KAURI members focus on the 'P' of People

On March 22 we gathered KAURI-members with a heart for HR to identify the big challenges for a sustainable HR management. With different backgrounds and mindsets, from SME's to big companies and non-profit organisations, our members shared insights and experiences around 3 specific topics: the way personal relations between people at work influence their sense of responsibility, the societal role an employer has to play and the often underexposed balance between people and profit in a company. The understandings that came out of these sessions now form the building blocks on which any of our members can establish a truly sustainable HR management. Discover a summary report of the workshops and some personal impressions of participants in this video.

How a multi-actor consortium pushes the recyclability of flatscreen televisions (case on Principle 2)

A consortium of producers, recyclers and researchers of flat screen TV's engaged in a collaboration to set new standards in the development of a Cradle to Cradle TV. Taking recycling aspects into account when developing the next generation of flat screen TV's is not only eco-effective; it also strengthens the market position of the participating partners.

 

Vredeseilanden and Colruyt team up with farmers of Benin to increase the quality of rice (case on principle 2)

“For me the most important thing I would identify in a collaborative process is that it contributes to an on-going joint reflection on how to improve sustainable sourcing."

By Mieke Lateir, Vredeseilanden Program Advisor