Business in Society Gateway

The Gateway provides a mapping of Corporate Responsibility (CR) research, education and training and promotes awareness of CR knowledge material available, CR-related events and information & debates on current CR issues held at the European level and internationally.

Recent Resources

Global Food. Waste Not, Want Not

A report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has found that as much as 50% of all food produced around the world never reaches a human stomach due to issues as varied as inadequate infrastructure and storage facilities through to overly strict sell-by dates, buy-one-get-one free offers and consumers demanding cosmetically perfect food.

2013 Retail Sustainability Report

The current report effectively portrays a detailed view of the retail industry’s adoption of sustainability programs. Specifically, authors asked the largest retail companies about the indicators they use to assess the depth and breadth of their sustainability programs.

Tips and Tricks for Advisors

The European Commission (EC) has developed a "CSR handbook for small business advisers" which is designed to act as a reference when making decisions on how to adapt business to current CSR guidelines.

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