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* Innovating new projects between business and stakeholders
 
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* Shaping the modern day business and political agenda on sustainability and competitiveness
 
* Shaping the modern day business and political agenda on sustainability and competitiveness
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==Objectives==
 
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• To help companies integrate CSR into the way they do business everyday.
 
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• To offer business managers learning, benchmarking, and capacity building opportunities.
 
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• To energise a broader stakeholder dialogue between businesses, European policy makers, governments, investors, social partners, civil society and academics.
 
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'''The National CSR Partner Organisations'''
 
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“The network of '''national partner organisations''' (NPOs) was created by CSR Europe to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) at national level, and also to reflect the rich diversity of practices and experiences in different countries.
 
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==The network==
 
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The network, present throughout western Europe, and progressively in central and eastern Europe, constitutes a transnational business response to the European business and political agenda on CSR.
 
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The '''NPO'''s are independent CSR organisations, and together reach out to more than 1400 member companies.”
 
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*Belgium - [[Business and Society Belgium]]: [[Belgian Business Network for Corporate Social Responsibility]] http://www.businessandsociety.be/
 
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*Czech Republic - [[Business Leaders Forum]] – Czech Republic http://www.blf.cz
 
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*Finland - [[Finnish Business & Society]] http://www.businessandsociety.net/
 
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*France - [[IMS]] - Entreprendre pour la Cité http://www.imsentreprendre.com/?page=http://www.imsentreprendre.com/ASP/CoteEntreprises/Adherents.asp
 
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*Germany - [[Econsense]] - forum for sustainable development of German Business http://www.econsense.de/
 
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*Greece - [[The Hellenic Network for Corporate Social Responsibility]] http://www.csrhellas.gr/CSR_eng/homegr.html
 
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*Ireland - [[Business in the Community Ireland]] http://www.bitc.ie/
 
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*Italy – Sodalitas http://www.sodalitas.it/partner.php
 
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*Netherlands - Samenleving & Bedrijf (Community & Business) www.samen.nl
 
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*Norway - BBUs Nettverk for  miljø og samfunnsansvar Green Business Network Norway http://www.gbnn.org/
 
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*Poland – Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu http://www.fob.org.pl/fob/index.jsp?place=Menu01&news_cat_id=124&layout=0
 
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*Scotland - [[Scottish Business in the Community]] http://www.sbcscot.com/
 
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*Slovakia - Slovak Business Leaders Forum  http://www.blf.sk/ established under the administration of the Pontis Foundation http://www.pontisfoundation.sk/
 
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*Spain - Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad http://www.clubsostenibilidad.org/
 
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*Sweden – NyföretagarCentrum http://www.jobs-society.se/
 
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*Switzerland – Philias http://www.philias.org/
 
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*UK - [[Business in the Community]] http://www.bitc.org.uk/index.html
 
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
 
CSR describes how their membership enables companies to exchange ideas, connect to stakeholders and access expertise and information. They also go on to advertise how their membership bring opportunities of engaging in policy debates 'both at a practical and high level'<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/pages/en/corporatemembers.html Corporate Members] Accessed 16th July 2009</ref>.
 
CSR describes how their membership enables companies to exchange ideas, connect to stakeholders and access expertise and information. They also go on to advertise how their membership bring opportunities of engaging in policy debates 'both at a practical and high level'<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/pages/en/corporatemembers.html Corporate Members] Accessed 16th July 2009</ref>.
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===Corporate members===
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====2015====
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:[[Abbvie]] | [[Amgen]] | [[ArcelorMittal]] | [[Axa]]  | [[Bank of America Merril Lynch]] | [[BASF]] | [[Baxter]] | [[BBVA]] | [[Bridgestone]] | [[Canon]] | [[Cargill]] | [[Coca-Cola]] | [[Dow]] | [[Dtek]] | [[Enel]] | [[Engie]] | [[Ferrero]]  | [[Danone]] | [[Reale Mutua Assicurazioni]] | [[Hellenic Petroleum]] | [[Hitachi]] | [[HP]] | [[Hyundai]] | [[Iberdrola]] |[[IBM]] | [[Intel]] | [[Intesa Sanpaolo]] | [[Johnson & Johnson]] | [[KPMG]] | [[L'Oréal]] | [[McCain]] | [[Michelin]] | [[Microsoft]] | [[MSD Be well]]  | [[Novartis]] | [[Novo Nordisk]] | [[Office Depot]] | [[Omron]] | [[Orange]] | [[Pirelli]] | [[Randstad]] | [[Ricoh]] | [[Samsung]] | [[SITA]] | [[Solvay]]  | [[State Street]] | [[Telecom Italia]] | [[Telefonica]] | [[Teleperformance]] | [[Titan]] | [[Toyota]] | [[TTNET]] |[[Unipol Gruppo]] | [[Vattenfall]] | [[Volkswagen]] | [[Walt Disney Company]] | [[Western Union]]<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/corporate-members Corporate members]</ref>
  
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===2009 Membership===
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====2009====
 
In 2009, CSR Europe's Corporate members are listed as including<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/members.php Our Members] Accessed 16th July 2009</ref>:
 
In 2009, CSR Europe's Corporate members are listed as including<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/members.php Our Members] Accessed 16th July 2009</ref>:
  
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:[[ABB]] | [[ABS Holdings]] | [[Accor]] | [[AGC Flat Glass Europe]] | [[Alcatel-Lucent]] | [[Alpro]] | [[Applied Materials]] | [[ArcelorMittal]] | [[Aviva]] | [[Bank of America]] | [[BASF]] | [[Belgacom]] | [[Bouygues]] | [[BT Group]] | [[Burson-Marsteller]] | [[Caisse des Dépôts]] | [[Canon]] | [[Cargill]] | [[Citigroup]] | [[Coca-Cola]] | [[Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company]] | [[Dassault Systèmes]] | [[Delta Cafes]] | [[Delta Holding]] | [[Dow]] | [[Enel]] | [[Epson]] | [[Fortis]] | [[France Telecom]] | [[GDF SUEZ]] | [[Groupe Caisse d’Epargne]] | [[Groupe Casino]] | [[Groupe Danone]] | [[Groupe La Poste]] | [[HP]] | [[Hydro]] | [[IBM]] | [[Intel]] | [[International Personal Finance]] | [[Intesa Sanpaolo]] | [Johnson & Johnson]] | [[JP Morgan]] | [[KPMG]] | [[L'Oréal]] | [[Lloyds TSB]] | [[Microsoft]] | [[Monte dei Paschi di Siena]] | [[Nestlé]] | [[Nordea]] | [[Novartis]] | [[Novo Nordisk]] | [[Panasonic]] | [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] | [[Procter & Gamble]] | [[Randstad]] | [[Sanofi-Aventis]] | [[SAP]] | [[Schneider Electric]] | [[SNS Reaal]] | [[Solvay]] | [[Sony]] | [[State Street]] | [[STMicroelectronics]] | [[Telecom Italia]] | [[Titan]] | [[Total]] | [[Toyota]] | [[Unilever]] | [[Vattenfall]] | [[Vodafone]] | [[Volkswagen]] | [[Volvo]] AB
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:[[ABB]] | [[ABS Holdings]] | [[Accor]] | [[AGC Flat Glass Europe]] | [[Alcatel-Lucent]] | [[Alpro]] | [[Applied Materials]] | [[ArcelorMittal]] | [[Aviva]] | [[Bank of America]] | [[BASF]] | [[Belgacom]] | [[Bouygues]] | [[BT Group]] | [[Burson-Marsteller]] | [[Caisse des Dépôts]] | [[Canon]] | [[Cargill]] | [[Citigroup]] | [[Coca-Cola]] | [[Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company]] | [[Dassault Systèmes]] | [[Delta Cafes]] | [[Delta Holding]] | [[Dow]] | [[Enel]] | [[Epson]] | [[Fortis]] | [[France Telecom]] | [[GDF SUEZ]] | [[Groupe Caisse d’Epargne]] | [[Groupe Casino]] | [[Groupe Danone]] | [[Groupe La Poste]] | [[HP]] | [[Hydro]] | [[IBM]] | [[Intel]] | [[International Personal Finance]] | [[Intesa Sanpaolo]] | [[Johnson & Johnson]] | [[JP Morgan]] | [[KPMG]] | [[L'Oréal]] | [[Lloyds TSB]] | [[Microsoft]] | [[Monte dei Paschi di Siena]] | [[Nestlé]] | [[Nordea]] | [[Novartis]] | [[Novo Nordisk]] | [[Panasonic]] | [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] | [[Procter & Gamble]] | [[Randstad]] | [[Sanofi-Aventis]] | [[SAP]] | [[Schneider Electric]] | [[SNS Reaal]] | [[Solvay]] | [[Sony]] | [[State Street]] | [[STMicroelectronics]] | [[Telecom Italia]] | [[Titan]] | [[Total]] | [[Toyota]] | [[Unilever]] | [[Vattenfall]] | [[Vodafone]] | [[Volkswagen]] | [[Volvo]] AB
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===Previous members===
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====2005====
 
Members for 2005 were listed as:
 
Members for 2005 were listed as:
 
:[[ABB]] | [[Accor]] | [[Ahold]] | [[Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena]] | [[BASF]] | [[BP]] | [[BT]] | [[Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations]] | [[Caisse Nationale d'Erpagne]] | [[Casino]] | [[Citigroup]] | [[Coca Cola]] | [[Danone]] | [[Dassault Systemes]] | [[Deloitte]] | [[Delta Café]] | [[Dow]] | [[EDF]] | [[ENI]] | [[Epson]] | [[Euronext]] | [[Fortis]] | [[France Telecom]] | [[Glaverbel]] | [[Group 4 Securicor]] | [[HP]] | [[IBM]] | [[Intel]] | [[Intertek]] | [[Intesa]] | [[Johnson & Johnson]] | [[KPMG]] | [[La Poste]] | [[Lloyds]] | [[L'Oreal]] | [[LVMH]] | [[Manpower]] | [[McDonalds]] | [[Microsoft]] | [[Nestle]] | [[Nike]] | [[Nordea]] | [[Norsk Hydro]] | [[Novozymes]] | [[Orange]] | [[P & G]] | [[PWC]] | [[Randstad]] | [[Uitzendburo]] | [[Shell]] | [[Sony]] | [[Starbucks]] | [[STMicroelectronics]] | [[Suez]] | [[Swedish Jobs and Society]] | [[Syngenta]] | [[Telecom Italia]] | [[Titan]] | [[Total]] | [[Toyota]] | [[Unicredito]] | [[Unilever]] | [[Vodafone]] | [[VW]]<ref>CSR Europe, July 2005 [http://www.csreurope.org/membership/csreuropemembers/ Members] Accessed July 2005</ref>
 
:[[ABB]] | [[Accor]] | [[Ahold]] | [[Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena]] | [[BASF]] | [[BP]] | [[BT]] | [[Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations]] | [[Caisse Nationale d'Erpagne]] | [[Casino]] | [[Citigroup]] | [[Coca Cola]] | [[Danone]] | [[Dassault Systemes]] | [[Deloitte]] | [[Delta Café]] | [[Dow]] | [[EDF]] | [[ENI]] | [[Epson]] | [[Euronext]] | [[Fortis]] | [[France Telecom]] | [[Glaverbel]] | [[Group 4 Securicor]] | [[HP]] | [[IBM]] | [[Intel]] | [[Intertek]] | [[Intesa]] | [[Johnson & Johnson]] | [[KPMG]] | [[La Poste]] | [[Lloyds]] | [[L'Oreal]] | [[LVMH]] | [[Manpower]] | [[McDonalds]] | [[Microsoft]] | [[Nestle]] | [[Nike]] | [[Nordea]] | [[Norsk Hydro]] | [[Novozymes]] | [[Orange]] | [[P & G]] | [[PWC]] | [[Randstad]] | [[Uitzendburo]] | [[Shell]] | [[Sony]] | [[Starbucks]] | [[STMicroelectronics]] | [[Suez]] | [[Swedish Jobs and Society]] | [[Syngenta]] | [[Telecom Italia]] | [[Titan]] | [[Total]] | [[Toyota]] | [[Unicredito]] | [[Unilever]] | [[Vodafone]] | [[VW]]<ref>CSR Europe, July 2005 [http://www.csreurope.org/membership/csreuropemembers/ Members] Accessed July 2005</ref>
  
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===Business and human rights group===
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===Partnership Network members===
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CSR Europe lists a Partnership Network of affiliated organisations across Europe.
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Albania [[Albanian CSR Network]] | Austria: [[respACT]] | Belgium: [[The Shift]] | Bulgaria: [[UNGC Bulgaria]] | Croatia: [[Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development]] | Czech Republic: [[BLF Czech]] | Czech Republic: [[Business for Society Czech]] | Denmark: [[Green Network]] | Estonia: [[RBF Estonia]] | Finland: [[Corporate Responsibility Network FIBS]] | France: [[FACE]] | France: [[IMS France - Entreprendre pour la Cité]] | France: [[ORSE (Observatoire sur la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises)]] | France: [[Réseau Alliances]] | Germany: [[UPJ]] | Germany: [[econsense]] | Greece: [[CSR Hellas]] | Hungary: [[KÖVET]] | Iceland: [[Festa]] | Ireland: [[Business in the Community Ireland (BITC IE)]] | Italy: [[Impronta Etica]] | Italy: [[Sodalitas]] | Kosovo: [[CSR Kosovo]] | Latvia: [[CSR Latvia]] | Luxembourg: [[IMS Luxembourg]] | Netherlands: [[MVO Nederland]] | Norway: [[CSR Norway]] | Poland: [[RBF Poland]] | Portugal: [[GRACE]] | Romania: [[CSR Romania]] | Serbia: [[RBF Serbia]] | Slovakia: [[Pontis/Slovak BLF]] | Slovenia: [[IRDO]] | Slovenia: [[Network for Social Responsibility Slovenia]] | Spain: [[Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad]] | Spain: [[Forética]] | Sweden: [[CSR Sweden]] | Switzerland: [[Philias Foundation]] | Turkey: [[CSR Turkey]] | Ukraine: [[CSR Ukraine]] | United Kingdom: [[Business in the Community UK]] | United Kingdom: [[Scottish Business in the Community]]<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/national-partner-organisations National partner organisations].</ref>
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In 2009 there are listed as<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/pages/en/nationalpartners.html Our National Partners] Accessed 16th July 2009</ref>:
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: [[respACT]] - [[Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development]] (Austria) | [[Business & Society Belgium]] (Belgium) | [[Business Leaders Forum]] (BLF) (Czech Republic) | [[Finnish Business & Society]] (Finland) | [[IMS]] - [[Entreprendre pour la Cité]] (France) | [[ORSE]] ([[Observatoire sur la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises]]) (France) | [[Econsense]] (Germany) | [[Hellenic Network for Corporate Social Responsibility]] (Greece) | [[KÖVET]], The [[Hungarian Association for Environmentally Aware Management]] (Hungary) | [[Business in the Community Ireland]] (BITCI) (Ireland) | [[Impronta Etica]] (Italy) | [[Sodalitas]] (Italy) | [[IMS Luxembourg]] |  [[Samenleving & Bedrijf]] (Community & Business) (Netherlands) | [[Green Business Network Norway]] | [[Responsible Business Forum]] (Poland) | [[RSE Portugal]] | [[Scottish Business in the Community]] (Scotland) | [[Slovak Business Leaders Forum]]/[[Pontis Foundation]] (Slovakia) | [[Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad]] (Spain) | [[Forética]] (Spain) | [[CSR Sweden]] | [[Philias Foundation]] (Switzerland) | [[CSR Turkey]] | [[Business in the Community]] (UK)
  
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This is a business to business network that meets several times a year. The group structures its discussions around expert contributions and stakeholder dialogue, field trip seminars and what we describe as action learning; examining case studies and, with the help of experts, learning from others' experience.
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==Affiliations==
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===European Alliance for CSR===
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The [[European Alliance for CSR]] was set in in 2006 as a joint initiative of the [[European Commission]] and the business community. The communication and coordination of the Alliance is in the hands of [[CSR Europe]], [[Business Europe]] and [[UEAPME]]. According to CSR Europe's website, the 'Alliance marks a new political approach on CSR', based on the commitment of the European Commission to strengthen a business friendly environment and to support the development of CSR as a voluntary approach<ref>CSR Europe [http://www.csreurope.org/pages/en/aboutalliance.html What is the Alliance?] Accessed 17th July 2009</ref>.
  
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Companies have the opportunity to contribute to the EC multistakeholder forum roundtable discussions, particularly on human rights & trade issues, in 2003-2004.
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Business Europe describes the Alliance as 'an informal grouping' that 'does not involve specific rules or requirements, a charter, signatures or heavy processes'<ref>Business Europe [http://www.businesseurope.eu/Content/Default.asp?PageID=438 What is the European Alliance for CSR?] Accessed 17th July 2009</ref>. The benefits and opportunities of involvement with the Alliance are presented in the form of a diagram which has at its core the benefit of 'higher visibility' of a company's CSR activities. Other benefits are included such as networking & partnerships, sharing ideas and accessing expertise, yet the benefit shown at the top of the diagram is presented as the opportunity of 'high-level dialogue with the European Commission'. It is stated that the European Commission does not directly manage the Alliance but relies on the business community to manage itself with the support of business organisations. According to Business Europe, the Alliance is supported by more than 150 companies.
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Companies involved include: [[BP]] Europe, BT, Levis, [[Mattel]], Nike, and Procter & Gamble, GM, Norsk Hydro, Coco Cola, Manpower, KPMG, Volkswagen, [[Nestlé]], CDC, Dexia, Euronext, Fortis and Isis.
 
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About Us
 
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CSR Europe is the leading European business network for corporate social responsibility with around 70 multinational corporations and 25 national partner organisations as members.
 
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CSR Europe is a platform for:
 
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Connecting companies to share best practice on CSR  
 
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Shaping the modern day business and political agenda on sustainability and competitiveness
 
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The organisation was founded in 1995 by senior European business leaders in response to an appeal by the European Commission President Jacques Delors. It has since grown to become an inspiring network of business people working at the very forefront of CSR across Europe and globally.
 
  
 
==Contact==
 
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Latest revision as of 09:36, 1 September 2015

Background

CSR Europe's website states that the organisation was established in 1995 by senior European business leaders in response to an appeal by the European Commission President Jacques Delors. In 2009, they describe themselves as 'the leading European business network for corporate social responsibility with around 75 multinational corporations and 25 national partner organisations as members'[1]. They go on to describe themselves as a platform for:

  • Connecting companies to share best practice on CSR
  • Innovating new projects between business and stakeholders
  • Shaping the modern day business and political agenda on sustainability and competitiveness

Members

CSR describes how their membership enables companies to exchange ideas, connect to stakeholders and access expertise and information. They also go on to advertise how their membership bring opportunities of engaging in policy debates 'both at a practical and high level'[2].

Corporate members

2015

Abbvie | Amgen | ArcelorMittal | Axa | Bank of America Merril Lynch | BASF | Baxter | BBVA | Bridgestone | Canon | Cargill | Coca-Cola | Dow | Dtek | Enel | Engie | Ferrero | Danone | Reale Mutua Assicurazioni | Hellenic Petroleum | Hitachi | HP | Hyundai | Iberdrola |IBM | Intel | Intesa Sanpaolo | Johnson & Johnson | KPMG | L'Oréal | McCain | Michelin | Microsoft | MSD Be well | Novartis | Novo Nordisk | Office Depot | Omron | Orange | Pirelli | Randstad | Ricoh | Samsung | SITA | Solvay | State Street | Telecom Italia | Telefonica | Teleperformance | Titan | Toyota | TTNET |Unipol Gruppo | Vattenfall | Volkswagen | Walt Disney Company | Western Union[3]

2009

In 2009, CSR Europe's Corporate members are listed as including[4]:

ABB | ABS Holdings | Accor | AGC Flat Glass Europe | Alcatel-Lucent | Alpro | Applied Materials | ArcelorMittal | Aviva | Bank of America | BASF | Belgacom | Bouygues | BT Group | Burson-Marsteller | Caisse des Dépôts | Canon | Cargill | Citigroup | Coca-Cola | Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company | Dassault Systèmes | Delta Cafes | Delta Holding | Dow | Enel | Epson | Fortis | France Telecom | GDF SUEZ | Groupe Caisse d’Epargne | Groupe Casino | Groupe Danone | Groupe La Poste | HP | Hydro | IBM | Intel | International Personal Finance | Intesa Sanpaolo | Johnson & Johnson | JP Morgan | KPMG | L'Oréal | Lloyds TSB | Microsoft | Monte dei Paschi di Siena | Nestlé | Nordea | Novartis | Novo Nordisk | Panasonic | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Procter & Gamble | Randstad | Sanofi-Aventis | SAP | Schneider Electric | SNS Reaal | Solvay | Sony | State Street | STMicroelectronics | Telecom Italia | Titan | Total | Toyota | Unilever | Vattenfall | Vodafone | Volkswagen | Volvo AB

2005

Members for 2005 were listed as:

ABB | Accor | Ahold | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena | BASF | BP | BT | Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations | Caisse Nationale d'Erpagne | Casino | Citigroup | Coca Cola | Danone | Dassault Systemes | Deloitte | Delta Café | Dow | EDF | ENI | Epson | Euronext | Fortis | France Telecom | Glaverbel | Group 4 Securicor | HP | IBM | Intel | Intertek | Intesa | Johnson & Johnson | KPMG | La Poste | Lloyds | L'Oreal | LVMH | Manpower | McDonalds | Microsoft | Nestle | Nike | Nordea | Norsk Hydro | Novozymes | Orange | P & G | PWC | Randstad | Uitzendburo | Shell | Sony | Starbucks | STMicroelectronics | Suez | Swedish Jobs and Society | Syngenta | Telecom Italia | Titan | Total | Toyota | Unicredito | Unilever | Vodafone | VW[5]

Partnership Network members

CSR Europe lists a Partnership Network of affiliated organisations across Europe.

2015

Albania Albanian CSR Network | Austria: respACT | Belgium: The Shift | Bulgaria: UNGC Bulgaria | Croatia: Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development | Czech Republic: BLF Czech | Czech Republic: Business for Society Czech | Denmark: Green Network | Estonia: RBF Estonia | Finland: Corporate Responsibility Network FIBS | France: FACE | France: IMS France - Entreprendre pour la Cité | France: ORSE (Observatoire sur la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises) | France: Réseau Alliances | Germany: UPJ | Germany: econsense | Greece: CSR Hellas | Hungary: KÖVET | Iceland: Festa | Ireland: Business in the Community Ireland (BITC IE) | Italy: Impronta Etica | Italy: Sodalitas | Kosovo: CSR Kosovo | Latvia: CSR Latvia | Luxembourg: IMS Luxembourg | Netherlands: MVO Nederland | Norway: CSR Norway | Poland: RBF Poland | Portugal: GRACE | Romania: CSR Romania | Serbia: RBF Serbia | Slovakia: Pontis/Slovak BLF | Slovenia: IRDO | Slovenia: Network for Social Responsibility Slovenia | Spain: Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad | Spain: Forética | Sweden: CSR Sweden | Switzerland: Philias Foundation | Turkey: CSR Turkey | Ukraine: CSR Ukraine | United Kingdom: Business in the Community UK | United Kingdom: Scottish Business in the Community[6]

2009

In 2009 there are listed as[7]:

respACT - Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development (Austria) | Business & Society Belgium (Belgium) | Business Leaders Forum (BLF) (Czech Republic) | Finnish Business & Society (Finland) | IMS - Entreprendre pour la Cité (France) | ORSE (Observatoire sur la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises) (France) | Econsense (Germany) | Hellenic Network for Corporate Social Responsibility (Greece) | KÖVET, The Hungarian Association for Environmentally Aware Management (Hungary) | Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) (Ireland) | Impronta Etica (Italy) | Sodalitas (Italy) | IMS Luxembourg | Samenleving & Bedrijf (Community & Business) (Netherlands) | Green Business Network Norway | Responsible Business Forum (Poland) | RSE Portugal | Scottish Business in the Community (Scotland) | Slovak Business Leaders Forum/Pontis Foundation (Slovakia) | Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad (Spain) | Forética (Spain) | CSR Sweden | Philias Foundation (Switzerland) | CSR Turkey | Business in the Community (UK)

Affiliations

European Alliance for CSR

The European Alliance for CSR was set in in 2006 as a joint initiative of the European Commission and the business community. The communication and coordination of the Alliance is in the hands of CSR Europe, Business Europe and UEAPME. According to CSR Europe's website, the 'Alliance marks a new political approach on CSR', based on the commitment of the European Commission to strengthen a business friendly environment and to support the development of CSR as a voluntary approach[8].

Business Europe describes the Alliance as 'an informal grouping' that 'does not involve specific rules or requirements, a charter, signatures or heavy processes'[9]. The benefits and opportunities of involvement with the Alliance are presented in the form of a diagram which has at its core the benefit of 'higher visibility' of a company's CSR activities. Other benefits are included such as networking & partnerships, sharing ideas and accessing expertise, yet the benefit shown at the top of the diagram is presented as the opportunity of 'high-level dialogue with the European Commission'. It is stated that the European Commission does not directly manage the Alliance but relies on the business community to manage itself with the support of business organisations. According to Business Europe, the Alliance is supported by more than 150 companies.

Contact

with effect of July 2009, CSR Europe is located at:

CSR Europe
Rue Victor Oudart 7
1030 Brussels
Belgium

References

  1. ↑ CSR Europe About Us Accessed 16th July 2009
  2. ↑ CSR Europe Corporate Members Accessed 16th July 2009
  3. ↑ CSR Europe Corporate members
  4. ↑ CSR Europe Our Members Accessed 16th July 2009
  5. ↑ CSR Europe, July 2005 Members Accessed July 2005
  6. ↑ CSR Europe National partner organisations.
  7. ↑ CSR Europe Our National Partners Accessed 16th July 2009
  8. ↑ CSR Europe What is the Alliance? Accessed 17th July 2009
  9. ↑ Business Europe What is the European Alliance for CSR? Accessed 17th July 2009
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