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| United Kingdom The Centre will send a representative to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) National Conference in November 2008 to maintain its links with British industry and to forge new ones.
The Centre is continuing work with lawyers and chartered accountants in the UK, and other countries, on the relevance to them of Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and Ethics.
Brussels The Centre will continue to liaise with the European Commission and European Parliament on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental ethics/sustainable development during 2008/9. Bulgaria The Centre is collaborating with a Bulgarian NGO on a project which includes the application of, and progress towards, the Millenium Development Goals (MDG's). China The Centre is accepting an invitation from the Government of the People's Republic of China to visit China during 2008/9 to discuss 'Ethics in Government'. Ongoing comparative research on 'Government Ethics' and 'Business Ethics/Corporate Social Responsibility' between Europe and China will continue by the Centre. India The Centre's Director is considering an invitation to visit India in 2008. Funds from business corporations and other bodies are sought for joint research projects on 'Environmental Sustainability in India', and 'Ethics in Government and Anti-Corruption'. Latin America & Caribbean The Centre's Director has accepted an invitation to speak at 'the First International Seminar on Corporate Reputation' for Colombian Businessmen, Colombia , to be held at a future date, possibly 2008. Portugal/France Centre for Business and Public Sector Ethics is endorsing in 2008 the idea and physical development of an ecovillage near Lisbon, Portugal. This scheme is being promoted by Frederic Coustols and his organisation `Design a Sustainable Tomorrow SA` (DST). The strategic vision of DST is the establishment of a new paradigm, a new standard for development of communities. DST intends to set the standards for sustainable building of communities and related activities. The conceptual framework assumes a limitation currently at global and local levels in meeting the needs of human settlement. DST works further within this paradigm using the concept of `Ecological Footprint`. `Ecological Footprint` is an accounting tool to estimate the resource consumption and waste assimilation requirements of a specific human population and providing corresponding productive land area. Meaning - just how big an area of land would have to be around any new settlement , in order to support all the ecologically-driven resources necessary for its on-going existence? Obviously, the answer to this question will vary from place to place, because of differing climates, soil types, water resources and so on. DST aligns its outlook with the work of Dr Karl-Henrik Robert, who was awarded the Green Cross Award for International leaders and the Blue Planet Prize (the "environmental" Nobel) in 2002. Donors willing to support our Centre for Business and Public Sector Ethics to enable us to contribute ethics into this Lisbon project, please contact the Centre`s Director, Dr Rosamund Thomas. Spain The Centre is entering its eigth year of close collaboration with Spanish corporations on 'Business Ethics' and 'Corporate Social Responsibility'. United States of America Centre for Business and Public Sector Ethics (USA) has been established to further the work between the UK Centre and North America. US and British corporations particularly interested in supporting this North Atlantic initiative are invited to be lead sponsors. Interested parties should contact the Centre's Director. International The Centre values its links with the United Nations, the World Bank, OECD, International Labour Office (ILO), and other international bodies, which have established policies in the fields of Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Government Ethics, Anti-Corruption and Environmental Sustainability and will develop them further. The Centre seeks to strengthen all these links and activities to further the aims of international relations and research as well as 'best practice' in business, government and the professions. All these future developments of the Centre, together with the ongoing research and related work, depend on corporate funding and other donations and grants ( please see the Donations page if you would be willing to support the Centre's work ) Go back to the top of the page for the navigation menu © Copyright 2001 - 2008 Centre for Business and Public Sector Ethics, Cambridge, UK All images and photographs copyright Centre for Business and Public Sector Ethics |
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