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European Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR
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- Published: 01 March 2009
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The aims of this meeting were to review progress on CSR in Europe and globally, and to discuss possibilities for future joint initiatives.
The Forum will brought together about 250 persons from key stakeholder groups, including employers and business representatives, trade unions, investors, academics, civil society organisations and public authorities...
Videos of the presentations at the CSR Forum (in English) | ||
Closing remarks | Günter Verheugen | Vice-President of the European Commission |
Opening remarks | Vladimir Spidla | Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission |
Opening remarks | Petr Simerka | State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic |
What is next for CSR in Europe? | ||
Moderator: David Grayson | Director of the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield school of Management. | |
European Parliament: Richard Howitt | MEP, European Parliament Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility | |
Non-Governmental Organisations: Paul De Clerck | Friends of the Earth Europe | |
Investors: Raj Thamotheram | Director, Responsible Investment, AXA Investment Managers | |
Business:Philippe De Buck | Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE | |
Business: Etienne Davignon | President, CSR Europe | |
Trade Unions: Dwight Justice | Policy Advisor Economic and Social Policy, International Trade Union Confederation | |
European Parliament: Philip Bushill-Matthews | MEP, European Parliament Shadow Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility | |
Panel discussion | ||
Review of progress on CSR (part 1) | ||
Moderator: Jerome Vignon | Director, European Commission, DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | |
Business: Ben Butters | Director, EUROCHAMBRES | |
Business: Lettemieke Mulder | Unilever and Chair of CSR Europe Board of Directors | |
Business: Luc Hendrickx | Director Enterprise Policy and External Relations, UEAPME | |
Business: Roberto Suarez | Vice-Chair of Social Affairs Committee of BUSINESSEUROPE | |
Review of progress on CSR -Q&A - Business | ||
Trade Unions: Walter Cerfeda | Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Condeferation | |
Investors: Matt Christensen | Executive Director, European Sustainable Investment Forum (EUROSIF) | |
Review of progress on CSR (part 2) | ||
Moderator: Pedro Ortun | DG Enterprise and Industry - European Commission | |
Non-Governmental Organisations: Ruth Casals | Coordinator, European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) | |
Academics: Simon Pickard | Director General, European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) | |
Academics: Nigel Roome | Professor, TiasNimbas Business School and Solvay Business School | |
Regional government: Giuseppina De Lorenzo | Tuscany Regional Government | |
Member state: Victor Kjær | Deputy Director, Danish Commerce and Companies Agency | |
European Commission: Tom Dodd | CSR Policy Officer, DG Enterprise & Industry | |
Transparency and CSR: communicating environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to investors, consumers and citizens | ||
Moderator: Nicole Notat | President, Vigeo Group | |
Investors: Jean-Pierre Sicard | Directeur Développement Durable, Caisse des Dépôts | |
Consumers: Christian Thorun | Policy Officer Trade and Economic Policy, Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV) |
Videos of the CSR Forum + (Source: EUROPA DG Enterprise)