http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmu...&type=Analysis
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This is a compendium of public initiatives on CSR in the EU-15, put together by DG Employment and Social Affairs.
The Commission's DG Employment and Social Affairs has put together a collection of public initiatives on CSR in the EU-15.
The authors point out that despite the different national contexts and cultures the objectives of the specific policies are similar: promoting stakeholder dialogue and public-private partnerships; enhancing transparency and credibility of CSR practices and instruments; raising awareness, increasing knowledge, disseminating and awarding best practices; ensuring a more solid and consistent link between sustainable development objectives and public policies.
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment...olicies_en.pdf
I would like to include the complete introduction to this document, because it should be studied an a piece of art; the art of writing without conveying any meaning.
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Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are high on the public policy agenda
at both EU and national levels. CSR is an element of progress and innovation combining the social, environmental
and economic dimension in an integrated approach based on dialogue between key stakeholders.
It plays a role in developing better social and economic governance and improving living and
working conditions as well as enhancing companies' competitiveness. As such, the European
Commission sees CSR as a positive contribution to the Lisbon goals of full employment, social cohesion
and economic growth.
Whereas CSR is developed within companies, public authorities have a key role in setting a reference
framework and conditions which guarantee a level playing field and fair practices for all. As CSR grows
from a niche issue to a mainstreamed approach to better business management, there is a need for clear
rules of the game, entailing greater transparency and convergence of CSR instruments and more coherent
public policies on CSR.
This Compendium illustrates numerous examples of public initiatives on CSR which have been launched
in EU member states. Individual member states have their own specific policy priorities, reflecting the
different national context and culture. But their objectives are similar: promoting stakeholder dialogue
and public-private partnerships; enhancing transparency and credibility of CSR practices and instruments;
raising awareness, increasing knowledge, disseminating and awarding best practices; ensuring
a more solid and consistent link between sustainable development objectives and public policies.
The idea of the Compendium, which aims to map CSR-supportive public policies across EU member states,
derives from the work of the Group of High Level Member States representatives on CSR, which the
Commission has convened since late 2000 on a regular basis to exchange information and disseminate
good practices on national and EU CSR policy developments and other CSR-related activities.
I trust that readers will find it a useful compilation and source of information which is otherwise scattered
and not within everyone's grasp. Public policies on the issue will continue to evolve rapidly, as CSR
is proving to be an innovative, flexible and customised means to address some of the challenges identified
in Lisbon.
Odile Quintin
Director-General
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