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First edition of “CSR in Africa Awards” takes place in Brussels

Tonight the EU-Africa Chamber of Commerce (EUACC) will host a gala ceremony to showcase the winning projects of the first edition of the “CSR in Africa Awards”. The EU-Africa Chamber of Commerce, with the support of the EU Commission and Afreximbank, will reward some of the best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). continue reading »

Big Pharma in Africa

Apr29

In the early 2000s, pharmaceutical companies were high on activists’ hit lists, prompted by Big Pharma’s ill-advised attempt to sue the South African government for patent infringement on HIV drugs; an attempt to deal with the country’s epidemic by allowing cheaper, generic copies to be sold.

First concrete steps of the European Union on CSR

Oct27

The European commission unveiled on Tuesday (25 October) its new communication on corporate social responsibility (CSR). It sets out how European enterprises can benefit from CSR as well as contributing to society, even in Africa, as a whole by taking greater steps to meet their social responsibility.