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CSR EUROPE 活动消息

欧盟援助委员会成员与BOP实验室负责人共同参与高端会议

5月8日，欧洲企业社会责任协会与全球营养改善联盟（Gain）共同组织了一场高端午餐会议。欧盟委员会成员Louis Michel和“金字塔底层的可持续发展实验室”的负责人参与了此次会议。会议的目的在于分享各方在创新发展模式上的经验。

CSR EUROPE会员新闻

沃达丰发表声明承诺减少50%二氧化碳排放量

沃达丰公开宣布到2020年，将在2006-2007排放123万公吨的基础上减少50%的二氧化碳排放量。这一目标的实现将主要依靠其在能源有效利用方面的改进以及可再生能源使用率的增大。

巴斯夫宣布将扩大生物降解塑料的生产

巴斯夫欧洲公司宣布计划扩大其位于路德维希港的生物降解塑料生产厂的规模。此项扩大将提升Ecoflex产品（石油化工基塑料）的生产能力，从现在的每年生产14,000公吨提高到60,000公吨。

碳排放披露项目（CDP）与IBM共同发起碳管理研究

碳排放披露项目（CDP）与IBM发起一项合作计划，深入认识和了解目前企业在碳管理方面的实践，以及企业是如何管理碳信息、规章和报告的。

毕马威报告指出六行业应警惕气候变化所带来的风险

根据毕马威公司最近发布的一份题名为《气候改变你的企业》的报告表明，航空业、卫生保健部门、旅游业、运输业、石油和天然气行业，以及金融服务部门是“危险地带”中受影响最显著的行业或部门。

IBM宣布用以测量绿色IT进展的新型能源管理软件出炉

IBM公开宣布，新型能源管理软件将帮助客户确立能源有效利用目标，测量并核实其绿色IT进展。该软件让IT管理人员控制其在空调和动力管理体系，以及服务器、电池和网络上的能源使用。

莫斯科17个中学使用思科网络技术学院课程

莫斯科的17个中学正更新自己的IT课程，新加入了一个IT基础课程。该课程是思科网络学院项目计划的一个组成部分。据互联网数据中心（IDC）所说，至2008年，俄罗斯致力于缩小网络技能差距培养的专家将达60,000人。

布什总统认可德勤在提高志愿技能方面的服务

美国总统布什在4月29日于白宫发表的庆祝国家志愿者周的演讲中，承认了德勤在基于工作场所提供志愿服务方面的领导力和承诺。

欧盟观察（来自欧盟的最新动态）

Barroso表示，欧盟的竞争“好于”美国

据专门报道欧盟政策立场与新闻的Euractiv报道，欧盟委员会主席José Manuel Barroso表示，欧盟是全球化最大化实现的唯一区域。就业和社会委员会委员Vladimir Spidla不顾前者的立场，就全球化深远且往往严酷的结果，比如工厂关闭等问题展开讨论。

欧盟委员会建议给“更环保”产品贴上标签方便消费者识别与选择

Euractiv报道，一项现行的欧盟标签方案提出，用能产品指令的涵盖范围应扩展至所有制成品。该方案表示即将出台的委员会行动计划将就可持续消费和生产问题起草最新草案。

NEWS FROM CSR EUROPE

High Level Meeting with EU Aid Commissioner and leaders of the BOP Laboratory

On 8 May, CSR Europe and Gain (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) coorganised a High Level Lunch Meeting with European Commissioner Louis Michel and company leaders of the Laboratory on Sustainable Business at the Base of the Pyramid. The objective of the meeting was to share experience on innovative development models and explore opportunities for engagement between the private sector and the European Union.

CSR EUROPES MEMBERS NEWS

Vodafone Group announces commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by 50%

Vodafone Group has announced that by 2020 it will reduce its CO2 emissions by 50% against its 2006/7 baseline of 1.23 million tonnes. This target will be achieved principally by improvements in energy efficiency and increased use of renewable energy.

BASF announces major bioplastics production expansion

BASF SE has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflext at the company's Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year.

Carbon Disclosure Project and IBM launch carbon management research

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and IBM have announced a joint research project to provide new insight into current corporate practices in carbon management and how companies manage carbon information, regulation and reporting.

KPMG report says six industry sectors should be on alert over climate change risks

According to a new KPMG report entitled "Climate Changes Your Business" Aviation, healthcare, tourism, transport, oil and gas and the financial services sector all feature in the "danger zone"meaning that they score highly on the risks which face them yet score poorly in terms of their preparedness to face these risks.

IBM announces new energy-management software to measure green IT progress

IBM has announced new energy-management software to help clients establish energy efficiency goals and measure and verify their green IT progress. The software allows IT managers to control their energy use for servers, storage, and networking as well as the air conditioning and power management systems that keep the data center running.

17 schools in Moscow launch Cisco Network Academy courses to address IT skills gap

Seventeen high schools in Moscow are updating their IT curriculum to include an IT Fundamentals course that is part of the Cisco? Network Academy programme. According to IDC, in Russia the networking skills gap in 2008 year may reach 60,000 specialists.

President Bush recognizes Deloitte's commitment to skills-based volunteerism

In a speech on 29 April at the White House to celebrate the National Volunteer Week, President George W. Bush recognized Deloitte for its leadership and commitment to workplace volunteering. Through a robust skills-based volunteerism and pro bono programme, Deloitte encourages its employees to use their business skills and knowledge to make significant and lasting contributions to nonprofit organisations.

Latest News From the EU

EU competitiveness much better than US, Barroso says

The European Union is "uniquely placed to make the most of globalisation,"says Commission President Jos?Manuel Barroso, despite concerns raised by his colleague Employment and Social Commissioner Vladimir Spidla relating to the "far-reaching and often brutal consequences of globalisation"such as factories closing down, EurActiv reports.

EU Commission to suggest labels to help consumers choose greener products An existing

EU labelling scheme for energy-using products should be expanded to cover all manufactured goods, says the latest draft of an upcoming Commission action plan on sustainable consumption and production (SCP), EurActiv reports.

一周要闻

可口可乐回应其奥运赞助商地位的批评

可口可乐公司在上周召开的年度利益相关方会议上，进行了一个有关西藏问题的公开对话。可口可乐公司执行总裁Neville Isdell坚决地回应了对公司赞助奥运火炬传递一事的批评。他说，“火炬传递仪式象征着开放，也象征着希望。从长远来看，我认为以任何方式阻止火炬传递不是一个明智之举。”

新法规的出台将有助于贫穷国家从黄金开采中获利

西非国家经济共同体(ECOWAS)和美国牛津饥荒救济委员会（Oxfam America，牛津饥荒救援委员会，后来演变为牛津国际发展救援组织，香港人将其注册为“香港乐施会”）共同发起了一项新的采矿法规，这项法规将确立一系列黄金采矿业范围内的区域社会、环境和商业实践标准。

新的行为准则将帮助贫穷国家从金矿开采中受益

西非国家经济共同体(ECOWAS)和美国乐施会（Oxfam America）共同发起了一项新的矿业行为准则。该准则将确立一套区域内的社会、环境和商业实践标准来规范黄金开采业。

越南快速的通货膨胀造成20,000名耐克制造厂工人罢工

上周，越南有超过20,000名的耐克生产厂工人举行罢工。工人们要求加薪20%并改善工作条件以缓解本国快速上升的通货膨胀。

半数的沃尔玛供应商在包装记分卡上背负压力

半数沃尔玛供应商无法在2月1日这一规定期限内完成“零售商可持续包装记分卡”。此卡是一个包括包裹与产品的比率、回收清单和运输条件等九项内容的评估记分表。作为沃尔玛公司的一个决策手段，记分卡可用于支持可靠的供应商，并可能淘汰那些得分不足的供应商。

壳牌退出全球最大海上风力电场项目

在公布一季度实现25％利润增长之后的第二天，荷兰皇家壳牌公司宣布将出售其在全球最大风电场项目中的股份。该项目位于英国伦敦60英里，是一座有341个涡轮机组，装机容量达1000兆瓦的海上风力电场项目，其投产后可为四分之一的伦敦地区的家庭提供能源。

报告精粹

全球农业需要根本改变

国际农业科技发展评估组织（IAASTD）的一份研究显示，如果我们在采取措施避免社会崩溃、环境恶化的同时，又要着手解决不断增长的人口和气候变化的问题，世界粮食增长的方式必须做出根本的改变，以更好地应对贫穷和饥荒问题。下载该研究报告的PDF摘要，请登录：http://www.agassessment.org/docs/IAASTD_leaflet_final.pdf。

将人权注入商业实践中

全球契约与联合国人权事务高级专员办公室发行第二版《将人权注入商业实践中》系列丛书。20个有代表性的案例研究勾勒出一个系统方法，用于帮助私营企业在其运营范围内支持人权政策和实践。下载报告请登录：http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/news_events/8.1/EHRBPII_Final.pdf

重要的BSR新闻

商业社会责任组织（BSR）-伯克利（UC）企业社会责任领导研讨班 将企业责任嵌入公司的运营和管理中

2008年7月8-9日，商务社会责任国际协会（BSR）和加州大学伯克利分校（UC）哈斯商学院企业社会责任中心及经管人材发展中心将共同主办一个为期两天的企业社会责任研讨会。该研讨会旨在学习企业社会责任战略的制定、开发和实施。

This Weeks Top Headlines

Coca-Cola Responds to Criticism of Its Olympics Sponsorship

At its annual shareholder meeting last week, The Coca-Cola Co. engaged in a rare public dialogue about China's human rights record in Tibet. Coca-Cola's CEO E. Neville Isdell responded firmly to criticism for sponsoring the Olympic Torch Race, saying the torch relay "has symbolized openness, it has symbolized hopes. I don't believe that stopping the torch run is in any way over the long term the right thing to do."

New Code Will Help Poor Countries Benefit from Gold Mining

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Oxfam America launched a new mining code that will establish region-wide social, environmental and business practice standards across the gold-mining industry.

Rapid Inflation in Vietnam Causes 20,000 Nike Factory Workers to Strike

More than 20,000 Nike, Inc. factory workers went on strike last week in Vietnam demanding a 20-percent pay raise and better working conditions to cope with rising inflation.

Half of Wal-Mart Suppliers Struggle with Packaging Scorecard

Half of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. suppliers have missed the February 1 deadline for completing the retailer's Sustainable Packaging Scorecard, an evaluation of nine metrics including package-to-product ratio, recycled content and transportation requirements. The scorecard will be used as a decision-making tool to favor certain suppliers, and presumably drop those suppliers with insufficient scores.

Shell Backs Out of World's Biggest Wind Farm

Just two days after posting a 25-percent increase in first-quarter profits, Royal Dutch Shell plc announced its plan to sell its share of the world's largest offshore wind farm -a project 60 miles outside London that would include 341 turbines. The proposed development would generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power a quarter of the homes in greater London.

Report Corner

Global Agriculture Needs Radical Change

A study by the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development says the way the world grows its food will have to change radically to better serve the poor and hungry if we are to cope with a growing population and climate change while avoiding social breakdown and environmental collapse. Download a PDF summary at http://www.agassessment.org/docs/IAASTD_leaflet_final.pdf.

Embedding Human Rights in Business Practices

The Global Compact and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released the second edition of the "Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice"series. The 20 featured case studies outline a systematic approach for the private sector to support human rights policies and practices within their own operations. Download the report at http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/news_events/8.1/EHRBPII_Final.pdf.

Featured BSR News

BSR-BERKELEY CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP Embedding CR in Your Operations and Management

July 8-9, 2008 Learn to strategize, develop and deliver a corporate responsibility implementation plan at the two-day workshop brought to you by BSR and UC Berkeley's Center for Responsible Business and Center for Executive Development at the Haas School of Business.