EU action on conflict minerals? Have your say through this public consultation bit.ly/11fL2Xt #CSR

What do people think about the impacts of business on society? Survey results 4 EU, USA, China & more bit.ly/16rT7rK #CSR

52% of Europeans think #business has a positive impact on #society. What do Americans, Brazilians and Chinese think? bit.ly/16rT7rK

RT runae_md No prizes for guessing what people see as the number 1 positive impact of business bit.ly/16rT7rK #CSR

RT runae_md People in EU & USA find SMEs more responsible than large compnies. In emerging econmies the reverse bit.ly/16rT7rK

World Bank-led privatization of Burundian coffee industry must not repeat errors of the past srfood.org/index.php/en/c…

Europeans are buying two bikes for every car bit.ly/10buA61

"We see the seasons alter" – Shakespeare, on the Belgian spring of 2013 bit.ly/13p0j7B

Trust Saves Time.

EU Commission publishes human rights guides for ICT companies, oil & gas, temp work agencies bit.ly/19dCxyY #CSR

European Commission launches human rights Guides, by Shift and Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), for Employment, ICT and Oil and Gas companies bit.ly/11GANbm

European Commission publishes 3 Sector Guides on implementing the UN Guiding Principles, written by IHRB & Shift: ihrb.org/publications/r…

Convergence of #CSR standards: UK govt consultation emphasises same 5 stds as EU Commission bit.ly/128jhxL p.7 Richard Howitt

100 researchers and €6.4 million for a more coherent EU #humanrights policy bit.ly/18khL32

Seaweed biofuels: a green alternative that might just save the planet gu.com/p/3gpay/tw via The Guardian

UK Government publishes action plan on business and human rights bit.ly/15sH4dk #csr #humanrights

Just chaired first ever EU-China Roundtable discussion on Business and Human Rights, at the EU Delegation in Beijing.

If only economists were held to the same standard of evidence as climate scientists... #IPCC

RT @DeSchutterUNSR It's time to regulate food speculation action.wdm.org.uk/ea-action/acti… … #bioeconomy

SubSaharan Africa is big with a land mass larger than US, India, & China together! bit.ly/1mw5Qa9