Endorsed by George Washington University (USA), EMG CSR Consultancy will be holding a certified executive workshop at the CSR Summit in Dubai in May 2015. Drs Daan Elffers, Founder and CEO of EMG CSR Consultancy will be leading the workshop, titled, ‘Measuring Social Impact and CSR Performance of your Programmes’. The CSR Summit Dubai is…
Corporate Accountability in the GCC was the central theme of the recent forum on ‘business integrity and value creation beyond 2015’, organized by the Pearl Initiative and the UN Global Compact. The event took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown…
The number of people in Malaysia living with diabetes will increase to almost 25% of adults by 2020. A recent study carried out by the Ministry of Health, National Health and Morbidity, showed a significant increase in the prevalence of diabetes among economically productive Malaysian youths (aged 18–35 years) – with reported rates increasing threefold…
On Wednesday 18th March, EMG took part in the international conference (forum) in Astana on ‘Integrating Responsible Business Conduct Standards into Policy and Practice in Kazakhstan’. The conference was chaired by Kazakhstan’s Legal Policy Research Centre (LPRC) in cooperation with the British Embassy in Astana, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan, Almaty Management University,…
Amsterdam, April 2015 – HH Prince Pieter Christiaan van Oranje -Nassau has been appointed Chairman of the newly formed Advisory Board of international CSR consultancy EMG. Members of the Advisory Board include prominent financier Gerrit Heyns and the former Danish Minister of Environment, Ida Auken MP. Drs Daan Elffers, Founder and CEO of EMG said: “We are delighted that Prince Pieter Christiaan…
ZH Prins Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau is benoemd tot voorzitter van de adviesraad van EMG, een toonaangevend internationaal adviesbureau voor duurzaamheid en maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen (MVO). Leden van de adviesraad zijn onder meer de prominente investeerder Gerrit Heyns en de voormalige Deense minister voor milieu, Ida Auken. Drs. Daan Elffers, oprichter van EMG: “Wij zijn zeer…
A keynote panel led by Ida Auken (Advisory Board Member of EMG and former Minister for the Environment, Danish Parliament) engaged the RESOURCE Event audience in a discussion relating to ingenuity around the world.
EMG has recently visited the parliamentary event “A secure & resilient economy: Could an Office for Resource Management be an answer?” at the palace of Westminster. This event was hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group in partnership with different environmental groups including “Friends of the Earth” to launch a paper on how a…
The reality of gender equality is within reach. No country yet, however, has achieved complete equality, signalling a need for a more concerted effort from all stakeholders.
The Foundation for the Future (FFF) was launched in November 2005 at the Second Forum for the Future, and began operating in 2007. It has its headquarters in Jordan. FFF is an independent and multilateral, non-profit organisation committed to supporting initiatives by civil society organisations (CSOs), which aim to promote human rights, democratic governance, and…
Kela is the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, operating under the supervision of the national government. Its mission is to secure and promote the health of the entire population, and to support and provide for individuals to care for themselves. Initially set up solely as a pension scheme, its operations have expanded and diversified to…
WBCSD, Peter Bakker says: “What I discovered while being a CEO is that if you aim to address these issues you create very powerful mechanisms that can tangibly improve the state of the world. What’s more, in so doing, the relationship between the company and its employees can change for the better. I have seen…
