ACTE Global CSR Program
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ACTE Partners with International Organization for Migration
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a part of ACTE’s education curriculum since 2004. At all major ACTE conferences, CSR sessions are included ranging from green and environmental issues to social and human rights issues.
Currently, the corporate travel and hospitality industries are facing an unprecedented talent gap, with many jobs being filled by the migrant labour pool, a resource which has historically been subject to maltreatment and abuse.
ACTE is working with both industry and international organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM), to raise awareness of the issue of human trafficking, especially of women and children, and to offer solutions on how to promote and increase more responsible business practices.
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 125 member states, a further 16 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM activities include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration.
ACTE is very pleased to be working with IOM on this serious and growing global issue. We are now officially linked on their website, and are part of a group of prestigious organizations who also advocate on behalf of this issue including Starbucks, Chevron, and Dow Chemical, as well as some European and Middle East CSR-related foundations.
Please use this link to access the page: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/lang/en/pid/1874.
On this site, please find resources for your organization to advance its own CSR commitment.
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Recent Press Releases
ACTE, VCD Release Guidelines for Environmental Friendly Biz Travel
ACTE 2009 Business Travel Spend Survey Predicts Tighter Purse Strings And Reduced Spending For 2009
Upcoming ACTE CSR Education
Visit the CSR Education Page for more upcoming ACTE events with CSR Education Sessions.
ACTE CSR Resources
Discover industry research about CSR in ACTE Connect. Have CSR research beneficial to the business travel community? Contact Melissa Jordan at [email protected] for more information.
Have a CSR-related tool or solution for the business travel industry? Exhibit it at one of ACTE's conferences in TransACTE. Contact Noel Lee at [email protected] for more information.
Human trafficking awareness issue for ACTE members
The Blue Blindfold campaign aims to raise awareness among key groups about the nature and extent of human trafficking in the United Kingdom. This initiative was launched in February 2008 at the House of Lords of the UK Parliament, with the support of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Trafficking.
Since symbols, such as the Olympic rings and the letters UN are very powerful and immediately recognized worldwide without the need for words, the main goal of the Blue Blindfold Campaign is to establish an internationally recognizable symbol for human trafficking. The blindfold is blue to represent both the EU and UN and endorsement from both will be sought in due course. The blindfold indicates that we are blind to trafficking that is all around us and that trafficking is not a Cremote issue, but rather something that is local to us and impacts on our communities.
ACTE is working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Geneva, Switzerland, to broaden our memberships understanding of the issues that cause and surround human trafficking. If you are interested in learning more about this partnership, please contact Scott Schirmer, Private Sector Liaison for IOM at [email protected].
