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· Europa >> European Commission >>
o Enterprise and Industry >
§ Policy highlights > Sustainable and responsible business >
· Corporate social responsibility > e.g.
o Promoting CSR in industrial sectors
§ Workshops on the disclosure of environmental, social and governance information (September 2009 - February 2010)
o Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR >
§ Plenary meeting 2009 = Forum Meeting, February 2009 = “CSR Review meeting” CSR Multi-Stakeholder Forum (10 February 2009, Brussels) >
· Speech by Vice-President Verheugen (.pdf has 5 pp.)
· Watch recorded highlights of the CSR Forum meeting
· European Commission activities to promote CSR 2007 - 2008 (.pdf has 24 pp.)
o This document is structured according to the 8 priority areas for action outlined in the Commission’s Communication on CSR adopted in March 2006 (COM(2006)136 final).
§ 1. Awareness-raising and best practice exchange.
§ 2. Support for multistakeholder initiatives.
§ 3. Cooperation with Member States.
§ 4. Consumer information and transparency.
§ 5. Research.
§ 6. Education.
§ 7. Small and medium-sized enterprises.
§ 8. The international dimension of CSR.
· CSR policies of EU Member States (2007 publication, DG Employment and Social Affairs) (.pdf has 100 pp.)
· Review and recommendations from stakeholder organisations
§ Plenary meeting 2006 = Forum review meeting 2006 = European Multistakeholder Forum on CSR: Review Meeting (7 December 2006) > also
· Update on CSR policies of EU Member States (.pdf has 145 pp.)
§ 2004 report = Final report and roundtable reports, July 2004
§ 2002-2004 archives = Forum meetings 2002- 2004
o > Reference documents >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility - key policy documents:
· Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility, March 2006:
o Implementing the Partnership for Growth and Jobs: Making Europe a pole of excellence on CSR (.pdf, 22 March 2006, 13 pp.)
§ See also critical Briefing Paper (22 March 2006; at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre) on this Communication by Richard Howitt (MEP, European Parliament Rapporteur on the CSR Green Paper and MEP representative on the European Commission Multi-Stakeholder Forum)
· Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility, July 2002:
o A business contribution to sustainable development (.pdf, 2 July 2002, 24 pp.)
· Official Consultation on CSR, July 2001:
o Corporate Social Responsibility Green Paper, Promoting a European Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (.pdf, 18 July 2001, 32 pp.)
o Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities > e.g.
§ What we do >
· Partners >
o Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
o Trade >
§ Trade Issues > EU and Global Trade >
· Corporate Social Responsibility
o Information Society > e.g.
§ ICT and Society >
o The Digital Agenda is Europe's strategy for a flourishing digital economy by 2020.
· i2010 – global strategy to 2010 = A European Information Society for growth and employment
· ICT for sustainability = ICT for Sustainable Growth
o Environment >
§ Policies >
o European Sustainable Development Strategy (= European Portal on Sustainable Development) > e.g.
§ Civil partners for Sustainable Development >
o Research >>
§ Research projects on CSR financed under the 6th Framework Programme >>
· CSR Platform (Lead organisation: EABIS)
· RESPONSE (INSEAD; France)
· RARE »Rhetoric And Realities in CSR« (Öko-Institut e.V.; Germany)
o The RARE project aims to make a substantial contribution to the development of a European approach to CSR. It seeks to improve the understanding of the effectiveness of CSR as a policy instrument and how CSR can in practice benefit sustainable development in the EU.
o The project started in June 2004 and will end in May 2007.
· ESTER (CNRS University Bordeaux 4; France)
· See also
o Related news at CSR Europe: CSR policy review from DG Research and CSR Conference in Brussels (11 January 2010) >
§ Towards greater corporate responsibility: Conclusions of EU-funded research (.pdf, December 2009, 66 pp.)
· This policy review assesses the results of four research projects on CSR … taking into account current policy developments, with the goal of identifying possible gaps in public policy, lessons learnt for policy makers, and pointing out under-researched or emerging research themes.
o See also, e.g.:
§ News at CSR Europe: European Commission Work Programme 2010: a strong emphasis on CSR (8 April 2010)
· In the Annex 1 of its Work Programme 2010, entitled "Strategic initiatives scheduled for adoption in 2010", the European Commission highlights the outline of the Communication on CSR it will publish for 2010-2011.
· As said page 20, the Communication "will focus on rebuilding trust in business on the part of European citizens. …
· European Parliament >>
o EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs > e.g.
§ Meetings > e.g.
· Meeting documents
§ Activities > e.g.
· Adopted reports > e.g.
o Richard Howitt: 21 December 2006
§ Report on corporate social responsibility: a new partnership
· See also, e.g.:
o related article at EurActiv: Parliament criticises Commission on CSR (13 March 2007)
o Procedure file at Legislative Observatory
o related article at Norwich Union Risk Services: 'Time to test' corporate social responsibility claims (13 March 2007)
o Philip Bushill-Matthews: 28 April 2003
o Richard Howitt: 30 April 2002
· Europa > Documents > European law > Summaries of legislation > e.g.
o Employment and Social Policy
o Enterprise > e.g.
§ Business environment > Improving the business environment >
· Corporate social responsibility (CSR) > e.g.
o Promoting corporate social responsibility
· EurActiv > e.g.
o Policy Sections > e.g.
· > also
o Corporate Social Responsibility: Back on the EU agenda? (Updated: 19 May 2010; 7 February 2007)
§ … According to Mattia Pellegrini, responsible for CSR in Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani's cabinet, CSR is a priority for the new industry and entrepreneurship commissioner.
§ "When he was commissioner in charge of transport he made passenger rights a huge issue and brought about legislation on it in the space of two years. He wants to do the same for enterprise," said Pellegrini.
§ Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier seems to be on the same wavelength. He recently told the European Parliament that transparency, responsibility and ethics need to be at the heart of the financial sector.
§ According to sources, the EU executive is poised to appoint a group of commissioners to work together to draw up a communication on CSR, which is likely to appear by the end of 2010 or 2011 at the latest. …
· LinksDossiers >> also
o Reporting & Auditing (archived ??)
§ Sustainable Development > e.g.
· EESC European Economic and Social Committee »A bridge between Europe and organised civil society« > e.g.
o Sections > e.g.
§ INT (Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption)
§ SOC Section (Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship) > e.g.
· Areas of Activity > e.g.
§ CCMI (Consultative Commission on Industrial Change)
o Documents > e.g.
§ Opinions > e.g.
· Section:
o CCMI - Consultative Commission on Industrial Change > e.g.
§ CCMI/055 Industrial change, territorial development and responsibility of companies (3 December 2008)
o SOC - Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship > e.g.
§ SOC/266 Promoting sustainable productivity in the European workplace (26 September 2007)
§ SOC/244: Social Responsibility of Business COM(2006) 136 final (14 December 2006; Rapporteur: Pichenot)
§ SOC/192: Opinion of the EESC on Information and measurement instruments for corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a globalised economy (8 June 2005; Rapporteur: Pichenot)
§ SOC/083: Opinion on the Green Paper: Promoting a European framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (March 2002)
o >>
§ Events >> e.g.
· 30 October 2008 (Paris, France): Conference "Partnership and Transparency in the heart of the Social Responsibility of European enterprises"
o Under French Presidency of the European Union
o A conference organised jointly by:
§ The European Commission
§ The European Economic and Social Committee
§ The French Economic, Social and Environmental Council
· ETUC European Trade Union Confederation > e.g.
o Our Activities > Social dialogue and industrial relations >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility
· CSR Europe »The European business network for CSR«
o CSR Europe is the leading European business network for corporate social responsibility with around 75 multinational corporations and 27 national partner organisations as members.
o > also
§ Activities > Publications > Reports and Guides >
· A Guide to CSR in Europe (2009): Country Insights by CSR Europe’s National Partner Organisations (.pdf has 65 pp.)
· BUSINESSEUROPE »The Confederation of European Business« > e.g.
o Themes > e.g.
§ Employment and Social Affairs
§ Environment and climate action
o About us >
o >>>
§ Memorandum: European business ahead in corporate social responsibility (.pdf, 20 October 2009, 3 pp.)
· ERT European Round Table of Industrialists »is an informal forum bringing together around 45 chief executives and chairmen of major multinational companies of European parentage, covering a wide range of industry and technology sectors.«
· EUROCHAMBRES > e.g.
o What we do > e.g.
§ European Affairs >
· Competitive Europe > e.g.
o Better Regulation
o Employment & Social Affairs
o Lisbon Strategy
· Education & Training > e.g.
o Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR
· Female Economic Development
· Innovation
· Institutional Affairs
· Regional Policy
· SMEs & Entrepreneurship
· UEAPME »European Association of Craft SMEs« >>
o Policy Areas > Enterprise Policy >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility
o Worldwide >
§ Europe
· EABIS European Academy of Business in Society
o The European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) is a unique alliance of companies, business schools and academic institutions that is, with the support of the European Commission, committed to integrating business in society issues into the heart of business theory and practice in Europe.
· EABIS-EFMD Business in Society Gateway > e.g.
§ The Directory provides a comprehensive listing of business schools and universities’ activities in the domains of corporate responsibility research, education and training in Europe and beyond.
§ This section provides a searchable database of articles, cases, reports, websites, databases, video and audio materials relevant to business in society issues.
o Events
· EBEN European Business Ethics Network (Leuven, Belgium)
o The European Business Ethics Network EBEN, founded in 1987 as a non-profit association, is a cross-national network dedicated to the promotion of business ethics, broadly defined, in academia, business, public sector and civil society.
o > e.g.
§ National Networks >
· Austrian network - EBEN Austria - OeNWE
· Dutch network - NBN
· Finnish network - EBEN Suomi
· Flemish network - EBEN Belgium
· French network - EBEN France
· German network - EBEN Germany - DNWE
· Greek network - EBEN Greece
· Italian network - EBEN Italy
· Polish network - EBEN Poland
· Spanish network - EBEN Espana (Etica, Economia y Direccion)
· Turkish network - EBEN Turkey
· UK network - EBEN UK
· European Business Ethics Forum
· EFMD European Foundation for Management Development >
o Public Sector, Entrepreneurship and Global Responsibility
· EURAM European Academy of Management
· Eurocadres (the Council of European professional and managerial staff, with its 5 million membership, represents P&MS throughout Europe in all branches of industry, private and public services and administrative departments.) >
o Areas of action >
§ REM Responsible European Management
§ Social dialogue, Gender Equality, Knowledge Society, Employment, Education & Training, Working Conditions
· EFQM European Foundation for Quality Management
o Non-profit organisation, supported by the European Commission, aiming at assisting the development of quality improvement activities in customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, impact on society and business results.
o > e.g.
§ Excellence > Frameworks >
· The EFQM Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility
· Net Impact (central office in San Francisco, USA) »is a network of more than 12,000 new-generation leaders committed to using the power of business to improve the world.«
o See also related news at CSRwire: Net Impact announces first Europe Conference (11 December 2007) - Hundreds to attend Geneva June 2008 Gathering
o >>
§ Net Impact to Expand Operations to Europe (18 June 2007)
o Established by Prof.Dr. Jan Jonker at Nijmegen School of Management (The Netherlands)
o The purpose of CSR Center is to integrate the field of CSR studies by offering students the opportunity to contribute, research, exchange, link and discuss relevant information. The ultimate goal of CSR Center is to become the focal point of all academic CSR-related knowledge, providing members access to a user-friendly, high-quality and highly supportive community of practice.
· EBF European Business Forum is an initiative of CEMS (Community of European Management Schools & International Companies) targeted at business executives worldwide. EBF aims to raise the European voice in the international management debate by bringing together business practitioners, academics and advisers. > e.g.
o Archive
o CSR Vaderegio is a platform for public policies for promotion of CSR at regional level. This European platform reflects the need for sharing as widely as possible the experience and good practices of CSR policies promoted by regional and local authorities.
o Regions (by July 2006):
§ Andalusia, Estonia, Flanders, London, Nord Pas De Calais, North Rhine-Westphalia, Scotland, Sicily region, The Banska Bystrica region, The Basque Country, The South Danish region, Tuscany, Yorkshire and Humber
· Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs - Practical examples to foster SMEs' competitiveness
o Lead organisation: KMU Forschung Austria (Austrian Research Institute for SME research; Project title: CSR and competitiveness – European SMEs good practice)
o The project is funded by the European Commission
o Project duration: May 2006 - April 2008
o Reports for countries (& languages):
§ Europe, Austria, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain
· ECSF European Corporate Sustainability Framework
o ECSF is the result of an international research project (December 2001 - February 2004), financed under Article 6 of the European Social Fund Regulation.
· REBUS project – RElationship between BUsiness & Society
· Re-lier project takes on the problem of social awareness of companies in the context of the new economy and focuses on the impact of the new forms of work and organization on social dialogue.
· Sdnet = SocialDialogue.net »is an EU-sponsored Website providing information on employment and disability issues in the Member States of the European Union.« > e.g.
o Sdnet Sections >
§ IT & Social Dialogue
§ Corporate Social Responsibility (updated ??)
§ Lifelong Learning, Social Inclusion and Disability Issues, Economic & Social Change
· Progetto Q-RES (Italy; Also English version of website) »Towards a Quality standard for Corporate Social and Ethical Responsibility«
o See also:
§ LIUC The Università Carlo Cattaneo > Ricerca > Centri >
· CELE Centre for Ethics, Law and Economics (has founded the Q-RES Project in 1999) >??>
o Convergence of CSR management standards in Italy, Germany, France and the UK by developing and promoting a common CSR framework, terminology and management tools (.pdf, March 2005, 137 pp.; Final research report; Editor: Simone de Colle; At Corporate Accountability website (last updated in September 2007 ??))
§ Project partners:
· AFNOR (France; has produced SD21000 Standard), Zentrum für Wirtschaftsethik (ZfW, Germany; has founded ValuesManagementSystem / WerteManagement), AccountAbility (UK; AA1000), The SIGMA Project (UK), FORGE Group)
o »We meet about once a month, with events ranging from informal dialogue; to speakers; to table topic rounds on a CSR-related topic.«
· ECCJ European Coalition for Corporate Justice
o The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) 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 15 different countries around Europe like the FIDH and national chapters of Oxfam, Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth.
o > e.g.
§ About ECCJ >
· Members (as of February 2010):
o Austria
§ Netwzerk Soziale Verantwortung NESOVE
o Belgium
§ Research Group for an Alternative Economic Strategy - GRESEA
o Czech Republic
o Denmark
§ 92 Group Forum for Sustainable Development
o European organisations
§ Corporate Europe Observatory CEO
o Finland
o France
§ FCRSE Forum Citoyen pour la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises
o Germany
§ CorA
o International organisations
§ FIDH Fédération Internationales des ligues des droits de l’Homme
o Italy
§ Manitese
o Netherlands
o Norway
§ Forum for Environment and Development (ForUM)
o Poland
o Spain
o Sweden
o Switzerland
o United Kingdom
§ The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
· Europa >> European Commission >>
o Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities >
§ What we do > Partners > Non-governmental organisations > Related Links:
· Social Platform = Platform of European Social NGOs > e.g.
o Policy and Action > e.g.
§ Corporate Social Responsibility >
· News
· 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.«
· Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) > e.g.
o Campaigns >
§ Corporate accountability > e.g.
· Explore the Issue > e.g.
o Transparency: Ending corporate privileges and secrecy around lobbying at the EU
o EU debate on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
o The case for mandatory legislation
· Press Releases
· Examples of Corporate Irresponsibility
· 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
· EuroCommerce »represents the retail, wholesale and international trade sectors in Europe« > e.g.
o Committees >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility
o >>
§ CSR in Commerce special website
§ REAP Retailers' Environmental Action Programme
§ EuroCommerce participation in Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign (SEEC)
· BSCI Business Social Compliance Initiative
o The BSCI is the European approach to improve social performance in supplier countries through a uniform social standards monitoring solution for retail, industry and importers.
o The BSCI is an initiative of European retail companies initiated by the Foreign Trade Association (FTA; Brussels)
· EACA European Association of Communications Agencies >
o Search for information by topic: Corporate Social Responsibility
· EASA European Advertising Standards Alliance > e.g.
· CEEP – »European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public services« >
o Activities >
§ CSR
· CECOP »European Confederation of Workers' Co-operatives, Social Cooperatives and Participative Enterprises«
o CECOP is a European non profit association with its headquarter in Brussels representing producers’ cooperatives and cooperatives with worker ownership, as well as other types of worker-controlled enterprises.
· Eurofound European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin, Ireland) >
o Areas of expertise >
§ Quality of life >
· EurLIFE
o Describes living conditions and quality of life in Europe; it includes data from the Foundation's surveys on living and working conditions, and from other comparable EU-wide data sources
o > e.g.
§ The indicators from the domain "Employment"
§ Other:
· Diversity, Employment status, Gender, Health, Human capital, Industrial change, Industrial relations, Labour market, Participation at work, Population and society, Quality of work, Social cohesion, Social protection, Time, Work-life balance, Work organisation
o Events, Press, Current research, Surveys
o Publications (By: Date, Subject, Language, Author, Type)
o >
§ EIRO European Industrial Relations Observatory
§ EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change (European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)) > e.g.
· Browse by:
o Matrix > e.g.
§ Subject (also Corporate Social Responsibility)
§ EWCO European Working Conditions Observatory >
· Browse by:
o Subject:
§ Corporate social responsibility
· European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (Bilbao, Spain) > e.g.
o Topics >
§ Business aspects of OSH > e.g.
· A good working environment is good business
· Business benefits of good occupational safety and health
· Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
o Publications >
§ Factsheets >
· Factsheet 77 - The business benefits of good occupational safety and health (11 January 2008; .pdf has 2 pp.)
§ Reports > e.g.
· Issue 210: Corporate social responsibility and safety and health at work (Research report, 2004; .pdf has 131 pp.)
o Choose country in European network
· Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Head office: Pylea, Thessaloniki) >> e.g.
o Keyword: e.g.
§ social dialogue / labour relations
· erScp »European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production«
o is a non-profit forum that provides a platform to stimulate, develop and disseminate new initiatives aimed at fostering the implementation of concepts involving sustainable consumption and production and approaches within local and regional sustainable development initiatives.
§ Many (over 100) presentations downloadable at each erScp
§ > e.g.
· The 11th erScp, 20-22 June 2007, Basel, Switzerland
o The erscp 2007 covers four main issues:
§ Social Responsibility,
§ Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Financing Sustainable Innovation and Sustainable Consumption and Production.
· The 10th erScp, 5-7 October 2005, Antwerp, Belgium
· The 9th erScp, 12-14 May 2004, Bilbao, Spain >??> e.g.
o Presentations >
§ Advanced Environmental Management >
· Corporate Social Responsibility
· The first erScp was held in Graz in 1994. Following annual Roundtables were held in Rotterdam, Kalundborg, Oslo, Lisbon, Budapest, Lund and Cork.
· EBBF European Baha'i Business Forum
o Mission: »to promote ethical values, personal virtues, and moral leadership in business as well as in organizations of social change.«
o > also
§ Knowledge Centre >
· WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development > also
o Regional Network >
§ RN publications
§ RN news
§ RN newsletters (also by email)
§ >
· Europe >
o Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
o Local Networks > e.g.
§ Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Nordic Countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway), Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK
· CSRwire »The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire« (USA) > e.g.
§ A searchable online resource guide listing more than 2,700 organizations working on all aspects of corporate social responsibility in 105 countries.
§ CSRwire and the SRI World Group technical team have developed this searchable, online version of the CSR Directory as a free service to the CSR community. For content questions, please contact Michael J. Kane, Managing Editor.
§ > e.g.
· Search Category: (60 categories)
· Search by City (worldwide)
· Search by Country >
o Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
· You can also
o View a Complete List of Organizations, or
o View Organizations by Country.
· CSR News (Based in Hückeswagen, Germany) > e.g.
o News = csr-news.net
o Directory = csr-directory.net >
§ Navigation >
· By Organization
· Members of
o Global Compact, Social Accountability 8000, Business for Social Responsibility, WBCSD, Econsense
· By Sectors
· Regions >
o Europe
· G8 Countries
o Search = csr-search.net
o Local = CSR-local.net >
§ Continent: Europe
· CSRinfo provides information about corporate social responsibility and sustainable development with the particular focus on the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The founder of CSRinfo is Liliana Anam. (Poland) > e.g.
o Articles (= News)
o Resources >
§ Reports
§ Publications
· Google Book Search >> e.g.
o Corporate Social Responsibility Across Europe (Editors: André Habisch et al.; 2005, 397 pp.)
· CSR360 Global Partner Network
o Business in the Community (BITC) convenes this network that currently (as of September 2008) comprises 100 partner organisations from 60 different countries around the world.
o >
§ Partners >
· Browse Countries: Europe
· BITCI Business in the Community Ireland
· IBEC Irish Business and Employers Confederation
· NCCR Nordic Centre for Corporate Responsibility
· TCC The Copenhagen Centre (Denmark)
o As of June 1, 2007, The Copenhagen Centre has closed. All activities, responsibilities and personnel have been transferred to the Danish Centre for CSR in the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.
o >
§ Previous publications and papers from The Copenhagen Centre
§ Think pieces
§ Material from various recent events
· Samfundsansvar.dk udvikles og drives af Center for Samfundsansvar. Centeret er en del af Erhvervs- og Selskabsstyrelsen under Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet.
o Also English version of website: CSRgov.dk
§ This website presents some of the ongoing efforts made by the Danish Government to promote and support corporate social responsibility (CSR) among Danish businesses. The site is run by the Danish Centre for CSR, a part of the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA) under the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs.
o See also:
§ related article at UN-Business Focal Point: Great Danish impetus to the Global Compact: the UNDP Nordic Office Guiding Danish CSR (August 2008 issue; By Anne Sofie Schroeder, UNDP Nordic Office)
§ related news at CSRinfo: CSR strategy for Denmark (23 July 2008)
§ related press release from the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs (14 May 2008): Minister Bendtsen: Social responsibility pays off - Minister for Economic and Business Affairs Bendt Bendtsen now presents the action plan for companies’ and investors’ social responsibility
· SocialtEngagement.dk - portalen for virksomhedernes sociale engagement >
o Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - eller virksomhedernes samfundsmæssige ansvar
· DCCA Danish Commerce and Companies Agency >
o Corporate Social Responsibility
· CBS Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) >> e.g.
o CBS Conference: The Social Responsibility of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises – Integration of CSR into SME Business Practice (or here or here)
§ Thursday, 26 October, 2006 – Copenhagen, Denmark
§ In cooperation with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA) with the support of the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS)
§ > e.g.
· Accepted Papers (Papers and presentations from workshops are available)
· DIHR Danish Institute for Human Rights (Denmark) >>
o The Human Rights & Business Project > e.g.
§ Corporate Codes of Conduct in Denmark - An Examination of their CSR Content (.pdf, June 2005, 43 pp.)
· Det Sociale Indeks (The Social Index; Denmark; Also English version of website) »is first and foremost an internal process tool that enterprises can use internally for a structured way of working with social responsibility. Working with The Social Index may contribute to focusing on the enterprise’s social responsibility vis-à-vis employees – both for employees and management.«
· CSR-driven innovation project (Denmark)
o CSR-driven innovation is a process where companies use CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) as a driver for designing a profitable product or service, which will prove beneficial for the surrounding environment and society.
· WELL (Denmark) »is a Danish non-profit student organisation«
o »Our mission is to continue creating a space for students where knowledge about Corporate Social Responsibility is generated, explored and shared with relevant actors from business, academia, NGOs, media and public institutions.«
· Globalt Ansvar »Swedish Partnership for Global Responsibility« (Website in Swedish only)
· Respect (Stockholm, Sweden) manages and facilitates important business leadership networks as Business Leaders Initiative on Climate Change (BLICC) and Respect Table, a business led group with focus on Sustainable Development. In 2003 Respect created the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR) with Mary Robinson as a chairperson.
· Jobs and Society (Sweden) = NyföretagarCentrum
o Also English version of website (job creation, new enterprises)
· Corporate Citizenship AB (Sweden; or Swecorp Citizenship; updated ??)
· Global Responsibility (Sweden; Website in Swedish)
o »Global Responsibility hjälper företag och organisationer att skapa ett hållbart företagande – ett företagande där god ekonomi, optimalt resursutnyttjande och förmågan att leva upp till omvärldens krav uppnås genom ständigt förbättringsarbete.«
· CSRguiden.se (Sweden) vill vara en del av det moderna samhället genom att ge sitt bidrag till hur företag kan kombinera hållbarhet med lönsamhet och samtidigt nyttja den digitala utvecklingen. Detta gör vi genom att bistå med information och inspiration för att driva utvecklingen framåt.
· NHO Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (Norway) > e.g.
o Bedrift og samfunn >
§ Samfunnsansvar > also
· CSR – Information in English
o English >
§ Publications (Also about Corporate Social Responsibility)
· CSR-Norway > e.g.
o Publications
· Norwegian School of Management (Also English version of website)
o Research > Research Centres >
§ Centre for Corporate Responsibility (Director: Atle Midttun)
§ Centre for Ethics and Leadership
· University of Oslo (Norway) >> e.g.
o Center for Development and the Environment (SUM) >
§ SUM's Research areas > e.g.
· ProSus - Programme for Research and Documentation for a Sustainable Society > e.g.
o Sustainable business: Corporate social responsibility and Eco-innovations
o SusNordic: Implementing Sustainable Development in the Nordic countries > e.g.
§ Denmark > Private Sector
§ Finland > Private Sector
§ Iceland > Private Sector
§ Norway > Private Sector
§ Sweden > Private Sector
· BBUs Nettverk for miljø og samfunnsansvar (Green Business Network Norway)
o skal være det ledende næringslivsnettverket i Norge med fokus på bedrifters samfunnsansvar - økonomi, miljø og sosialt ansvar - med særlig vekt på miljø.
o Website in Norwegian; also short description in English
· DNV »Det Norske Veritas« (International; Headquartered in Oslo, Norway) »leading international provider of services for managing risk« >
o Our services >
§ Assessment >
· TEM Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö = Ministry of Employment and the Economy (Finland) >
o Yritykset >
§ Yhteiskunta- ja yritysvastuu
o Enterprises >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility
· EK Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto = Confederation of Finnish Industries (Finland) >
· FiBS Finnish Business & Society = Vastuullisen yritystoiminnan verkosto (Finland)
· Eettinen foorumi = Finnish Ethical Forum (Finland)
· Turku School of Economics (Finland; Also English version) >>
o CeReB Centre for Responsible Business
o SBI Small Business Institute >>
§ SMEs and CSR - Small and medium sized enterprises as the users and improvers of corporate social responsibility
· MVO Nederland (The Netherlands; Website in Dutch only)
· The Dutch portal for sustainability & CSR = Kenniscentrum Duurzaam Ondernemen (In Dutch only)
· The International Corporate Sustainability Reporting Site »dedicated to Corporate Sustainability / CSR and environmental reporting«
· NIVRA Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut van Registeraccountants (The Netherlands)
o Het NIVRA > Over het NIVRA > Activiteiten > Kernprojecten (2008-2009) > Vaktechnisch: Assurance en verantwoording van niet-financiële informatie
o Thema's >
§ MVO Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen
o English > e.g.
· Ministerie van Economische Zaken (The Netherlands) >>
o MVO Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen
· The Dutch business network Samenleving & Bedrijf (Society and Business; Also introduction in English)
· MVO Platform (Coalition of Dutch CSOs & Trade Unions; The Netherlands; English and Dutch versions of website)
· SOMO »Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations« (The Netherlands; English and Dutch versions of website)
· DSR Dutch Sustainability Research – Sustainalytics - Amsterdam (Also English version of website)
· Nyenrode Business Universiteit (The Netherlands) >
o Competence Centers > e.g.
§ Business Ethics (EIBE) = European Institute for Business Ethics
· »Duurzaam ondernemen« website (developed by BECO consultancy; The Netherlands; Website in English, Dutch and Dutch (Belgium))
· SVN Europe (Social Venture Network Europe; General Secreteriat: The Netherlands)
o »is a network of socially and environmentally engaged entrepreneurs dedicated to changing the way the world does business«
o The UK, Sweden and the Netherlands are the most active national networks
o Switzerland, Italy and Belgium have individual members
· CSR News (Based in Hückeswagen, Germany) > e.g.
o News = csr-news.net > e.g.
§ CSR in the Netherlands (30 July 2008; Published in: FORUM CSR international.)
· B&S Business & Society Belgium (Dutch, French and English versions of website)
· Kauri is the Belgian multi-actor network and knowledge centre on local & global ethical, sustainable, intercultural, fair and transparent NGO & business practices.
· Groupe One (Belgium; Website in French, Dutch, English)
o »Groupe de recherche et d’action sur le développement durable et le développement économique local«
· UCL Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Also English version of website) >>
· RSe.Wallonie »La Responsabilité Sociétale des entreprises«
· ORSE Observatoire sur la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises (France; also English version) > e.g.
o News
o Presentation (also short Definitions of: Sustainable development, CSR, SRI)
o Reporting Regulations in France
o Corporate Social Rating
o Finance and Sustainable Development
o Publications
o See also
§ reportingrse.org (Project sponsor: ORSE - Observatoire de la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises, France; Website launched in April 2010)
· Also English version of website (= reportingcsr.org)
· Novethic (France), filiale de la Caisse des Dépôts, est un centre de recherche sur la Responsabilité Sociale et Environnementale des entreprises (RSE) et l'Investissement Socialement Responsable (ISR) et un media expert sur le développement durable.
o Also English (novethic.com) version of website
· Alpha Etudes (France) »Centre d'etudes economiques et sociales du Groupe Alpha« (Website and publications in French only) > e.g.
o Publications > e.g.
§ Rapports
· CFIE Centre Français d'Information sur les Entreprises (France; Website in French only)
o »Agence d’information et d’analyse sur la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises.«
· FCRSE Forum citoyen pour la responsabilité sociale des entreprises (France; Website in French only)
· IMS - Entreprendre pour la Cité (France; Website in French)
· Alliances - Pour la responsabilite sociale et environnementale (France; Website in French only)
o »Association dont l'objectif est d'accompagner les entreprises pour qu'elles améliorent leurs performances en respectant davantage l'homme et l'environnement, c'est à dire la Responsabilité Sociale et Environnementale«
· CEA Cercle d'Ethique des Affaires (= Association for Business Ethics; Paris, France; Website in French only)
· INSEAD »The Business School for the World« (Fontainebleau, France) >
o Faculty & Research >
§ Centres of Excellence >
· ISIC INSEAD Social Innovation Centre
· ADERSE Association pour le Développement de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche sur la Responsabilité Sociale de l'Entreprise (France)
o ADERSE is an academic association founded in 2002 by François Lépineux (INSEAD), Arnaud Pellissier-Tanon (Paris I Sorbonne) and Yvon Pesqueux (CNAM), to promote the integration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) into management education programs as well as into management research.
· AFNOR Association Francaise de Normalisation (France; Also English version of website) > e.g.
o Nos sites thematiques > e.g.
· EpE Entreprises pour l'Environnement (France; Also English version of website; WBCSD partner)
· Les Amis de la Terre (In French only) > e.g.
o Nos campagnes > e.g.
§ Responsabilité des acteurs financiers
§ Modes de production et de consommation durables > e.g.
· Responsabilité des entreprises
· CJDES Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants et des acteurs de l'Economie Sociale (Paris, France; Website in French only) > e.g.
o Nos activites > Bilan Societal
· Fondazione Sodalitas (Milan, Italy; Website in Italian)
· Impronta Etica »Un'associazione per la responsabilità sociale d'impresa« (Italy, Bologna; Also English version of website)
· Fabrica Ethica (Firenze, Toscana; Website in Italian)
· Anima
o associazione non profit, nasce nel 2001 all’interno di Unione degli Industriali di Roma per volontà di Nicoletta Fiorucci, Presidente Onorario, con una mission condivisa dai fondatori e dalle aziende associate che intendono promuovere tra le imprese del territorio la cultura della responsabilità sociale, basata sui concetti dello sviluppo sostenibile e della cittadinanza d’impresa.
· LIUC The Università Carlo Cattaneo > Ricerca > Centri >
o CELE Centre for Ethics, Law and Economics (has founded the Q-RES Project in 1999)
· Università Bocconi (Milan) >
o International Site (In English) >
§ Research > Resources for Research >
· CSR Unit
o SDA Bocconi (School of Management)
· EconomEtica è il Centro interuniversitario per l’etica economica e la responsabilità sociale d’impresa, con sede amministrativa ed operativa presso il Dipartimento di economia politica dell’Università di Milano- Bicocca.
· Avanzi (Italy; Milan, Napoli; Website in Italian) »è un centro di ricerca, consulenza e formazione che favorisce il cambiamento in un'ottica di sostenibilità ambientale, economica e sociale.«
· FEEM Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Milan, Venice, Viggiano – Italy; Brussels, Belgium)
o FEEM is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of sustainable development and global governance. Officially recognized by the President of the Italian Republic in 1989 and in full operation since 1990, FEEM has grown to become a leading research centre, providing timely and objective analysis on a wide range of environmental, energy and global economic issues.
o >
§ Topics:
· Corporate social responsibility
· ISVI Instituto per i valori d'impresa (In Italian; Italy)
· GBS Gruppo di Studio per il Bilancio Sociale (In Italian, Italy)
· ORSAdata Osservatorio sulla Responsabilita Sociale delle Aziende (In Italian)
· BilanciaRSI (Also shorter English version of website; Forlì (FC)) - Centro Studi per la sostenibilità e la responsabilità sociale d'impresa in Italia e in Europa.
· ISTUD Foundation (Italy; Also English version of website)
o The ISTUD Foundation's mission is to boost the Italian managerial culture by comparing the different options and creating and spreading a management culture that is knowledgeable about the value of the professional work ethic, producing value, multiculturalism, and social responsibility among public and private managers.
· ICSR Italian Centre for Social Responsibility (I-CSR; Also English version of website)
· Associazione Veneto Responsabile (Padova)
· Network Lavoro Etico (Website in Italian)
· Master la Responsabilità Etico Sociale delle Imprese (Website in Italian)
· FRAREG (Milan, Italy) »Consulting and Training in Safety at Work, Quality, Environment, Privacy & CSR« > e.g.
o Progetti Europei > e.g.
§ Progetto Leonardo Da Vinci "CSR/SME – Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Size Enterprises" (2004-2006)
o download > e.g.
§ Categoria >
· CSR
· Ethical Corporation >>
o Corporate social responsibility: Time for an Italian job (6 March 2008)
· Foretica »Responsabilidad social de la empresa« (Madrid, Spain; Website in Spanish)
· fRC Foro de Reputacion Corporativa (Spain; Website in Spanish only)
· Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad (Madrid)
· Ri+ »Responsabilidad i+ es una iniciativa del Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad y la Fundación Asturiana de Medio Ambiente.« (Also in English ??)
· Fundacion Entorno - Consejo Empresarial Español para el Desarrollo Sostenible (Spain; WBCSD member; Website in Spanish)
· Fundacion Empresa y Sociedad
o »se concentra en fomentar la actuación de las empresas para reducir la brecha social, esto es, para facilitar la plena integración en la sociedad de personas desfavorecidas.«
o (Madrid, Spain; Website in Spanish; Introduction (.pdf has 26 pp.) in English)
· Fundación Codespa (Madrid)
· ECODES Fundacion Ecologia y Desarrollo (Zaragoza, Spain; Website in Spanish) > e.g.
o Areas de trabajo > e.g.
§ Responsabilidad social corporativa
· Fundacion ETNOR (Valencia, Spain; Website in Spanish) »para la ética de los negocios y las organizaciones«
· AECA Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (Madrid, Spain; Website in Spanish) >
o Investigacion > Comisiones de Estudio >
§ Responsabilidad Social Corporativa
· Congreso de los Diputados (Spain) >> e.g.
o Informe de la Subcomisión para potenciar y promover la responsabilidad social de las empresas (.pdf, Agosto de 2006, 120 pp.; In Spanish)
· Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales (Spain; Also English version of website) > e.g.
o Acceso Tematico > Empleo >
§ Economía Social y Autónomos >
· Responsabilidad social y medioambiental de las empresas (in Spanish)
· Cámara Oficial de Comercio e Industria de Madrid >>
o Portal de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial de la Cámara de Madrid
· Comfia es un sindicato, es Comisiones Obreras en el sector Financiero, administrativo, de las TIC, las ETT, Telemarketing, Oficinas y otros servicios administrativos...
o Temas > RSE
· ESADE Business School (Spain; Also English version of website) > e.g.
o Faculty & Research > Research > Research units >
§ Social Innovation Institute > e.g.
· Resources >
o CSR & SME Electronic Database
§ It is a useful online tool which will help visitors become familiarised with the main online resources available to promote CSR within SMEs.
§ > e.g.
· Search
o >>
§ IPES Institute for the Individual, Corporations and Society (historical ??)
o >>
§ EABIS
· IESE Business School (University of Navarra, Spain; Also English version of website) > e.g.
o IESE:
§ News & Magazine > e.g.
· CSR
· Related Links:
o IESE Insight > e.g.
§ Knowledge Areas >
· Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
o Knowledge:
§ Centers and Chairs > e.g.
· Chairs > e.g.
o Chair of: Business Ethics: Domènec Melé
o "La Caixa" Chair: Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance: Antonio Argandoña
· Centers and Initiatives > e.g.
o CBS - Center for Business in Society
o IRCO - International Research Center on Organizations
· IE Instituto de Empresa Business School (Madrid; Also English version of website) > e.g.
o Centres > e.g.
§ Research Centres > e.g.
· PwC & IE Centre for Corporate Responsibility > also
o Corporate Responsibility Blog
§ Other Initiatives and Projects > e.g.
· Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability
· Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Madrid) >> Campus de La Berzosa >>
o Cátedra en Análisis de la Responsabilidad Social de la Empresa
· EsF Economistas sin Fronteras (Website in Spanish)
· USC Universidade de Santiago de Compostela >> e.g.
o Máster de Xestión de Proxectos de Medio Ambiente e Responsabilidade Social Corporativa
· Observatorio RSE = Observatorio de la Responsabilidad Social de las Empresas (Spain; Website in Spanish)
· Conetica S.L. (Barcelona, Spain; Website in Spanish)
· ep Europa Press (Spain; Website in Spanish) >
o epsocial >
§ RSC - Responsabilidad Social Corporativa
· Diario Responsable (In Spanish)
· Media Responsable (Barcelona)
· CR Works (Madrid, Spain) »es una firma de consultoría especializada en Responsabilidad Corporativa con cuatro líneas de servicio: Estrategia y Sistemas de Gestión; Gobierno Corporativo; Responsabilidad Social y Responsabilidad Medioambiental...«
· Xertatu is a shared initiative to promote Social Responsibility among small and medium businesses in Biscay (Bizkaia).
· RSE Portugal (Website in Portuguese)
· CECOA – Centro de Formação Profissional para o Comércio e Afins (Portugal) >