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02/09/2010
Senior Auditor, Corporate Responsibility (Shanghai, China)

The senior corporate social responsibility auditor is responsible for assessing and rating of suppliers/factories on social compliance & CTPAT and their CAP(corrective action plan), providing advice and support to suppliers/factories on corrective actions for sustainable compliance. This person is also responsible for communicate the assessment result with cross-functional team to ensure the social risk is minimized. Essential Function 1. Conduct field assessments to suppliers, especially in high-risk cases. 2. Drive capacity building


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Further News

02/05/2010
CSR Director, USA – West Coast


Global brand leader and innovator, committed to continuous investment and improvement, is seeking a talented and experienced individual to join the team as CSR Director. Working with the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability team, you will deliver strong, focused and creative strategies that tackle complex sustainability issues.



02/05/2010
Ethical Supply Chain Manager, China


Our Client is one of the most established international premium brands in the food and beverage sector. They are expanding their commitment to ethical sourcing through the hire of the Ethical Supply Chain Manager for China. The right Candidate will help define, develop, implement and maintain their



02/04/2010
Sustainable Schools: Education Goes Green


This edition of Sea Change Radio studies sustainable education. Co-Host Bill Baue speaks with Sustainable Endowments Institute Executive Director Mark Orlowski about the College Sustainability Report Card. Co-Host Kelsey Flynn then chats with Josh Stoeffel, the new Sustainability Coordinator here at the University



02/01/2010
BEES Business Ethics Education Seminar


“Business Ethics Education and Embedded Capitalisms: Canada, Poland, Germany” The workshop took place in Berlin (29-30th January 2010). Goals of the workshop were: to understand the cultural context of the three countries, the role of business ethics education in universities in these countries, and the concrete



02/01/2010
859 Companies Delisted for Failure to Communicate on Progress


(New York) – Today, the Global Compact Office announced that 859 companies were removed (delisted) from the initiative’s database of participants between 1 October 2009 and 1 January 2010*. The total number of businesses removed for failure to meet the Global Compact’s mandatory annual reporting



01/31/2010
Symposium: “The Future of Economics and Management”


Thought Leadership Symposium: "The Future of Economics and Management". Hosted by the Catholic University of Milan, EABIS  organises an in-depth, cross-disciplinary symposium to debate “The Future of Economics and Management in a Post-Crisis World”. How significant is the current crisis for economics? Must we abandon the equilibrium-based



01/29/2010
New UN-Business Website Brokers Partnerships & Supports UN Development Mission


UN introduces business.un.org, a one-stop gateway to broker UN-business partnerships, facilitate donations and highlight success stories (Davos) – Business.un.org the new UN-business partnership gateway, will be introduced today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland. The website provides a single entry



01/29/2010
Sustainability Strategist (Denmark, Copenhagen)


The Sustainability Strategist is responsible for planning, overseeing, and developing the company's sustainability report and for supporting the Corporate Sustainability Team to integrate sustainability into the company's strategies, operations, and culture, and promoting continuous improvement in sustainability. We are looking for a dynamic individual to collaborate



01/27/2010
UN Global Compact and BSR Launch Project on Supply Chain Sustainability


(Oslo) – The United Nations Global Compact and BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) have launched a joint project to develop strategic guidance materials for business on the implementation of the Ten Principles in supply chain programmes and operations. This work was officially kicked off at



01/27/2010
Saudi Responsible Competitiveness Index 2010


National Commercial Bank, National Petrochemical Industrial Company and Marafiq lead the way as Saudi businesses continue to find new ways to compete more responsibly The National Commercial Bank, National Petrochemical Industrial Company and Marafiq were named as the three winners of the 2010 King Khalid Responsible



01/26/2010
CSR – Japanese and German Approaches and Experiences


Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a major aspect of corporate strategic planning and corporate policy in recent years due to economic globalization and related integration of international markets. Originally a concept most frequently associated with Anglo-American multinational corporations, the CSR concept is now being



01/25/2010
UK – Western Home Counties


Acre is working with a Global FMCG brand leader to recruit their Global Sustainability Manager. Working with the Global Sustainability Director this role has responsibility for integrating sustainability into the organisation’s operations and managing the delivery of 2010 commitments and create an ongoing innovative strategy. The



01/22/2010
Major Responsible Competitiveness Oportunities await Jordan, Report Finds


Amman, Jordan – Today His Excellency Samir Rifai, the Prime Minister of Jordan, hosted a launch event for a new report analysing Jordan’s potential to enhance responsible competitiveness strategies in three key sectors. ‘Responsible Competitiveness in Jordan: Strategies for the banking, insurance and meat processing



01/21/2010
A Hybrid Model: Co-op and Nonprofits Launch Energy Efficiency Company


Sea Change Radio Radio Co-Hosts Bill Baue and Kelsey Flynn talk to Tom Rossmassler, CEO of Energia, an innovative new energy efficiency company founded by two nonprofits — Nuestras Raices and Nueva Esparanza – and Co-op Power, a worker cooperative. And Kelsey profiles the



01/20/2010
Call for Papers for a Special Issue with Ethics and Information Technology on “Friendship Online”


The online world increasingly provides the setting within which many of us pursue our work lives, our hobbies and interests, and even our more intimate lives, such as our friendships and loves. Opportunities to express oneself and form relationships with others have been enormously increased




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Businesses & Consultants

10/19/2009
The future of green

NGOs

02/04/2010
Sustainable Schools: Education Goes Green
Ever wondered what the future of green looks like? Insider Trends has, and its set up an event to find out the answer. It’s called 'Interesting Things For Interesting People: The Future of Green', and it’ll be a fast, furious

CR expert and author, Deborah Leipziger, to lead Human Rights Solutions Forum research in the Americas >>
The Concept and Business Case of Sustainability >>
Siemens Sustainability Report 2008 published >>
Slick new ‘green’ PC from HP demonstrates CSER at its best >>
Bertelsmann Helps Plan International Rebuild Chinese schools >>
This edition of Sea Change Radio studies sustainable education. Co-Host Bill Baue speaks with Sustainable Endowments Institute Executive Director Mark Orlowski about the College Sustainability Report Card. Co-Host Kelsey Flynn then chats with Josh Stoeffel, the new Sustainability

859 Companies Delisted for Failure to Communicate on Progress >>
New UN-Business Website Brokers Partnerships & Supports UN Development Mission >>
UN Global Compact and BSR Launch Project on Supply Chain Sustainability >>
Saudi Responsible Competitiveness Index 2010 >>
Major Responsible Competitiveness Oportunities await Jordan, Report Finds >>


Research Institutes

12/19/2009
Assistant or Associate Professors in the Field of Human Rights and the Law




Business Councils

09/22/2009
Report Urges New Approach to Valuing Businesses

Faculty or Department: Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies, University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology’s (UOIT). We invite you to consider joining the University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology’s (UOIT) globally trained faculty as we further our reputation as

“CC Theory and CC Data Find Each Other” >>
“CC Theory Searching for a Political Home” >>
“CC Data Searching for Theory” >>
Good Capitalism is like Good Soccer: Ethical Remarks on the Financial Crisis >>
Call for Applications: Transatlantic Doctoral Academy on Corporate Responsibility >>
Barcelona, 22 Sept – For many years there have been inconclusive attempts to prove that improved environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance positively affects overall business performance. Now a new report from a European research team proposes that companies

Hewitt Best Employers in Canada Study 2010 >>
How aware do you live your life? >>
CSR EMERGING AS A GOVERNANCE ISSUE FOR BOARDS >>
EABIS Annual Colloquium – CR and Sustainability: Leadership and Organisational Change >>
BSR 2006 Conference >>


Journals

01/28/2010
Call for Papers – Special Issue of Management Revue



Events

01/31/2010
Symposium: “The Future of Economics and Management”

Special Issue - Contextualizing Corporate Responsibility Over the last two decades, the role of business in (global) society has changed significantly. Corporations are asked to voluntarily accept social, environmental and ethical responsibilities arising out of their operations and practices (Waddock 2008).

New Issue of Business & Society Review (No. 114/4) >>
New Issue of Journal of Business Ethics (90/4) >>
New Issue of Business & Society (48/4) >>
New Issues of Journal of Business Ethics (90/1+2) >>
New issues of Journal of Business Ethics (volume 89, number 1 – 3) >>
Thought Leadership Symposium: "The Future of Economics and Management". Hosted by the Catholic University of Milan, EABIS  organises an in-depth, cross-disciplinary symposium to debate “The Future of Economics and Management in a Post-Crisis World”. How significant is the current crisis for

CSR – Japanese and German Approaches and Experiences >>
Ethics in Crisis: A Call for Alternatives (EBEN Conference) >>
PRME/CBS International Conference on “Responsible Management Education: Sustainable Leadership in the Era of Climate Change” >>
The future of green >>
World Forum Lille: a global approach >>



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Newsflash

12/04/2009
Sony introduces CSR activities connected to the 2010 FIFA World CupTM
The Sony Group, an official FIFA Partner, has announced its plans to embark on a series of strategic initiatives focused, partly, on CSR programs, all connected to its sponsorship of ...

12/02/2009
Better CSR Reporting: Emphasize Outcomes
One person observed that “the problem seems to be that to report you need to count things, yet much of what and organisation delivers into society cannot be measured this ...

11/17/2009
CRRA 2010: As a CR stakeholder, help select the best CR Reports
Voting has now been open for several weeks for the third annual CR Reporting Awards (CRRA`10), the only independent global annual awards for corporate responsibility (CR) reporting. Through Friday, 29th ...

11/12/2009
Room for improvement exists in corporate sustainability reporting on gender
Despite the presence of gender-related indicators in the sustainability reporting guidelines issued by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), few companies report sufficiently on gender-related issues, according to a guide entitled ...

11/03/2009
GRI NGO and Food Processing Sector Supplements public consultation
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is inviting comments on the final drafts of the NGO and Food Processing Sector Supplements, which are currently under development. A GRI 16-person ...


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02/09/2010
Vodafone will die Welt bewegen – CR-Report 08/09 versandt
Düsseldorf > Informations-und Kommunikationstechnologien stehen für eine Vielzahl moderner Innovationen bei der Energieversorgung, im Mobilitätsmanagement und Gesundheitswesen. Das betont Friedrich Joussen, CEO von Vodafone Deutschland, im Corporate Responsibility Report 2008/2009, den das Unternehmen im Februar versandte. Der CEO ist sich dabei bewusst, dass sich sein Unternehmen nicht nur nach dessen

02/09/2010
“schülerVZ“ schult für Internetsicherheit
+gBerlin > Anlässlich des Safer Internet Days 2010 klären die VZ-Netzwerke Schüler über den sicheren Umgang mit sozialen Netzwerken auf. Unter dem Motto "schülerVZ macht Schule" hat Deutschlands nach eigenen Angaben größtes Netzwerk eine bundesweite Tour durch Schulen geplant, den Auftakt macht dabei das Gymnasium Elsa-Brändström in Oberhausen. Alle

02/08/2010
Der kenianische Landarbeiter kümmert europäische Verbraucher „nicht die Bohne“
Nairobi > Für die bürgerliche Mittelschicht in der aufstrebenden kenianischen Metropole Nairobi ist Corporate Social Responsibility ein Begriff und ziemlich gleichbedeutend mit Philanthropie. Wohltaten dienen gerade den privatkundenorientierten Unternehmen als Differenzierungsmerkmal und sie leisten ohne Zweifel einiges, was der Staat seinen Bürgern zu wenig bietet - von der Straßenbeleuchtung bis

02/08/2010
Evangelische Kirche setzt auf ethisch nachhaltige Geldanlagen
Hannover > Die Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland und ihre Diakonie richten ihr Anlageverhalten an ökonomischen, ethischen, moralischen und nachhaltigen Kriterien aus. Eine entsprechende Standortbestimmung des Arbeitskreis Kirchliche Investments hat der Rat der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) beschlossen. In einem weiteren Schritt sollen nun einheitliche Ausschlusskriterien für Geldanlagen erstellt werden.

02/05/2010
Nachhaltigkeit: Deutsche Unternehmen im guten Mittelfeld
Frankfurt a.M. > Beim Nachhaltigkeitranking 2009 von Sustainalytics erhalten deutsche Unternehmen überwiegend Gesamtnote im guten Mittelfeld. Sustainalytics hatte zum vierten Mal die Nachhaltigkeitsleistungen der DAX 30 Unternehmen unter die Lupe genommen. Die Analyse soll einerseits den direkten Vergleich von Nachhaltigkeitsleistungen über Branchengrenzen hinweg ermöglichen, andererseits aber auch sektorspezifische Besonderheiten aufzeigen. Überdurchschnittliche

02/05/2010
Stiftung Warentest prüft Röstkaffees
Berlin > Kaffeeanbietern geht es bei ihrem ökologischen und gesellschaftlichen Engagement vorwiegend um Imagepflege. Diesen Eindruck erweckt ein aktueller Beitrag der Stiftung Warentest, die Röstkaffees unter dem Gesichtspunkt CSR unter die Lupe nahm. Melitta testet derzeit Kaffee mit Bio- und Fairtrade-Siegel und hat gegenüber den Warentestern die Auskunft verweigert. Dallmayr


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