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Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:18:11 +0000
Call for Applications: Transatlantic Doctoral Academy on Corporate Responsibility
Seminar series for German and Canadian PhD students working on corporate responsibility/ business ethics. Study stipends available.
Background
Corporate responsibility has become a crucial issue in modern societies and an emerging field in social sciences and humanities. Due to an ongoing process of globalization along with the lack of national regulatory mechanisms, questions of how to [...] 
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:58:03 +0000
Bertelsmann Helps Plan International Rebuild Chinese schools
Hamburg > To mark International Literacy Day on 8th September 2008, Bertelsmann AG and the child-focused organization Plan International have initiated a school project in the region hit by the Chinese earthquake: Bertelsmann will contribute more than €610,000 to the rebuilding of a school as well as to a school development program mounted by the [...]
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:02:53 +0000
If money rules the world - who rules money? - A case for complementary currencies
By Margrit Kennedy for FORUM CSR international.
In the late seventies, environmentalists – among whom I count myself – were among the first to question the present money system, which – in order to function – requires exponential growth returns that the planet could never sustain. We discovered that there was a severe lack of understanding [...]
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:05:19 +0000
Deutsche Börse: Social and corporate commitment to be continued successfully - Corporate Responsibility Report – Q2 2008
Frankfurt > Deutsche Börse Group, the largest exchange organization worldwide, provides information about its social commitment in the second quarter and an overview of activities and future projects in the areas of corporate affairs, education and science, culture, and social affairs. More details about the company’s Corporate Responsibility commitment can be found at: www.deutsche-boerse.com/cr.
Corporate [...]
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:09:08 +0000
Feodor Lynen Fellowships for German Residents (Post Doctoral and Early Career) - CSR Related
The Australian Business School (Sidney) is interested in bringing to Australia at least two post doctoral or junior level researchers from Germany in the next several years to work on two major projects. We have access to funds through the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Australian Research Council plus potential some private foundations. [...]
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:14:48 +0000
Beyond CSR! Enabling the Integrated Enterprise
By Alexander Schieffer for FORUM CSR international
The TRANS4M Four World Center for Social Innovation, Geneva, has established itself as a new force for “rethinking enterprise”. The research, education and consultancy based organisation describes itself as a Laboratory for Social Innovation and Managing Transformation and has developed one of the most innovative and globally tested [...]
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:01:55 +0000
Business Social Compliance Initiative
By Heinz-Dieter Koeppe for FORUM CSR international.
Acting socially responsible in a global economy has become a major issue for today’s trade. Companies are facing increasing concern about the working conditions under which consumer goods are produced. Sourcing ethically can be a challenge for importing companies, as a global supply chain can involve thousands of suppliers [...]
Wed, 14 May 2008 06:34:34 +0000
Everlasting Cycles: The Cradle to Cradle Framework
Published by FORUM CSR international.
„We need intelligent products which aim at full reutilization of all ingredients as well as profitability, quality and aesthetic design.” The basis of this trend-setting approach is the Cradle to Cradle principle, which Prof. Michael Braungart, scientific director of the EPEA, has been implementing since the 1980s. This approach challenges politics [...]
Sat, 03 May 2008 13:26:14 +0000
David and Goliath Meet in the CSR Super Bowl
A Review of
The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility:
A Complete Reference Guide to Concepts, Codes, and Organisations.
Wayne Visser, Dirk Matten, Manfred Pohl, & Nick Tolhurst (eds.)
(Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 2007)
and
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
Volumes 1-5
Robert W. Kolb (ed.)
(Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008)
By William C. Frederick, March 2008
“And there went out [...]
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:01:39 +0000
CSR: A Multifaceted Concept
By Sabine Braun for FORUM CSR international.
Launched by politics as a way out of regulatory powerlessness and then adopted by the industry: Many companies see the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a guiding light in an increasingly complex world, while others still regard it as a PR gimmick.
With its 2001 Green Paper [...]
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:19:27 +0000
Corporate Citizenship Network and Intel talking to Head of the Federal Chancellery, Mr. de Maizière
On January 17, 2008, high level representatives from member companies of the German Corporate Citizenship Network „Unternehmen: Aktiv im Gemeinwesen“ were invited by the Head of the Federal Chancellery, Dr. Thomas de Maizière, for an exchange of views and ideas regarding the social responsibility of companies in Germany. The discussion centered around creative and sustainable [...]
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