Corporate Social Responsibility

(20 June 2011) The CEO of Veolia Antoine Frerot explained to members the changes in strategy of the company to ensure its longer- term growth and profitability. A concentration on those markets were the company has real prospects of growing, on niche markets were it brings an advantage or is even a

(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, abolish sectoral agreements and weaken trade union representation at the work place

(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 their response with the aim of adopting a joint position at the next plenary. To provide background to the

(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 Supplement of the Global Reporting Initiative. The attached reference sheet

(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 importance to the sector. The main discussions were on the energy roadmap 2050 and the Commission Green Paper on

(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 industry, 15 November. The evaluation was very positive with a shared interest to address the looming lack of

(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]: - A framework of actions on competencies, training, including an endorsement of the idea of a

(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 technologies and innovation and transition to a decarbonised power sector. The social partners will

(22 October 2013) ETUC has published the final report “ Corporate Social Responsibility – Union Thinking on the EU Strategy 2011-2014 for Corporate Social Responsibility”. The publication represents the final output of the CSR project ran by the ETUC in 2012/2013, with the financial support of the

{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 social aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility, the

Europe needs a pay rise to reverse slump in wage share and to ensure a fairer redistribution of productivity gains.The share of economic output going to working people as wages has fallen steadily over the past 40 years. This is the main conclusion of a new analysis from the European Trade Union

EPSU and PSI recently signed up to a broad alliance that is campaigning to end Investor-State-Dispute-Settlement (ISDS), a parallel justice system only accessible to corporations.

The German company Fresenius active across the global in care, renal dialysis and medical products is quickly building a reputation of a company that does not respect its workers.

EPSU has co-signed an appeal of 88 organisations which demands the European Commission introduce new corporate accountability legislation requiring companies to respect human rights and the environment in their global value chains and operations.