All news: responsible business conduct

Partnership

Germany increases support to the ILO's fight against child labour

Governments and corporate social responsibility

Sustainable public procurement on the rise

Many governments are introducing laws and policies to stimulate responsible business practices, says Emmanuel Julien, Deputy-Director of the ILO's Enterprises Department. The annual Inter-agency Roundtable on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...

Partnership

Denmark signs new Partnership Programme with ILO worth $11.2 million

Agreement will provide flexible and predictable resources to the ILO's Regular Budget Supplementary Fund and to the joint ILO-IFC programme, Better Work

European Parliament hearing

ILO: “True sustainable progress requires clear regulation and enforcement”

Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director-General, told the European Parliament that clear regulation and law enforcement are key challenges in moving towards a fair and sustainable globalization.

Hearing on business and respect for the human rights of workers

ILO Deputy Director-General: "Corporate Social Responsibility is complementary and not a substitute to international labour standards"

Speaking at a European Parliament hearing on business and human rights, ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo stressed the importance of regulation and law enforcement to promote human and worker's rights.

Corporate social responsibility

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of the garment industry.

Child labour and businesses: role and opportunities for investors

Socially responsible investing groups have long been involved in the worldwide movement against child labour. Investors are increasingly interested in gathering robust information about the way companies manage the risk of child labour in their...

UN Global Compact Leaders learn more about the ILO-Global Compact Child Labour Platform

On September 19, 2013, a special event took place during the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York offered to companies and other stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the Child Labour Platform (CLP).

United Nations System Private Sector Focal Points Meeting 2013: Strengthening Partnership Synergies for Local Impact

Co-hosted by the International Labour Organization, Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, United Nations Global Compact Office, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United...

Remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs (ILO) at the launch of the European business campaign "skills for jobs"

The speech of ILO Assistant Director-General for policy, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs on how to reaching better impact for the "skills for jobs" campaign.

Corporate Social Responsibility/Global Compact Conference in Baku

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Global Compact Local Network (GCLN), National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers') Organizations of Azerbaijan and PwC Azerbaijan (GCLN Sustainability Partner), in cooperation with UNICEF...

The benefits of sustainable and responsible workplace practices

The ILO believes that the results of its first public-private partnership (PPP) to train Chinese suppliers of Switzerland’s second-largest retailer will show that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can become more productive and competitive by...

ILO launches new web-based information and assistance service for business: ILO Helpdesk for Business on International Labour Standards

Building on the success of the ILO Helpdesk confidential assistance service established in March 2009 to help companies implement principles of international labour standards in business operations, the International Labour Office (ILO) has now...

When global leaders discuss business and labour principles - Global Compact Leaders Summit 2007

What are the benefits and challenges of implementing labour principles in supply chains? What support from the ILO or the Global Compact would be useful for implementing such principles? These and other questions were the gist of the discussion on...

International Day of Cooperatives 2007 - Seeds of change: cooperatives in Ethiopia

Celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July, the International Day of Cooperatives highlights this year how cooperatives can promote corporate social responsibility by their very nature as enterprises that balance economic, environmental, and...