Part of international company Engie Group, Engie North America is a power generator, energy services company and retail electricity supplier committed to shaping a more sustainable future throughout the United States and Canada. In 2019, our business unit produced its inaugural sustainability report to provide more localized, relevant performance data and better connect with our local stakeholders….
Etiket: csr
Defacto, Dünya Kadınlar Ekonomik Forumu’nda
Dünya Kadınlar Ekonomik Forumu’na katılan DeFacto CFO’su Önder Şenol, “Kadınların iş hayatında eşit şartlarda çalışmasını, emeklerinin ve hayallerinin hayat bulmasını önemsiyoruz. Bu doğrultuda çalışanlarımızın eğitimi ve gelişimi için sürekli yatırımlar yapıyoruz’ dedi. DeFacto, Slovenya’nın başkenti Lübliyana’da düzenlenen Dünya Kadınlar Ekonomik Forumu’na katıldı. DeFacto CFO’su Önder Şenol’un konuşmacı olarak yer aldığı etkinlikte “Kadınların iş hayatında eşit…
Yeşim Tekstil, 10’uncu ilerleme raporuna imza attı
Sosyal uygunluğun ve sürdürülebilirliğin önemine işaret eden Yeşim Tekstil CEO’su Şenol Şankaya; firmalarının 35’inci kuruluş yıldönümünü kutladıkları 2018 yılına ait verileri kapsayan 10’uncu Global Compact İlerleme raporuna imza atmanın mutluluğunu yaşadıklarını kaydetti. Yeşim Tekstil, Küresel İlkeler Sözleşmesi kapsamında gerçekleştirdiği sosyal uygunluk ve sorumluluk çalışmalarına ilişkin 10’uncu raporunu geçtiğimiz günlerde Birleşmiş Milletler’in internet sitesinde yayınlayarak kamuoyu…
Private firms have ‘critical role’ in sustainable development
GRI challenges governments and companies to work closer together on SDG reporting. Amsterdam, 3 April 2019 – GRI chairman Eric Hespenheide has called for greater cooperation between businesses and governments to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Following the GRI Board of Directors holding their bi-annual meeting in India, GRI today (3 April) partnered with the Bombay Stock Exchange to hold a special dialogue event in Mumbai entitled…
Tekrar Tekrar Satıldıkça Evsizlere Gelir Yaratan Dergi
İngiltere’de yayınlanan The Big Issue, evsiz insanların ve düşkünlerin ihtiyaçlarını karşılamaya yönelik satılan bir dergi. Derginin satışını da bizzat evsizler yapıyor. Kurulduğu 1991 senesinden bu yana 92 binden fazla kişinin satış yaptığı dergi, evsizlere 115 milyon İngiliz Sterlini kazandırdı. Dergiyi 1,25 Sterline alan satıcılar 2,50 Sterline satabiliyor. İlk defa 2015 yılında The Big Issue ile çalışmış olan FCB Inferno, dijital bankacılık…
Is this the end of corporate social responsibility (CSR)?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) doesn’t cut it any more. In fact, leader companies are putting distance between themselves and this approach. They don’t find it to be relevant to their growth or business models. The Canadian government was interested in understanding future trends in CSR and commissioned a study to explore this topic. The most dramatic conclusion…
Report: Companies Committed to UN Global Compact Perform Better Across Supply Chains
EcoVadis, a provider of business sustainability ratings, has published a new report on sustainability performance comparisons between organizations who have committed to the UN Global Compact principles vs. those that have not. Taking a deep dive into performance across key themes of environment, labor and human rights, business ethics and sustainable procurement, EcoVadis found that committed companies…
Why corporate social responsibility is “dead” (Peter Bakker, WBCSD, President/CEO)
To watch: https://www.cnnmoney.ch/shows/international-geneva/videos/peter-bakker-world-business-council-sustainable-development Corporate social responsibility may have been trendy, but its days are numbered, according to Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Find out why CSR has lost momentum to sustainability: https://www.cnnmoney.ch/shows/international-geneva/videos/peter-bakker-world-business-council-sustainable-development
Reports: Diversity, Disclosure, CDP and the SDGs
The Report Report is a monthly wrap-up of recent research on sustainable business and clean technology, produced by Corporate Eco Forum, a by-invitation membership organization comprised of large, global companies that demonstrate a serious commitment at the senior executive level to sustainability as a business strategy issue. The Ambition Loop (U.N. Global Compact, We Mean…
“Getting our priorities right” (Lise Kingo, Executive Director of UNGC)
Three years into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, momentum is building — but not at the pace or scale we need. Responsible business leaders are ready to take the agenda to the next level, and they turn to the United Nations Global Compact with one resounding question: Where should we prioritize our action…