Bremerholm 4

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DANISH CHURCH AID CONFERENCE 23 FEBRUARY
2006 CSR, POVERTY AND HUNGER Sven Riskær, IFU

• Bremerholm 4
• DK-1069 Copenhagen K
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail ifu_at_ifu.dk
• Website www.ifu.dk

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Mission Statement

• To enhance global economic growth, development
  and more equitable income distribution through
  increased global flow of socially and
  environmentally responsible, productive
  investments making optimal use of comparative
  advantages.

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Funds CSR Policy - Overview
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy
CSR Operational Guidelines and Procedures
Specific Guidelines
1 HIV/AIDS Guidelines
3 Big Scale Pig Production Guidelines
2 Animal Welfare Guidelines
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Funds CSR Policy (statement)

• For Funds and for projects in cooperation with
  partners.
• Values and procedures also after Funds exit.
• Comply with host countrys regulations, but
  benchmark critical areas against Danish or
  international standards.
• Values from basic set of international
  conventions 10 Global Compact Principles.
• Transparency, accountability and information
  funds and projects.

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CSR Guidelines Procedures/Prestart

• 1. Active cooperation with responsible partners.
• 2. Benchmarking local regulations against Danish
  or international standards identifying critical
  risks and impacts HRCA/Quick-check.
• 3. Use experienced DK partners CSR policies to
  focus on less experienced partners.

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CSR Guidelines Procedures/Operation

• 1. Best Judgement Declaration from DK partners
  joint CSR action plan for improvements and
  annual CSR status reports (at post-investment
  stage).
• 2. Project companies establish own CSR policy to
  secure follow-up also after Funds exit.
• 3. Specific HIV/AIDS, animal welfare, big scale
  pig farms.

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Inequality DK and world
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Poverty Ups and Downs (less than 1 a day)
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CSR and Philanthropy job sharing

• NGO to enhance sub-suppliers
• NGO to provide community services in
  collaboration with companies
• Insist on 0.7 target for ODA (J. Sachs)

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Lessons Learned

• Investment
• is better than
• Invasion