs, report says

Reaching the 20 percent renewable energy source target in 2020 is expected to deliver approximately 2.8 million jobs in the renewable energy sector and generate about 1.1 percent of European GDP, Environmental Leader reports. A new European Commission study on the impact of renewable energy policy on economic growth and employment in the European Union (Employ-RES) indicate that biomass, wind and hydro technologies are currently the most important for job opportunities. According to the study, in 2005, the renewable energy sector employed 1.4 million people among the member states.

Swedish EU presidency to focus on economic crisis and climate change

As Sweden prepares to assume the EUs rotating presidency on 1 July, business, civil society and human rights groups alike are lobbying Stockholm to find a way out of the financial, economic and climate crises by promoting structural reform and ambitious policies, EurActiv reports.

EU ministers ‘deeply concerned by biodiversity loss

EU environment ministers on 25 June called for better evaluation of EU policies to

protect biodiversity, EurActiv reports. The ministers asked for ‘ecosystem services to be integrated into EU policies in order to measure the drivers of biodiversity loss.

一周要闻

经济衰退成企业忽视责任与良知的借口

经济衰退时期,企业不论大小,都为节省资金而减少或终止其在社会责任方面的努力。财政紧张使得环保计划也成为一种奢侈的追求。各企业面临着裁员、减薪或取消股息的窘境,此时再发展企业社会责任事业,无论是开发替代性能源、开展环保项目,还是援助国内外的慈善机构及其他社区方案,都难以取得股东、员工的绝对支持。迄今最引人注目的案例就是英国石油公司的政策转变,这个石油巨头降低了其在可再生能源领域的投资承诺,引起公众一片哗然。

自愿原则已经走到尽头?

自90年代以来,大部分的企业可持续发展和社会责任议程的推进都来自企业的自愿行动,这被认为比强制规定更有效率,同时也象征着自由市场活力战胜了强制性调控。后者仅能在很小的层面发挥作用。无论如何,在解决气候恶化等问题的时候,市场自由所发挥的作用远大于强制性的管理模式,因为企业乐于寻求合作来取得更大的进步。

商界巨头回应用水问题

GreenBiz.com最近主办了第二届年度国家绿色企业小组讨论,会上商界巨头们讨论了企业界应该如何参与解决用水问题。例如,可口可乐公司最近宣布其水资源目标,即承诺到2010年其工厂制造过程中使用过的水净化后将达到满足鱼类和农场使用的标准。其他公司例如通用电气和IBM也宣布了它们削减淡水使用的目标。

化工行业承诺将努力提高安全生产

在一场由“国际化学品管理战略方针”(联合国环境计划署下属)举办的会议之后,化学品生产商和各国政府就努力提高化学品安全达成一致。会议的重点聚焦于五个化工行业面临的新兴问题:纳米技术、日用品中的化学物质、电子废物、油漆涂料铅含量以及毒性极强的氟化学品(通常用来涂抹于产品表面以增强产品的耐热和抗腐蚀性)。

壳牌公司遭侵犯人权指控

荷兰皇家壳牌公司面临来自纽约联邦法院的一项指控,即壳牌与14年前尼日利亚前军事政权处置尼日利亚作家和活动家肯萨罗维瓦的行动有所关联,从而犯有危害人类罪。这项指控称,壳牌公司援助了尼日利亚前政权杀害萨罗维瓦的行动,该人曾强烈批评在尼日尔河三角洲的石油生产活动;同时壳牌还收买士兵进行了侵犯人权的行为。

报告精粹

包容性商业模式开启发展之门

据美国哈佛大学肯尼迪政治学院和国际金融公司的报告《发展包容性的商业模式》,公司可以通过有利润的、负责任的、具有包容性的商业活动和投资来帮助减轻全球贫困问题。报告全面分析了可口可乐公司一项在全球25个国家实施的配送中心模型如何在解决了公司核心业务需要的同时,亦为实现千年发展目标做出了贡献。报告下载网址:www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI/publications/other_10_MDC_report.pdf。

电力行业碳排放信息披露滞后

根据碳排放披露项目的最新报告《电力行业CDP报告2009》,尽管电力行业贡献了全球温室气体排放量的25%(是所有工业部门中排放最大的),然而只有16%的电力企业对其减少温室气体排放设定了目标并进行相应信息披露。此报告还针对110家电力公司对气候变化给企业带来的风险和机会进行了调查和分析,得出的结论是,目前电力企业并没有就低碳经济下其应进行的排放限制做好准备。报告下载网址:www.cdproject.net/reports.asp 。

This Week's Top Headlines

Recession is excuse for companies to ignore community conscience

Businesses, both big and small, are showing their true colours by pulling out of ethical programmes to save money. Richard Northedge reports. Going green is fast becoming a corporate luxury now cash-flows are being squeezed. Whether businesses are cutting staff, pay or cancelling dividends, companies are finding it tough to justify financing good causes, whether it is on alternative energy, environmental projects, aid abroad or charities at home or even community programmes. By far the most dramatic shift in policy is that by BP, the oil giant, which caused ripples recently by reducing its commitment to investing in renewable energy.

Death of the Principle of Voluntarism?

Much of the corporate sustainability and responsibility agenda has been propelled since the 90s by the idea that voluntary action on the part of corporations is more effective than regulation. It has been a celebration of market dynamism over moribund regulation, the latter of which would provide only for the lowest common denominator. At any rate, liberalization of markets outpaced our ability to develop an effective governance model to tackle issues such as climate change in a joined up way so many were happy to go along with an approach that at least delivered incremental improvements.

Big Business Responds

On a positive note, the folks at GreenBiz.com recently hosted their second annual State of Green Business Panel Discussion where leading corporations discussed how they are responding to water use issues. For example, Coca-Cola recently announced water neutral goals. They are pledging by 2010 to return to the environment all water used in their manufacturing clean enough for fish and farms. Companies like GE and IBM are also announcing reduction goals for freshwater.

Chemical Industry Agrees to Increase Safety Efforts

Following a conference hosted by the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (part of the United Nations Environment Program), chemical producers and governments agreed to increase efforts on chemical safety. The conference focused on five emerging issues facing the sector: nanotechnology; chemicals in products for everyday use; electronic waste; lead in paint; and extremely toxic perfluorinated chemicals, which are used to make surfaces heat- and corrosion-resistant.

Oil Industry Charged with Rights Abuses

Royal Dutch Shell plc will appear before a New York federal court facing charges of crimes against humanity in connection with the execution 14 years ago of the Nigerian author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by Nigerias former military regime. The allegations state that Shell sought the aid of the former Nigerian regime in silencing Saro-Wiwa—a vocal critic of oil production in the Niger Delta—in addition to paying soldiers to carry out human rights abuses.

Report Corner

Inclusive Business Models Key to Development

According to the Harvard Kennedy School and the International Finance Corporations “Developing Inclusive Business Models,” companies can help alleviate poverty through profitable, responsible, and inclusive business activities and investments. This report examines how Coca-Colas Manual Distribution Center model—which is being implemented in 25 countries worldwide—solves a core business need for the company as well as positively contributes to the Millennium Development Goals. Download the full report here: www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI/publications/other_10_MDC_report.pdf.

Electric Utilities Lagging in Emissions Disclosure

According to the Carbon Disclosure Projects newest report “CDP Electric Utilities Report 2009,” only 16 percent of electric utilities are setting and disclosing absolute greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, despite the fact that the sector accounts for 25 percent of global emissions—the largest of all industry sectors. This report analyzes a survey of 110 electric utilities on the risks and opportunities that climate change presents to business. It concludes that utilities are not prepared to deal with reduction limits that will be required of them in a low-carbon economy. The full report is available at www.cdproject.net/reports.asp.