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CEC Position for a Sustainable Development |
Bruxelles, 22 December 2009CEC Contribution for COP15 Principles for A Sustainable development 1. Environmental protection is not opposed to economic performance. In certain cases, it can strengthen it. Environmental protection should not be felt as a constraint, but as a development opportunity. The precautionary principle compels companies and industries to invest in environmental friendly solutions. In this respect, innovation is necessary and can lead to economic growth. CEC informs the various stakeholders on the matter. 2. Sustainable development requires quality management. Training future managers on environmental issues provides them with an additional expertise to be recruited. CEC provides information to the managers registered on the CEC Managers' Network. 3. Sustainable development is meaningful in a global approach. Sustainable development issues do not only affect the countries in which citizens are the most trained and sensitized. Throughout its network, CEC and its international counterpart encourages the action in favour of the environment of the global companies, because this has real repercussions in every country. 4. Environmental protection is a requirement for a better quality of life. The indicators of economic and material success should be supplemented by indicators which highlight the improvement or the deterioration of health and the quality of life, as well as of the preservation of natural heritage. For example, indicators of free time, stress or cleanliness of the ambient air would be a useful source of information, as long as it does not create further administrative burden. |
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CEC COMMITMENT TO GENDER EQUALITY |
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26 November 2009 In the fight against all forms of discrimination, including gender inequality, the cooperation of social partners is vital. The conclusions of the last European Equality Summit have reaffirmed this concept, which the activity of CEC European Managers has always clearly embodied. The CEC commits itself to promote gender equality further, defining its strategy and its contributions to deal with this issue. |
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TEN IDEAS TO STIMULATE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION |
| | 22 November 2009 It is not always easy to be an innovative manager because we often don’t know all the existing tools. CEC European Managers would like to provide a practical tool for innovation management and suggests ten ideas to be implemented by managers in their own companies. | | 
| | | | | | These ideas are resulting from the conference held on 4 June 2009 at the European Parliament in Brussels on the topic "The Role of Social Partners to Stimulate Creativity and Innovation". | | | | |
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The European Union appoints the first permanent holders of its top political positions. |
21 November 2009  | | | Starting from December 1st, Europe will move at a different pace. With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union will see its institutional and political framework profoundly innovated. The major institutional change will be the election of the two most important political positions, which will represent Europe at its top level: the permanent President of the European Council and a permanent High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. European leaders have already chosen their candidates to these posts: the first will be Mr. van Rompuy, current Belgian Prime Minister, the latter Ms. Ashton, Baroness of Upholland, current Trade Commissioner. |
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Social Europe starts with employment |
The CEC supports the strategy of the Swedish Presidency focused on boosting jobs | | | | | | Brussels, 7 October 2009 "Social Europe starts with employment" said the Secretary of State to the Swedish Minister for Employment, Ms Eva Udden Sonnegård, at the 456th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee. CEC European Managers supports this approach and believes that overcoming the crisis will be achieved by boosting employment through the improvement of working conditions and workers' skills. | | | | 
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European Social Partners revise the parental leave agreement |
The new agreement, signed on 18 June 2009, increases by one month the length of parental leave | Brussels, 19 June 2009 European Social Partners have signed on 18 June 2009, in presence of Vladimír Špidla, EU commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, a new Framework Agreement on Family Leave which increases by one month the length of parental leave. | | |  | |
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CEC Survey on the financial crisis |
| European managers increasingly concerned about job security - strong consensus on the necessity of a better coordination of supervisory agencies | Since the beginning of the financial crisis, the fear of losing jobs has increased significantly among managers throughout the European Union (EU). However, notable differences appear in the degree of concern in each Member States. A majority of managers expects the EU to push more strongly for a European-wide supervision of financial institutions and for a closer cooperation between national supervisory agencies. These are the main results a European-wide online survey CEC European Managers has been conducting among its members. |
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Work-life balance of Managers |
In collaboration with the Technical University of Darmstadt, ULA gives the possibility to all CEC members to assess their work-life balance. Professor Ruth Stock-Homburg, chair of marketing and human resource management at the Technical University Darmstadt, analyses in her study consequences of a lack of work-life balance, differences between female and male managers, similarities or differences between self-reported and partner-reported work-life balance, cultural differences and possible improvements of the managers’ work-life balance. CEC members can participate for free and get an individualised as well as general evaluation of the managers’ work-life balance. For more information please contact CEC-European Managers:
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