Nearly 5 million people in the EU are employed in road transport. CSR Europe launches a collaborative platform to raise social standards in road transport logistics with leading manufacturing and logistics companies. The group will work to increase transparency in the sector and work with other stakeholders to drive practical “on the road” improvements. All companies are invited to join this platform. Read More

CSR Europe currently explores collaboration opportunities between businesses and key stakeholders to take collective action towards Biodiversity & Industry. We are setting up a small action group to provide a practice-oriented approach.  The purpose is for businesses to exchange real-life examples, pool expertise together through a multi-stakeholder approach and link emerging challenges with policymakers. Read More

Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Samsung Electronics and Amgen to partner with CSR Europe to create a collaborative STEM Platform to drive sustainable impact. Read More

Technological advancements are forcing companies to rethink their business models and workforce compositions. As a result, many organisations are reducing staff and offering new positions, very often not matching the redundant profiles. While former employees find themselves out of work, companies struggle with a poor reputation, low employee engagement and reduced talent attractiveness. In response, workforce transitions are emerging as new options for companies to equip their employees for the future of work while investing in their competitiveness and corporate branding. Join CSR Europe online on 12 June to discuss how to achieve sustainable workforce transitions. Discover how we are investigating to launch company led pilots to make workforce transitions inclusive. Read More

Circular procurement can encourage suppliers to collaborate and implement circular economy principles. Luca Meini, Head of Circular Economy at Enel, shared some insights about the opportunities and challenges of implementing the circularity concept in procurement at the global level during CSR Europe’s Brussels SDG Summit. As a follow-up, we are organising a  workshop to explore common grounds for a collaborative platform on circular business models in renewable energy. Read More

CSR Europe, co-organises in partnership with the CCCMC (Chinese Chamber of Commerce for Metals, Minerals and Chemical Importers) a stakeholder event in Shanghai, China on 21st May.

The aim is to establish a Sustainable Natural Rubber Network (“SNRN”). It will provide the methodology and approach that links all value chain actors – from financial markets to farmers - and will engage Chinese and international actors. Read more

Avoidance of artificial structures, regular monitoring of international tax transparency developments and collaboration with the CSR department.  These are some of the measures used by Iberdrola to avoid tax risks and inefficiencies in the implementation of business decisions. CSR Europe released a Blueprint on Responsible and Transparent Tax behaviour recently featuring their business case. Discover also the 3-step approach offered by CSR Europe.  Read More

In this second article of our series, we focus on the European Commission’s Action Plan on Sustainable Finance and the EU-wide taxonomy (Classification system) on green investments. The EC’s efforts to set up and regulate a green finance taxonomy aims to create clarity on what is considered sustainable and which activities can be labelled as such. CSR Europe follows these developments closely. Read more

In their May meeting in Sibiu, the EU leaders focused on the priorities of EU’s next strategic agenda for 2019 to 2024. Sustainability is set to occupy a pivotal role. Read More

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