Global Compact International Yearbook 2014
Fighting poverty and global warming are key challenges for mankind. „This year we are laying the groundwork for success in 2015 on three fronts: achieving the Millennium Development Goals, adopting a meaningful new climate agreement, and establishing a new vision for a sustainable future“, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in the 2014 edition of the Global Compact International Yearbook. Edited by macondo publishing the new yearbook offers insights to political as well as sustainability issues. This years´ focus lies on the Post-2015 Agenda. We discuss the transition from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals. Question are among others: Are the concepts compatible? How does the architecture of a sustainable future look like? And above all: What role does corporate responsibility play in this context? The second key aspect in our Post-2105 discussion is about measuring the SDGs. In the past indicators have been developed and used in reporting progress toward the MDGs, and now the approach to upcoming SDGs must be systematically developed. This section also includes lessons from innovation management and "big data". Climate change is another focus of teh yearbook. It counts on very prominent authors like Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Sigmar Gabriel, Vice-Chancellor of the German government and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy. Other issues are : Traceability: How certification brings positive impacts and better traceability to business. Elaborated NGO inputs by Karin Kreider, the Executive Director of the ISEAL Alliance and one of the world’s leading experts on credible certification and eco-labeling, as well as Markus Arbenz, Executive Director of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and Caroline Hickson, Director of Brand, Communications and Strategic Partnerships at Fairtrade International. Mandatory CSR: When CSR discussions started in the late 1960s, early 1970s ethical and moral arguments were the drivers. Since then CSR activities have become more holistic and professional. This becomes a principle-based approach in which business seeks to identify smarter business models, products, and services. Elmer Lenzen illuminates the boder zone between voluntary and mandatory CSR.
Fighting poverty and global warming are key challenges for mankind. „This year we are laying the groundwork for success in 2015 on three fronts: achieving the Millennium Development Goals, adopting a meaningful new climate agreement, and establishing a new vision for a sustainable future“, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in the 2014 edition of the Global Compact International Yearbook. Edited by macondo publishing the new yearbook offers insights to political as well as sustainability issues.
This years´ focus lies on the Post-2015 Agenda. We discuss the transition from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals. Question are among others: Are the concepts compatible? How does the architecture of a sustainable future look like? And above all: What role does corporate responsibility play in this context?
The second key aspect in our Post-2105 discussion is about measuring the SDGs. In the past indicators have been developed and used in reporting progress toward the MDGs, and now the approach to upcoming SDGs must be systematically developed. This section also includes lessons from innovation management and "big data".
Climate change is another focus of teh yearbook. It counts on very prominent authors like Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Sigmar Gabriel, Vice-Chancellor of the German government and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy.
Other issues are :
Traceability: How certification brings positive impacts and better traceability to business. Elaborated NGO inputs by Karin Kreider, the Executive Director of the ISEAL Alliance and one of the world’s leading experts on credible certification and eco-labeling, as well as Markus Arbenz, Executive Director of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and Caroline Hickson, Director of Brand, Communications and Strategic Partnerships at Fairtrade International.
Mandatory CSR: When CSR discussions started in the late 1960s, early 1970s ethical and moral arguments were the drivers. Since then CSR activities have become more holistic and professional. This becomes a principle-based approach in which business seeks to identify smarter business models, products, and services. Elmer Lenzen illuminates the boder zone between voluntary and mandatory CSR.
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Publishing House:<br />
macondo publishing GmbH<br />
Publisher:<br />
Dr. Elmer Lenzen<br />
Editorial Staff:<br />
Marion Lenzen (Senior Editor), Sonja Scheferling (Editor),<br />
Malte Klingenhäger (Editor)<br />
Photo Director:<br />
Marion Lenzen<br />
Art Director:<br />
Magnus A. Sundermann<br />
Text Editor:<br />
Robert Furlong<br />
Translations:<br />
Casey Butterfield<br />
Application and Approval Process to Participate:<br />
Starting on 25 February, 2011, all business participants that<br />
have submitted a Communication on Progress (COP) will<br />
be classified in one of two categories, based on the <strong>Global</strong><br />
<strong>Compact</strong> Differentiation Programme. The Differentiation<br />
Programme reinforces the <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Compact</strong>’s objective of<br />
changing business practices through transparency, dialogue,<br />
and stakeholder vetting. So all companies classified as<br />
“GC Active level” or “GC Advanced level” are supposed to have<br />
created a meaningful vetting process of the accuracy of their<br />
disclosure and performance. In this process companies also<br />
pass an application and approval process to participate in the<br />
<strong>Global</strong> <strong>Compact</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Yearbook</strong>.<br />
Authors of this edition (in alphabetical order):<br />
Shimaa Abdelfadeel, Pierina Amayo, Markus Arbenz, Tony<br />
Awad, Jonathan Aylen, Peter Bakker, Dr. Ralf Barkemeyer,<br />
Yvonne Benkert, Martina Biendl, Aiko Bode, Conradin Bolliger,<br />
Sandrine Bouttier-Stref, Tatiana Campos-Rocha, Alannah<br />
Cervenko, Camilla Crone Jensen, Dr. Paul Dewick, Scott Dille,<br />
Dr. Brigitte Dittrich-Krämer, Ralf Dürrwang, Marga Edens,<br />
Dr. Frank Fabian, Prof. Dr. Frank Figge, Christiana Figueres,<br />
Lilian Furrer, Sigmar Gabriel, Perihan Abdel Ghaly, Natalia<br />
Gonchar, Dr. Tobias Hahn, Maha Hasebou, Vera Heyes,<br />
Caroline Hickson, Patrik Hiselius, Jacqueline Houweling,<br />
Klaus Hübscher, Yashna Islam, Georg Kell, Robert Kirkpatrick,<br />
Nicole Knapp, Karin Kreider, Pauline Lacroix, James Leaton,<br />
Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Leisinger, Dr. Elmer Lenzen, Laurent<br />
Lhopitallier, Dr. Andrea Liesen, Dr. Markus Loewe, Antonio<br />
Luz-Veloso, Anna Lygina, Dr. Utkarsh Majmudar, Bineta<br />
Mbacke, Elena Mocanu, Jean-Christophe Mollaret, May<br />
Myat Thu, Paula Niemistö, Rúbia Piancastelli, Namrata<br />
Rana, Gabriele Renner, Jeffrey Revels, Elga D. Reyes, Syed<br />
Najmus Saquib, Maren Sartory, Alexandra Sauer, Deniz Sazak,<br />
Michael Scheidegger, Dr. Nicola Schuldt-Baumgart, Bernhard<br />
Schwager, Christoph Selig, Juan Ramón Silva Ferrada, Mara<br />
Simonini, Remigiusz Skiba, Dr. Thomas Steg, Dr. Immanuel<br />
Stieß, Dr. Andrea Stögbauer, Ingrid Stuurman, Dr.-Ing.<br />
Peter F. Tropschuh, Julia Vol, Dr. Antonia Wadé, Christian<br />
Waffenschmidt, Kerstin Wolf, Rachid Zarrad, Elena Zhuravleva<br />
Solely responsible for the editorial contributions under the<br />
heading “Good Practice” are the companies themselves.<br />
Named articles do not reflect the opinions of the publisher.<br />
Photo Credits:<br />
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe (p. 3), UN <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Compact</strong> (p. 4/5),<br />
UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran (p. 6 left, 8/9), Andrea<br />
Boldizsar/unsplash (p. 6 right, 40/41), jjayo/Fotolia.com<br />
(p. 7 left, 60/61), Kzenon/Fotolia.com (p. 7 right, 172/173),<br />
UN Photo/Sophia Paris (p. 10), claudiozacc/Fotolia.com<br />
(p. 11), Minerva Studio/Fotolia.com (p. 13), photo 5000/<br />
Fotolia.com (p. 15 right), Dr. Markus Loewe (p. 15 below),<br />
vichie81/Fotolia.com (p. 16), Elmer Lenzen (p. 17 above),<br />
J. Hill-Landolt/WBCSD (p. 17 below), Anna Luise/Fotolia.com<br />
(p. 19), photosoup/Fotolia.com (p. 20 left), Dan Zirakzadeh<br />
Photography/Fotolia.com (p. 20 right), B. Wylezich/Fotolia.<br />
com (p. 22), OlegD/Fotolia.com (p. 23), Novartis <strong>International</strong><br />
AG (p. 23 below), cristovao31/Fotolia.com (p. 24/25), Monkey<br />
Business/Fotolia.com (p. 27 left), Julia Vol (p. 28 left below),<br />
PH-Foto/Peter Heimpel/Fotolia.com (p. 28 right below),<br />
Dr. Paul Dewick (p. 32 left), Jonathan Aylen (p. 32 right),<br />
Robert Kirkpatrick (p. 35), UNFCCC (p. 42), gmalandra/<br />
istockphoto.com (p. 43), Balalaika/istockphoto.com (p. 45),<br />
James Leaton (p. 47), Viktor Cap/Fotolia.com (p. 48 left),<br />
goodluz/Fotolia.com (p. 48 right, 66 left), Goran Bogicevic/<br />
Fotolia.com (p. 49), nyul/Fotolia.com (p. 50 left, 187),<br />
Jan Jansen/Fotolia.com (p. 50 right), Edler von Rabenstein/<br />
Fotolia.com (p. 51 above), Dr. Nicola Schuldt-Baumgart/<br />
J.Laackman PSL-Studios (p. 51 left below), juergenmai.com<br />
(p. 51 right below), Bundesregierung/Susanne Eriksson<br />
(p. 55), EC/Christian Lambiotte (p. 58 above), Elena Mocanu<br />
(p. 58 below), jcarillet/istockphoto.com (p. 62 left),<br />
PisitBurana/istockphoto.com (p. 62 right), Mayumi Terao/<br />
istockphoto.com (p. 64 left), Walter Smith/Rainforest<br />
Alliance/ISEAL (p. 64 right), drewhadley/istockphoto.com<br />
(p. 65 right), Karin Kreider/ISEAL (p. 65 below), Jason Lugo/<br />
istockphoto.com (p. 66 right), Anthony Leopold/Fotolia.com<br />
(p. 67 right), Volker Lannert/IFOAM (p. 67 below), Renato<br />
Calò/istockphoto.com (p. 68 left), positief/istockphoto.com<br />
(p. 68 right), Enrico Mantegazza/Fotolia.com (p. 69 right),<br />
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