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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

Utilities, PPPs, Corporate Social Responsibility

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Mar. 15, 2024

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EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence passes council vote

Despite last minute push back from a number of EU Member States, the EU Council today finally voted in favour of the new EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD).

Feb. 23, 2021

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Social partners’ hearing with the European Commission- towards a sustainable corporate governance initiative

EPSU joined a dedicated hearing with social partners on the “sustainable corporate governance initiative” organised by Commission’s DG Justice and Consumers.

Nov. 30, 2020

Drinking Water Directive sees progress. The fight for Human Right to Water and Sanitation continues

Press Release - EPSU welcomes the vote on the Drinking Water Directive recast in the European Parliament today as small step forward to realise the Human Right to Water in the EU.

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

Oct. 22, 2018

Cover page report Eurodad PPS history repppeated

Report exposes further problems with public-private partnerships

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) can end up leaving citizens and the public sector facing higher costs, greater risk, less transparency and more complexity than the public sector alternative.

Jan. 22, 2014

First follow-up of Joint position on the social aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility

European Social Dialogue Committee for the Electricity Sector, EURELECTRC/industriAll Europe/ EPSU Positive actions on Training/Health & safety/Equal opportunity & Diversity (22 January 2014) Following the 2009 Joint Statement on the

May. 27, 2013

Skills, CSR, employment, South East European energy community discussed in electricity social dialogue

(27 May 2013) Agreement was reached to continue exploring the establishment of a [sector skill council in the electricity sector->art8856] which can respond to developments on the labour market, new

Mar. 25, 2013

Training, employment, CSR, sector skill council on agenda of electricity social partners

(25 March 2013) The European social partners in the electricity sector continued their work on a number of burning issues and concluded with agreements. The social partners [adopted three texts->art9367]

Nov. 21, 2012

Electricity social partners consider skill council, training, CSR, and internal market electricity and gas

(20 November 2012) Training was the main issue. The unions and employers considered the [follow up of their conference->art8856] on the Future of Jobs and Skills in the European electricity

Mar. 27, 2012

Energy road map 2050, restructuring, CSR, skills and training, nuclear safety

(27 March 2012) The employers and unions of the electricity sector considered a dense agenda at their meeting 16 March 2012. The agenda reflects the large number of issues of

Jan. 18, 2012

Reporting on CSR in the electricity sector – the utility sector supplement

(18 January 2012) Electricity companies that wish to achieve a positive evaluation regarding their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies will have to report in accordance with the socalled Electricity Utility Sector

Oct. 10, 2011

Social partners address nuclear safety, CSR and training and skills

(10 October 2011) The trade unions had presented a position on the safety of nuclear energy to Eurelectric, the employers organization. It provided it’s amendments and the unions will consider

Sep. 13, 2011

Skills, CSR, Energy Road Map on agenda – concerns about state of social dialogue

(13 September 2011) The trade union delegation underlined their concerns about the general situation of social dialogue in Europe. In several countries governments allow collective agreements to be opened up