Global Certified Carbon Footprint (CCF) Practitioner Training

CSE is hosting its first global Carbon Footprint Practitioner Training (IEMA Approved) in Brussels 1 & 2 March 2012. The training will be delivered for the 1^st time in Brussels, aiming to provide global perspective to key global environmental issues and equip participants with competitive skills and knowledge to implement sustainability within their organizations. Read more

Prestigious Global CSR Awards 2012 To Recognise Outstanding CSR Programmes

The Global CSR Awards, one of Asia’s most prestigious recognition awards programme for corporate social responsibility is back for the fourth successive year. The awards will be held in conjunction with The Global CSR Summit 2012. Read more

Cargill Wins Indonesian CSR Award

Cargill was presented with the highest honor for its commitment and efforts to spur economic development within Indonesia’s Agriculture and Agro-Industry sector last night at the Indonesian CSR Awards 2011 ceremony held in Jakarta. Presented by the Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Salim Segaf Al Jufri, the Platinum Indonesian CSR Award (ICA) was bestowed on PT Hindoli, Cargill’s palm oil plantation in South Sumatra. It recognizes PT Hindoli’s successful smallholder program that resulted in a vast improvement in the living standards of the farmers and the establishment of effective cooperatives for long-term economic viability. Read more

Sustainability and Communication: The Need for a Guide on Responsibility

by Nikos Avlonas, Founder & President Center for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE)

In recent years, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability has attained an important position in the minds of management across all areas of operation. As a result, we have seen the emergence of the Corporate Sustainability Strategy, a new form of a Corporate Strategy, which is built on and sustained by financial, social, and environmental criteria. Read more

FedEx Express Delivers Relief Supplies to Sikkim Earthquake Victims

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, has delivered 1,000 shelter tool kits to earthquake victims in Sikkim. The initiative to offer shelter relief to affected families was organised in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). Read more

Global bank picks DHL to pioneer carbon neutral courier service

DHL’s pioneering carbon offset solution DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral service is a positive new asset for environmentally-savvy financial institutions. DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has contracts with several major banks for DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral services regionally and recently secured one global account. The fully-audited service enables customers to offset carbon emissions generated by international courier services by reinvesting in certified carbon management programs. Read more

Korean companies lead in Asia in sustainability disclosure

South Korean companies are still leaders in Asian ESG reporting (ex-Japan). Chinese companies are improving and companies in the Philippines now take the bottom spot, according to the findings of the 2011 Asian Sustainability Rating™ (ASR™), launched recently at the CSR Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Read more

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