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Supply Chain Management – from first to second tier suppliers

As the Program Manager in HP’s Global Procurement Services organisation and Lead Auditor on the Supply Chain Social and Environmental (SC SER) Program, I am working with suppliers to ensure that they operate in a socially and environmentally responsible...

Published 06-06-2007 6:27 AM by BlogArchive

Filed under: supply chain

Today is Blog Action Day

Today is Blog Action Day which this year is dedicated to Poverty. Bloggers around the world have signed up to blog about this important and comprehensive topic. Three bloggers, Collis Ta'eed, Leo Babauta and Cyan Ta'eed, launched Blog Action Day...

Published 10-15-2008 12:11 PM by jeanne2007

Filed under: Web 2.0, GET-IT, entrepreneurship, poverty

GET-IT programme extended to e-learning portal and new centres

Today, we officially launched the latest component of our Graduate Entrepreneurship Training through IT ( GET-IT ) programme, which is a web portal called GET-IT City ! We also announced our 2009 plans to extend the programme to an additional 30 training...

Published 11-13-2008 9:05 AM by Daniela.Opp

Filed under: Web 2.0, GET-IT, entrepreneurship, e-learning, graduate training

Global supply chains - we have an impact

Last month the closing conference of our Central Europe Supplier Responsibility Project (CESR) also known as ‘Small suppliers in global supply chains’ took place in Prague. The result of the CESR project is a report which outlines guidelines on how corporations...

Published 02-06-2008 4:48 AM by BlogArchive

Filed under: supply chain

GET-IT – let’s walk the talk

I am at Brussels airport, flying home after our first annual GET-IT Conference, which was themed around “e-skills development for young entrepreneurs” and I am still very thrilled and excited about the 2 days we have spent together. The event took place...

Published 09-22-2008 4:27 PM by Daniela.Opp

Filed under: social investment, CSR, GET-IT, Social Entrepreneurship

We need social entrepreneurs and social intrapreneurs

I have invited my colleague Ulrike Haug to share some thoughts around an interesting report she read on social intrapreneurship. Regards, Jeannette We need social entrepreneurs and social intrapreneurs I am sure all of you have already come across the...

Published 09-03-2008 1:04 PM by jeanne2007

Filed under: CSR, GET-IT, WWF, entrepreneurship

UN Global Compact: no free riders, please

As you might know the United Nations Global Compact is built on ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. It encourages corporations to adopt sustainable and socially responsible business practices. The...

Published 08-04-2008 12:27 PM by jeanne2007

Filed under: CSR, Global Compact

Web 2.0 and CSR - the excitment has just begun

I attended a pretty exciting workshop on CSR and Web 2.0 during SAP´s Sapphire event at the end of May in Berlin. Even if the CSR community and especially companies are only just beginning to make active use of social media, there are great opportunities...

Published 07-02-2008 11:08 AM by jeanne2007

Filed under: CSR, Web 2.0

Best practice: Supply Chain Management

I would like to share a best practice of Intel with you today regarding their supply chain management. Intel organizes a Supplier Day on a yearly basis and invites its equipment and material suppliers to talk about their business relation and Intel’s...

Published 05-05-2008 10:50 AM by BlogArchive

Filed under: supply chain, CSR

HP Responsible Business Competition is making an impact on young people

Since Junior Achievement (JA) was started nearly 90 years ago student competitions have been core to the JA experience. They have provided hundreds of thousands of students the opportunity to deepen their JA classroom experience, test their skills and...

Published 07-30-2008 3:42 PM by jeanne2007

Filed under: environment, CSR

Volunteering in Ecuador – HP France employee shares her experiences

Today I’d like to share with you a report by Muriel Kopelianskis, a colleague of mine from HP France, who volunteered for an NGO in Ecuador during her summer vacation. Happy reading, Jeannette I’ve been working for HP France for 2 years, at the corporate...

Published 08-22-2008 12:39 PM by jeanne2007

Filed under: Volunteering

There is still no clear definition of CSR

In mid December I attended the Swiss Master Class at the Université de Lausanne where HP was one of the sponsors. Nine PhD candidates presented their research CSR projects to nine professors. It was a semi-public event so that managers from major corporations...

Published 02-06-2007 10:54 PM by BlogArchive

EU Competitiveness Report highlights CSR as cutting edge factor

As you might have heard the European Union launched the European Competitiveness Report last month. The great news is that this is the first time that the report includes a chapter on corporate social responsibility. This is worth talking about. Since...

Published 01-12-2009 7:05 PM by jeanne2007

Filed under: CSR, Global Citizenship, EU

Challenging tomorrow's leaders on Sustainable Innovation

At the end of last week I attended the European Academy in Society ( EABIS ) Annual Colloquium at Cranfield University where HP and Ashridge Business School jointly launched the Ashridge Sustainable Innovation Award . The Award is an essay competition...

Published 09-15-2008 5:36 PM by ulrikehaug

Filed under: environment, CSR, climate change, WWF, Award, global warming

2008 – strong partnerships are a key success factor

Wow, time goes by quickly! As I look back on an exciting year, I would like to review some highlights of CSR at HP EMEA and I would also be keen to hear about your 2008 highlights. I think we can be particularly proud of what we have achieved with our...

Published 12-04-2008 1:10 PM by jeanne2007

Filed under: CSR, GET-IT, WWF, Global Citizenship, Africa, e-waste

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