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1 Jun 2010

Author:
Thijs Kerckhoffs & Joseph Wilde-Ramsing, SOMO

[PDF] European Works Councils and Corporate Social Responsibility in the European Energy Sector

Over the past decade, transnational corporations (TNCs) operating in the energy sector have become increasingly active across borders in multiple European countries…The study examines the CSR policies of the 24 largest transnational energy companies in Europe: Centrica, ČEZ, DELTA, DONG, EDF, EDP, EnBW, Enel, E.ON, ESB, EVN, FORTUM, Gas Natural Fenosa, GDF Suez, Iberdrola, RWE, MVV, National Grid, Scottish and Southern, Statkraft, TenneT, Vattenfall, Veolia, and Verbund…The results of the research…of EWC representatives offer an interesting insight into the existing role and ambition of EWCs with regard to CSR and provide…recommendations on how EWCs and trade unions can…influence a company’s CSR policy and practice.