(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 23-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel and the 4th most sustainable company in the world, has announced its Capital Markets Day 2021 held as a … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged biodiversity, Capital Markets Day 2021, chemicals, circular bioeconomy, circular solutions, Climate, climate ambitions, human rights, Neste, Peter Vanacker, polymers, Porvoo, raw materials, renewable aviation, Renewable Chemicals, renewable diesel, Renewable Polymers, Renewable Products, Renewable Road Transportation, renewable solutions, SAF, supply chain, Susanna Sieppi, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, sustainable refinery
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 16-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom-Munksjö (HEL: AM1), a global leader in fiber-based materials, has announced that Ahlström Collective Impact (ACI), a joint responsibility initiative by a group of companies and foundations, has decided to make an investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Finland, Industrial, News, Society
Tagged ACI, Ahlström Capital, Ahlström Collective Impact, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Antti Ahlström Perilliset, CHILDREN, Destia, Enics, Eva Ahlström Foundation, gender equality, Glaston, Global Education Program, human rights, Quality education, SDGs, Suominen Corporation, Tarja Takko, UNICEF, UNICEF Finland, Walter Ahlström Foundation
Volkswagen Group, BASF, Daimler AG, and Fairphone fund the initiative at its inception GIZ to initiate a participatory process, inviting all relevant actors in the Salar de Atacama to work on a joint action plan Focus on protection of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Society, Technology
Tagged BASF, batteries, Chile, Daimler AG, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, digitization, e-mobility, Fairphone, GIZ, human rights, human rights due diligence, lithium, lithium mining, lithium reserves, natural resource management, raw material sourcing, raw mineral, Responsible Lithium Partnership, Salar de Atacama, Salar de Atacama watershed, Salar watershed, Volkswagen Group
(PRESS RELEASE) NICOSIA, 26-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Young women from Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan came together in the online seminar “Building healthy relationships and enhancing gender equality” to discuss gender norms and explore tangible implications of human, gender, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Cyprus, Education, Government, Healthcare, News, Non Profit, Politics, Society
Tagged Anna Lindh Foundation, assertive communication, body positivity, Cyprus, Cyprus Family Planning Association, Eastern Mediterranean region, EGYPT, equality, Foreign Policy, gender dimension, gender equality, gender inequalities, gender stereotypes, health rights, human rights, JORDAN, Lebanon, Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, Mr. Samir Anouti, NGO Support Centre, non-formal education, online learning, online seminar, reproductive rights, respect, Rooftop Theatre Group, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), womanhood, WOMEN, women health, women rights
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 12-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading European energy company Vattenfall announces that its sustainability work has earned the Platinum award, the highest rating from EcoVadis, a leading source of corporate sustainability evaluation. Vattenfall, ranked as the top 1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Annika Ramsköld, corporate sustainability evaluation, EcoVadis, energy sector, energy transition, fossil-free living, human rights, platinum, Power Climate Smarter Living, supply chain, sustainability, sustainability work, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 29-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola to promote ESG criteria to its more than 22,000 suppliers worldwide, from which it makes purchases worth 20 billion euros a year. ESG criteria -environmental, social and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, environmental, environmental sustainability, ESG criteria, GoSupply, Governance, greenhouse gas emissions, health standards, human rights, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, Safety Standards, SDG 14, SDG 15, SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 7, social, suppliers, supply chain, sustainability
Additionally, the retailer remains committed to offering customers 100% sustainably sourced cotton (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 6-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational retailer M&S announces that it has signed the Call to Action on human rights abuses: Brand Commitment to Exit … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Management, News, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Better Cotton Initiative, Call to Action, cotton, ethical trading, forced labour, human rights, human rights abuses, Jasmine O’Connor OBE, M&S, retailer, Richard Price, sustainably sourced cotton, transparency, Uyghur Region, Xinjiang region
(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 23-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — SKAGEN Funds signs up to the UN Global Compact, becoming a member of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. As a member, SKAGEN undertakes to adapt its operations and strategy to the UN’s … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 28-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore‘s subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is not connected to the incidents and the fatalities of illegal artisanal miners across its industrial mining concessions in the Kolwezi area, Democratic Republic of the Congo. … Read the full press release
Posted in Commodities, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland
Tagged agriculture, Commodities, concessions, Congo, copper mine, Glencore, human rights, illegal artisanal miners, illegal miners, illegal trespassing, Kamoto Copper Company, KCC, Kolwezi, Metallurgy, miners, mining, mining concessions, natural resource, oil, rescue operations, safety
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 23-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit today announced the signing of a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with UNI Global Union [1]. The agreement will strengthen the dialogue between the two parties on human rights and fundamental labour rights and confirms … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 18-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In parallel to being assessed for their financial and business performance, companies are to an increasing extent, also rated for their sustainability performance. The environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is a set of standards … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Sweden
Tagged audits, business ethics, ESG, executive pay, Governance, human rights, leadership, Sustainalyctis, Vattenfall
PODGORICA, Montenegro, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Strong democracy and good governance are necessary prerequisites to ensure adequate protection of human rights, affirmed participants in an OSCE-supported conference held on the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December in … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Montenegro, Society
Tagged Conference, democracy, Governance, human right, human rights, Human Rights Day, Maryse Daviet, Montenegro, OSCE, Podgorica
Violence Against Women (VAW) is a global issue, a public health issue and a human rights issue that violates autonomy and hinders development. It is wholly incompatible with FIGO’s vision of a world where women achieve the highest possible standards … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged advocacy, discrimination, FIGO, GBV, human rights, law, mental health, public health, reproductive health, sexual health, VAW, Violence Against Women
The HAGUE, 25-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Participating companies recognise the importance of working with suppliers that respect human rights, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including the fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Netherlands
Tagged BP, Equinor, human rights, ILO, International Labour Organization, Shell, Sustainable Development Goal 8, Total
Leading human rights campaigner and Shadow Attorney General, Shami Chakrabarti, will take part in the York Festival of Ideas 2018, discussing why women still need equality in the 21st century. YORK, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Shami was the Director of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged gender equality, human rights, Joan Concannon, Shami Chakrabarti, York Festival of Ideas 2018, york ideas
SGS today publishes its ninth annual Sustainability Report. This report is aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4 reporting framework at “Comprehensive” level, and it provides a detailed account of our sustainability approach. GENEVA, 19-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — For the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged carbon neutral, Frankie Ng, greenhouse, greenhouse gas emissions, human rights, LTIR, SGS, sustainability, TRIR, volunteering
Utrecht, Netherlands, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The report “The Hidden Cost of Jewellery” by Human Rights Watch (HRW) clearly demonstrates that the world’s largest jewellery brands have collectively taken limited steps to implement responsible sourcing practices for their gold. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands
Tagged CSR, gold, HRW, human rights, Jennifer Horning, jewellery, RJC, Solidaridad, source verified responsible gold
OSLO, 17-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank has decided to exclude nine companies from the Government Pension Fund Global. In addition, one company has been placed under observation. The companies Evergreen Marine Corp (Taiwan) Ltd, Korea Line Corp, Precious Shipping PCL … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Government, Insurance, Norway
Tagged Environment, ethics, Government Pension Fund Global, human rights, Norges Bank, nuclear weapons
KYIV, 24-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 50 school children from all over Ukraine were trained on human rights principles, from 19 to 20 November 2015 in Odesa, during the events organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Office … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Non Profit, Society, Ukraine
Tagged human rights, human rights principles in Odesa, OSCE, Ukrainian children
The demand for organs far outstrips what is available, leading to illegal trafficking in organs all over the world. With Europeans travelling to other countries to receive one of these illegally harvested organs, it also forms a challenge for the … Read the full press release
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