News & Events related to Corporate Social Responsibility or Hermes-CSR project
"For a Socially Responsible Supply Chain" - Training seminar for Managers
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"For a Socially Responsible Supply Chain" - Training seminar for Managers, in French.
"Pour une chaîne d’approvisionnement socialement responsable"
Organised by Les Amis de FLA, and ESCEM at the Tour CIT Montparnasse, Paris, France on Wednesday 26 May 2010, with the participation of the FLA, the Fair Labor Association and the support of IAS, the International Institute for Social Audit.
At a time of globalization, managing the supply chain has become strategic not only because of its impact on the income statement, but also the risks it poses to the socially responsible company.
See as well the dedicated website on Responsible Purchasing Practices in the supply chain www.responsible-practices.eu.
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Eco-innovation Projects in europe
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- Published: Friday, 16 April 2010 23:14
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Achieving competitive growth and environmental sustainability is possible.
This initiative is addressed mainly to organisations that have developed an environmental product, service, management practice or process which has a proven track record, yet is not fully marketed due to residual risks. The Eco-innovation initiative is intended to overcome those barriers to further market penetration and turn these products and processes into Europe's future eco-innovation successes! Applications from SMEs are particularly encouraged.
The green book by Syntec on the green ICT and the sustainable development (French)
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- Published: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 10:30
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The world market on “dematerialization” is booming. IDC has been estimating it to $bn 1.66 in 2009, an increase of 21% vs 2008.
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Europe 2020 Strategy: commitment to renew European policy on CSR
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- Published: Monday, 22 March 2010 21:07
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The European Commission has recently published its Europe 2020 Strategy. Entitled “strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth”, it contains a commitment to renew EU strategy to promote Corporate Social Responsibility as a key element in ensuring long term employee and consumer trust.
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Renewables 24/7
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- Published: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 10:06
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Smart grid or super grid, decentralised or centralised renewable power plants? The discussion about the future of our power supply is running hot, and hi- tech visions are everywhere.
Thematic guide on CSR by Syntec Informatique (French)
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- Published: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:18
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This guide on CSR by Syntec Informatique aims at supporting our IT enterprise members in implementing a progress approach in terms of environmental and social/societal issues.
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Europe joins forces to fight poverty and social exclusion
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- Published: Monday, 15 February 2010 23:58
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Almost 80 million Europeans live at risk of poverty, which means they face insecurity, and go without what most people often take for granted.
Living in poverty may result in a variety of problems, from not having enough money to spend on food and clothes to suffering poor housing conditions and even homelessness. Poverty also means having to cope with limited lifestyle choices that may lead to social exclusion.
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Green book by Syntec on how teleworking supports sustainable development (French)
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- Published: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 10:47
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Syntec informatique publishes its second volume of its Green Book on IT. This one deals with teleworking.
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Combating poverty and social exclusion: A statistical portrait of the European Union 2010
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- Published: Monday, 15 February 2010 23:49
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Building a more inclusive Europe is considered vital to achieve the EU's goals of sustained economic growth, more and better jobs, and greater social cohesion.
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