CSR recommendations

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CSR recommendations for Top 7 Thai export
sectors, Businesses and Government
Lorraine Bell Simply CSR
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Introduction

• Top Thai Export (7) sectors studied
• Recommendations for Businesses - SMEs
• Introduction to the CSR toolkit

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Top 7 Thai Export sectors

• Top 7 sectors studied
• 1) Electrical and electronic appliances
• 2) Prepared foodstuffs
• 3) Textiles clothing
• 4) Rubber rubber articles
• 5) Small goods vehicles
• 6) Agricultural products (especially
  cereals/edible vegetables)
• 7) Furniture, bedding, mattresses
• Sector information
• Indicators and key findings
• Case studies

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Top 7 Sectors CSR summary

• Key highlights
• Electronics, Rubber Small good vehicles tend to
  be influenced by environmental indicators
  developed by legislation and directives and
  global concerns
• Food, Agriculture, Textiles Clothing and
  Furniture tend to be influenced by ethical and
  social concerns and indicators developed on
  human rights standards and by consumer pressure

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CSR indicators
Summary of Emphasis given to CSR indicators
/impact within in each sector
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Top 7 Sectors - Key findings

• Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC)
• Includes standards on Labour, Management
  systems Ethics, Environment, Health Safety
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• Joint Initiative on Corporate Accountability and
  Workers
• (Ethical Trading Initiative/ Social
  Accountability International)
• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
• European regulatory program (REACH)

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7 Sectors Other Highlights

• Case Studies
• Siemens self assessment (hand out)
• Gap
• Ikea
• General Motors
• General Info
• Sedex
• FactsII

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Recommendations for Business - SMEs
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CSR Toolkit - Handout

• CSR reporting
• Measure performance, and identify improvements
  and targets
• SMART

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Useful references

• www.csreurope.org - lots of case studies
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vPdkYieDuVvY IBM
  definition of CSR 
• http//www.youtube.com/user/CSRVideosTV - a good
  introduction to CSR
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vTTsZRBa-cTQ
  cooperative bank interesting video on CR  
• http//www.youtube.com/user/harshkankesh  -
  innovative ways to showcase CSR