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§ Civil Society
o News & Events > Conference 2008 > Program > Arena Session & Arena Debates > e.g.
§ Arena Debate 1: Civil Society and Labor Unions’ Views on Sustainability Reporting Today
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· WEED Weltwirtschaft, Ökologie & Entwicklung e.V. (Berlin, Bonn; Germany) > e.g.
o Corporate Accountability (website in English; last updated in September 2007 ??) > e.g.
§ Actors > e.g.
· Civil Society Groups and Organisations
· ECCJ European Coalition for Corporate Justice brings together national platforms of civil society organizations including NGOs, trade unions, consumers’ organizations and academic institutions promoting Corporate Accountability (CA) from all over Europe. ECCJ represents over 250 civil society organisations present in 16 different countries around Europe is an initiative from 16 European organisations.
o About ECCJ >
§ Members (as of March 2008):
· Austria
o Netwzerk Soziale Verantwortung NESOVE
· Belgium
o Research Group for an Alternative Economic Strategy - GRESEA
· Czech Republic
· Denmark
o 92 Group Forum for Sustainable Development
· European organisations
o Corporate Europe Observatory CEO
· Finland
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o Forum Citoyen pour la Responsabilité Sociale
· Germany
o CorA
· International organisations
o FIDH Fédération Internationales des ligues des droits de l’Homme
· Ireland
o Irish Congress of Trade Unions
· Italy
o Manitese
· Netherlands
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o Forum for Environment and Development (ForUM)
· Poland
· Spain
· Sweden
· Switzerland
· United Kingdom
o The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
· SOMO Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
· CORE (the COrporate REsponsibility coalition; UK)
o The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition set up in 2001, represents over 130 charities and campaigning organisations such as Amnesty International UK, Friends of the Earth, Christian Aid and War on Want, faith-based groups like Christian Ecology Link, community organisations such as the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, unions such as AMICUS, GMB, UNISON and TGWU, businesses such as Unity Trust Bank, academic institutions like the University of Dundee and elected representatives - local councillors, members of the UK Parliaments and Assemblies and Members of the European Parliament.
o The steering group of CORE includes:
§ Action Aid, Amnesty International UK, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Traidcraft, War on Want and WWF (UK).
o CORE’s starting point is that we believe the voluntary approach to corporate accountability has failed; we are calling on the UK Government to enact laws that will ensure making profits is done so within the context of businesses’ responsibilities to their stakeholders and their obligation to ensure their businesses are sustainable long term.
o CORE believe the only way corporate accountability will become a reality is through new laws that make companies value people and the planet, as much as they value making a profit. CORE is campaigning for new laws in 3 key areas:
§ Mandatory Sustainability Reporting
§ Directors' Duties
§ Access to Justice
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§ Many Supporting Organisations
· TJM Trade Justice Movement
o »The Trade Justice Movement is a fast growing group of organisations including trade unions, aid agencies, environment and human rights campaigns, fairtrade organisations, faith and consumer groups.«
· Corporate Watch (UK)
· ECCR The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (Oxford, UK)
o »ECCR is an ecumenical organisation and it includes within its membership representatives of many mainstream Christian denominations, corporate agencies of the churches, religious communities and orders, and many interested individuals.«
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§ Links
· »Ecumenical and faith-based organisations and ECCR partners«
· Germanwatch (Germany) >
o Themen > Unternehmensverantwortung, Finanzsektor & Nachhaltigkeit >
§ Unternehmensverantwortung
· Europa >> European Commission >>
o Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities >
§ Working Conditions >
· Corporate Social Responsibility > e.g.
o Funding, contracts & employment > e.g.
§ CSR-related funding sources (Calls for Tender/Proposals)
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· DG Employment-funded CSR related projects > e.g.
o Improving knowledge about CSR & facilitating exchange of experience & good practice > e.g.
§ Increasing knowledge about the impact of CSR on business & society
o The Platform of European Social NGOs is the alliance of representative European federations and networks of non-governmental organisations active in the social sector.
o The Social Platform was established in 1995.
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§ Campaigns >>
· Corporate Social Responsibility
· Solidar (Brussels) »is a European network of social and economic justice non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in development and humanitarian aid, social policy, social service provision and lifelong learning.«
· ACN Active Citizenship Network »officially began in December of 2001 as the European and international branch of the Italian citizen movement, Cittadinanzattiva (Active Citizenship). Its mission is to promote and support the construction of a European citizenship as an “active citizenship” meaning the exercise of powers and responsibilities of citizens in policy making.« > e.g.
o Ongoing projects > e.g.
§ Lisbon minus 3: Evaluating CSR Partnerships
§ Citizens as CSR Partners > e.g.
· Final report:
o Not Alone: A research on successful partnerships between private companies and citizens’ organizations in Europe (July 2006; .pdf has 92 pp.)
· Presentations
· List of Partners:
o Austria: World of NGOs
o Cyprus: Cyprus Consumer Organizations
o Germany: Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (BBE)
o Hungary: National Association for Consumer Protection
o Italy: Cittadinanzattiva
o Malta: Ghaqda-tal-Konsumaturi
o Poland: Association of Polish Consumers (APC)
o Slovenia: Legal Information Centre for NGOs
o UK: Rutland Citizens Advice Bureau
o Public Policies >
§ Corporate social responsibility
· CEO The Corporate Europe Observatory (Netherlands based)
o »is a European-based research and campaign group targeting the threats to democracy, equity, social justice and the environment posed by the economic and political power of corporations and their lobby groups.«
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§ Links
· Worst EU Lobby Awards > e.g.
o 2006 >
§ The Worst Privileged Access >
· Enterprise and Industry Commissioner Verheugen
o For installing unbalanced High Level Working Groups serving big business interests
· Commissioners Verheugen and Spidla
o For hearing only the ‘corporate’ in corporate social responsibility
· CSR Europe »The European business network for CSR« > e.g.
o Activities >
§ B2B Working Groups >
· Past working groups >
o Multi-Business Partnerships with NGOs
§ CSR Solutions > Search Solutions >
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· CorpWatch »Holding Corporations Accountable« (USA based) > also
o Research Tools >
§ Links
· Co-op America (USA)
o »Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.«
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§ Programs >
· Responsible Shopper, Living Green, Green Energy, Climate Action, Fair Trade, Sweatshops, WoodWise, Boycotts, Shop & Unshop, Green Business, Social Investing
· AYS As You Sow (San Francisco, California, USA)
· The Corporate Research Project (USA) is a non-profit center that assists community, environmental and labor organizations in researching and analyzing companies and industries. The Project is designed to be a resource to aid activism.
o »Serving up video and audio on corporations, environment, human rights and socially responsible finance«
o Contributors: Sanford Lewis, Bill Baue, Francesca Rheannon
· C4CR Citizens for Corporate Redesign (Minnesota, USA)
o »Mission Statement: To transform the legal purpose of corporations to include responsibility to employees, communities and the environment.«
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§ Links
§ Read the Code = The Model Uniform Code For Corporate Responsibility
· EthicsWorld (USA; Sponsored by the Vogl Foundation)
o »A vibrant, current and inter-active website for views, comments, reports and news on governance, business ethics and anti-corruption in the United States and across the world.«
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§ News
§ Corporate Social Responsibility > e.g.
· Business Ethics Network (Portland, USA)
o »Our strategy is to change the way citizens see corporations by leading a national strategic initiative that unites environmental, health, social justice, labor, community, religious and socially responsible investors in a movement that makes all corporations ethically and legally accountable not only to investors, but to all stakeholders.«
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§ »Individuals in our network belong to the following organizations«
· Pollution Probe (Toronto, Ottawa; Canadian environmental organization) > e.g.
o What we do > e.g.
§ Environmental Policy Development > e.g.
· Publications > e.g.
o Comparative Study of Consumer Groups and Environmental NGOs Engaged in International Standards Work (June 2006)
o Defining Corporate Environmental Responsibility. Canadian ENGO Perspectives (October 2005)
· World Bank (Washington, USA) > Learning > Learning Programs > e.g.
o Business, Competitiveness, & Development > e.g.
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