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general requirement. Rather, business enterprises
should recognise it as being a competitive advantage
and apply it to suit their specific needs.
… and needs more support through the EU
“The European Union wants to become the most competitive,
knowledge-based region in the world. What
does the Lisbon Strategy say about value-based society
and sustainability?” asked moderator Susanne Bergius
of Charlotte Gaitanides. In the view of the legal expert, Robert Haßler points out
the Lisbon Strategy lacks programmatic statements the positive trend in the
Dow Jones Sustainability
regarding sustainability. “That is why the so-called EU
Index. “That encourages
Sustainability Strategy was additionally elaborated in the topic”
Göteborg in 2001. Its topics range from climate
change, preventive healthcare and social isolation, all
the way to the fight against poverty, and thus cover a
very wide field.” However, the strategies of Göteborg
and Lisbon had not been merged, said Charlotte Gaitanides,
“and the statements are too vague, apart from
those relating to the fields of climate change and energy
efficiency. The Lisbon Strategy expires in 2010, and
that's when the problems will arise.” Alongside ecology
and economy, the social aspect is one of the three
pillars of sustainability. “The EU only considers the
economy and the environment,” criticised Charlotte
Gaitanides, “but what we also need, under the keyword
‘equal opportunities’, is a European consensus
on diversity, regarding how to tackle diversity in the
working world, for example. The Anti-Discrimination
Directives point the way in this respect.”
Ethical capital investments are on the advance
What role do sustainable capital investments play on
the financial market? What interactions are there be-