The forum is organized under the auspices of the European Commission and was opened by Mrs. Susan Bird, CSR Coordinator in the Directorate-General “Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion” at the European Commission.

The participants in the meeting presented the best practices and the current situation in Bulgaria, France and Italy. Ms. Evdokia Tsvetichova, co-founder of Association “CSR – Bulgaria”, made a presentation about the results from a study about CSR and discrimination. The study was conducted in may 2011 by the Association among the 100 major companies in the country.

The conducted survey is aimed to identify and analyse attitudes and perception towards CSR and Discrimination among large and medium companies in Bulgaria. The following analysis is based on a questionnaire-survey of Bulgarian respondents. The questionnaire was distributed by e-mail with a link to a web-page to HR Managers, Marketing Managers and CEOs. In all, the questionnaire was responded by 100 companies. Respondents in this survey are from bulgarian and foreign companies in the country.

The results from the conducted survey are presented here:
CSR_survey

On 16th of December 2010 at the Building of European Commission took place the Closing Conference of The Year of Poverty 2010. At the venue participated the Chairman of The CSR Bulgaria Association Mrs. Eva Tsvetichova, together with representatives of NGOs from the 27 European member countries. The event was hosted by the Chairman of the European Commission Mr. Baroso. The main topics that were discussed were the policy of the EU and the countries to fight the problems of poverty. One of the main tactics defined was to increase the access of education, healthcare and dwelling for this socially excluded people. It was reported that more than 20 mln. people in EU live on the verge of poverty. Special awards were given to media and journalists most active in covering the topic of poverty. At panel discussions were presented the best projects and campaigns organized and implemented with EU funding. At the end of the Conference was given the start of the Year of Volunteering 2011 as a natural development of all efforts against poverty.

The main conclusion of the Conference was that the success of CSR lies in the mutual efforts of EC, Governments of the member states and their policy, Media, NGOs, and the people.

Among the official guests at the event was the Deputy Minister of Education Ms. Milena Damyanova, who summarized the results from the campaign aiming at building of healthy eating habits of adolescents. At the press conferece were announced the winners in the Olimpics: the class and the school with the highest score and also the names of top three students with the best performance. As the public figure of the campaign Uti Bachvarov prepared a healthy lunch for the attendants. Sofiyska voda organized a true feast for the Final of the Fisrt National Healthy Olimpics. Children watched the laboratory water testing and won different prizes from educational games, prepared for them by the company.

The first prize in the Olimpics – a portable DVD player, went to Atanas Kostadinov from 41st High School “Raina Knyaginya”, Plovdiv. The prize was a courtesy from Phillips, who also provided the awards for the two runners-up – music player and headphones. The class-winner – 4B from Grade School “Yordan Yovkov” – received a DJ party provided by “Argeta” pates. The School with the highest total score – “Hristo Smirnenski”, Dobrich – was visited on June 7, 2011 by Uti Bachvarov who cooked together with the children.

The Olimpics came true with the decisive support of Vereya and Argeta and in collaboration with Medix, Devin and Phillips. Media partner of the campaign is radio and TV “The Voice”.

The Korean Development Bank, Korea South-East Power Co., Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, and SDN Company Ltd have presented to Borisov the project for the construction of a photovoltaic park near the village of Zlataritsa close to Veliko Tarnovo.

Five key priorities of European Energy Strategy 2020:
1.) Rising energy efficiency.
2.) Building etc. “Integrated European energy market.”
3.) Consumer protection and security standards.
4.) Consistent developments in technology energetikata.
5.) Strengthening external energy policy.

According to Obama, the standards, announced at a White House ceremony attended by auto industry and union leaders, would reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and give five years of cost certainty to an industry battling to survive.
“The status quo is no longer acceptable,” Obama said and added that will pressure carmakers to transform and modernize the industry to produce more efficient vehicles.
“We have done little to increase fuel efficiency of America’s cars and trucks for decades”, stated in so many words the president. According to his words, the new standards put the start of a transition to a clean energy economy.

Source : Dnevnik.bg

The Program provides for different measures for support of projects for production of renewable energy, indicated Alexandrov. According to him, the received grant for eco-power station does not supersede the purchase of the power at preferential prices. The funding of projects, relative to renewable energy could be provided also by the banks. For instance, DSK has special unit for granting credits to projects, funded by the European funds.
Siurce: PARI Newspaper

The “Plant Bottle” is a significant development in sustainable packaging innovation,” said Mr. Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. “It builds on our legacy of environmental ingenuity and sets the course for us to realize our vision to eventually introduce bottles made with materials that are 100 percent recyclable and renewable.”

Traditional PET bottles are made from petroleum, a non-renewable resource. The new bottle is made from a blend of petroleum-based materials and up to 30 percent plant-based materials..
Source: csrwire.com

The Carbon dioxide/CO2 Reduction national campaign in Bulgaria is initiated by Corporate Social Responsibility – Bulgaria Association. The realization period of the project is 2009-2010.
The campaign is aiming to help the households to save money, and to the business to be more competitive and responsible, as well as to all of us to save energy and to reduce the CO2 footprint over the planet.
By the start of this campaign Bulgaria will become the first country in New Europe to join the European project Low Carbon Diet. The СО2 reduction program is already conducted in Belgium, France, and Germany and is yet to start in the other European countries.

To read more about the program, download the brochure from here.