UNEP DTIE works closely with partners from business and industry to advance our mission and activities in the field of technology, industry and economics. This involves working with representatives of business, large and small, from all parts of the world. It also involves working with related stakeholders, ranging from labour and consumers to NGOs and research organisations.

Our activities in this field include stakeholder dialogue, sharing emerging best practices, developing and promoting materials to build the capacities of managers and employees, inspiring partnership innovation and improving understanding of key corporate responsibility issues on the global sustainable development agenda.

In our work in corporate social responsibility (CSR), also referred to as corporate environmental and social responsibility (CESR)P, we underline the environmental pillar in the triple bottom line approach and use environment as entry point when addressing broader sustainability issues. We view corporate citizenship or CSR as a values-based way of conducting business in a manner that advances sustainable development. It seeks positive impact between business operations and society, aware of their close interrelation. It also shows an awareness that companies, like citizens, have basic rights and duties wherever they operate. We welcome working with committed partners in this field. The challenge today is to display its practical application in a local and sector-specific context, moving from strategy to implementation.

UNEP Business and Industry Global Dialogue, Strengthening the role of the private sector in the transition to a Resource Efficient and Green Economy: on the road to RIO+20, 11-12 April 2011, Paris

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