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GOVERNMENT ROLE IN CSR PROMOTING PUBLIC POLICIES
GIL RAMOS MASJUAN DG Social economy , self
employment and corporate social
responsibility MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND
MIGRATION Belgrade November 2009 TAIEX
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FRAMEWORK ON CSR WHY DO HAVE TO ACT?
In recent years international organizations such
as UN, ILO OECD and EU have been considered
Corporate Social Responsability a new concept
included in the goal of sustanaible development
the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of
sustainable economic growth with more and better
jobs and greater social cohesion" adopted by the
Lisbon Summit of March 2000, and to the European
Strategy for Sustainable Development.
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In July 2001, the Commission presented a Green
Paper Promoting a European Framework for
Corporate Social Responsibility. The aims of
this document were, firstly, to launch a debate
about the concept of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and, secondly, to identify
how to build a partnership for the development of
a European framework for the promotion of
CSR. The COMUNICATION FROM THE COMISSION IN 2002
defined CSR as a concept whereby companies
integrate social and environmental concerns in
their business operations and in their
interaction with their stakeholders on a
voluntary basis
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New Communication on CSR from the EU Comission in
march 2006
IMPLEMENTING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH AND
JOBS MAKING EUROPE A POLE OF EXCELLENCE ON
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
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CSR can contribute to sustainable development,
while enhancing Europes innovative potential and
competitiveness, thereby also contributing to
employability and job creation

• promoting CSR is central to the new partnership
  for "growth and jobs" as well as for implementing
  sustainable development objectives. The
  Commission offers close partnership, with Member
  States, with business and with all stakeholders
  involved to make Europe a pole of excellence on
  CSR

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WHERE DO CSR GOES?

• CSR tries to achieve a new model of companies and
  bussiness
• Combining profits with the implementation of
  adequate social and environmental practices.
• Fostering the participation of employees,
  workers, shareholders, consumers and suppliers,
  or others stakeholders involved.
• Enhancing the responsible behaviour taking into
  account social and environmental issues of
  enterprises.

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Whats the opinion of the government on CSR?

• The government aims to implement the suitable
  measures in order to achieve the goals of the
  European Strategy for Sustainable Development.
• Promoting CSR policies , under a voluntary basis
  and complementary to the law.
• The fomenting policies are based on
• The transparency of companies (shareholders,
  consumers, workers, suppliers, employees and
  managers).
• Fostering CSR to all enterprises, including an
  specific approach to SMEs
• Improving the knowledge about CSR and
  facilitating the exchange of experience and
• good practice.
• Evaluation and Measurement, reporting and
  assurance.

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• To take action with consumers as a key role
  player. They are expected to exercise critical
  choice and encourage good products in a good
  companies.
• To Support the labour and social policies,
  concerning equality, fighting against the
  discrimination on women, enhancing the right to
  the labour and family conciliation of workers and
  employees, improving and fostering the stable
  hiring, promoting a life long learning cycle,
  taking care on health and safe labour conditions,
  and considering the inclusion of social excluded
  persons (persons with disabilities).
• To implement the CSR principles in the scope of
  governments and public sector.

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The pillars of the public policies on CSR

• The spanish Government thought that promoting
  policies on CSR should be discussed between
  social partners and the rest of society , so
  public policies on CSR are based on the 3 key
  pillars of multistakeholder dialogue
• Parliament Commission Launched Report
  Promoting and enhancing CSR 2006.
• Technical Advisor Committee of Experts 2005-2007
  created by the Government Experts Forum Report
• Social Dialogue, between social partners.
  Agreement

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"The Experts Forum"
In march 2005 The Ministry of Labour and Social
Affairs created a Technical Advisor Comittee of
Experts on CSR called FORO DE EXPERTOS . In
july 2007 the Experts Forum launched its REPORT
on CSR. This Committee included 47 core members
on behalf of all the CSR stakeholders Foundations
and associations of important companies in the
scope of CSR NGOs from different fields such as
environment, human rights, consumers, social
economy, disability. Experts from the university
and researchers. Ministry of Labour and
Migration, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of
Industries and Trading, Ministry of Environment,
Ministry of health and Consumption, Ministry of
Public Administration, Ministry of International
Affairs and cooperation, and Ministry of
presidency
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THE EXPERTSFORUM REPORT Session I,II and III
Definition The aim of CSR is
sustainability
Defining the voluntary and complementary concept
of CSR
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Corporate Social Responsibility is, besides the
strict compliance with the legal duties in force,
the voluntary inclusion in its governance and
management, in its strategy, policies and
procedures, of the social, work-related, and
environmental concerns, as well as those
concerning the respect to human rights that arise
in the transparent relationship and dialogue with
its stakeholders, in this way taken on the
responsibility for the consequences and impacts
of its actions.".
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session IV . Reporting
The ExpertsForum focused the discussion on the
CSR report and the credibility for the companies.
Government supports the idea of maximum
transparency with real information of social an
environmental performance and the need of
assesment in order to verify the policies and
good practices of the companies. Government
should promote the standards and guidelines of
reporting, with a great consensus on the adequate
indicators. This information could be the basis
for implementing public policies on CSR.
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The ExpertsForum considered the situation in
Spain, the committments and actions from the
spanish companies and public sector
Session V. Situation in Spain
In the spanish context, we have to consider CSR
as a progressive cross-cutting issue.In recent
years the number of initiatives and projects from
the companies, NGOs and other institutions on CSR
had experimented a huge increase at central,
regional and local level. Communications on
progress according UN Global Compact in the
areas of human rights, labour, the environment
and anti-corruption. GRI sustainability reports
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SESSION VI PUBLIC POLICIES - 29 PROPOSALS FOR THE
PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CSR

• Information campaign/awareness raising
• Responsible consumption (Labelling)
• Goals and philosofy of Sustainable development
  and responsible management of companies
  (research, education)
• knowledge, capability of social partners involved
  in the development of CSR (exchange of good
  practices)

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V Enhancing CSR and Sustainable
development Public procurement According
to the new law on public contracts , it can be
required social or environmental clauses in the
aplication for public procurement contracts.
Promoting Social Responsible Investments (SRI)
as a gearbox for this new development of
companies. Pension reserve fund of Social
Security taking account of social, environmental
and ethical concerns in their investment
decisions
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VI Encouraging companies to report on CSR VII
Promotion of CSR in SMEs VIII The involvement
of enterprises in development Setting up the
national CSR Council, where the partners are the
representatives of the bussiness organtizations,
trade unions and other organizations representing
the different sensitivities in the society, as
well as Public Administrations, with the aim to
act as an advising and consultative body of the
Government.
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CSR Agreement of Social Dialogue
In december 2007, bussiness organizations
representatives, trade unions representatives and
central government, launched by consensus, the
document of CSR agreement, including 10 proposals
for the promotion and development of CSR in Spain
CSR is a joint engagement on economic, social and
environmental concerns applied by companies,
private and public organizations, that means an
added value to the strict compliance with the
legal duties in force, contributing to achieve
the economic and social progress in a sustainable
development framework.
Definition of CSR
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The State Council on CSR
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ROYAL DECREE 221/2008, 15 FEBRUARY, BY WICH THE
STATE COUNCIL ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
IS CREATED AND REGULATED Formed in January 2009
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• CSR Council Pillars
• Session VI Report from Foro de Expertos
  Recommendation 29
• Agreement on Social Dialogue CSR in december 2007
  social partners adopted by consensus
  (UGT-CCOO-CEOE-CEPYME)
• Recommendation 10
• Report from the Parliament Commission Promoting
  and enhancing CSR recommendation 32

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CSR Council OBJECTIVES

• To be a multistakeholder CSR Forum of debate
  among main social partners (CCOO-UGT-CEOE-CEPYME)
  , governments (Local, regional and central level
  ) NGO,s and other CSR institutions and
  foundations
• To enhance CSR initiatives as a Government
  adviser with an special regard to the SMEs.
• To inform, where applicable, on the public
  initiatives and regulations that affect the
  proceedings of companies, organizations and
  institutions (private and public sector)
• To promote standards and characteristics for
  reports on CSR
• To analyse the spanish CSR development and to
  inform about european and international CSR
  experiences.

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CSR Council FUNCTIONS To issue opinions and
to carry out studies on CSR To draw up and
submit an annual report to the Government To
constitute a Follow-up CSR process in Spain
(Observatory) To promote and reinforce CSR
initiatives National and international
cooperation, with participation in CSR Forums
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CSR Council includes 56 core members Chairman
Minister of Labour and Immigration

• Business organizations (14)
• Trade unions (14)
• NGOs (environment, human rights, consumers)
  Foundations and associations, social economy,
  disability, universities, and other fields in CSR
  issues) (14)
• Government/ Central, Regional, local level (14)

Core members are representatives from
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Council five working groups WG1 The CSR Role
against the economic crisis and the new
production model WG2 Transparency Promotion
of the standards and characteristics of the CSR
and sustainability reports WG3 Responsible
consumption and Social Responsible
Investments WG4 Education, Training and
widespreading of CSR WG5 Social Cohesion,
diversity and development cooperation
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Congress Proposal ( June 2009) 11 points to
take into account by Government in order to
enhance CSR, regarding subjects such as
transparency and reporting, education,
responsible consumption, social investments,
public procurement, human rights, and promotion
of dialogue between Stakeholders. This proposal
is not law
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CONCLUSION Taking into account CSR as a voluntary
and complementary issue, Government aims to
enhance and to stimulate enterprises to implement
CSR good practices
Multistakeholder dialogue plays a key role to
reach out the effectiveness of CSR public
policies (CSR COUNCIL) Public Administrations
should have an important role to play in being
socially responsible as an employer, as a
consumer, as investor and must achieve the
suitable transparency to have a CSR credible
processus
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