Sustainable development has economic, environmental and social dimensions, and is an overarching goal of the European Union. Competitiveness and sustainability are mutually reinforcing concepts. DG Enterprise and Industry aims to create the conditions in which European enterprises can thrive, so helping to maximise their contribution to sustainable development.

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Latest news

• 26/04/2012

  Cultural and religious routes – Get partners !

• 24/04/2012

  Mission Growth: Europe at the Lead of the New Industrial Revolution

• 23/04/2012

  Enabling Co-operatives to better contribute to growth and jobs

Upcoming events

• 29/05/2012 > 29/05/2012

  Brussels

  Register now! Conference "Mission Growth: Europe at the Lead of the New Industrial Revolution"

• 06/06/2012 > 10/06/2012

  Pavia

  Crossroads of Europe : Pavia 2012

Latest publications

• 11/05/2012

  Latest trends in European Tourism

• 07/05/2012

  Innovation in healthcare and access to medicines

• 30/04/2012

  Projects for sustainable and competitive industry

Latest contracts and grants

• Deadline: 28/06/2012

  Economic impact and travel patterns of accessible tourism in Europe

• Deadline: 11/07/2012

  40/G/ENT/CIP/12/B/N/02S03 - Facilitating Transnational Low Season Exchanges in Europe through the Development of Social Tourism (CALYPSO)

• Deadline: 27/07/2012

  47/G/ENT/CIP/12/E/N02S005 - European corporate social responsibility award scheme

Latest public consultations

• Deadline: 31/12/2012

  Have a bigger say in European policy-making: Commission extends public consultations to 12 weeks and creates new 'alert service'

Key content

• Corporate social responsibility

• Ecodesign

• Corporate Social Responsibility and competitiveness

• Ecodesign: Legislation

• Multi-stakeholder Forum on Corporate social responsibility (CSR)