CSR in Panama

MarieCécile SchouwenaarMVO Nederland

What is CSR?

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is taking responsibility for every effect the company's decisions have on people, environment and society. 

- New market opportunities- Growth- Creating value for people, society and environment.

Why do we care?

Climate Change

Scarcity

Poverty alleviation

Transparency

Biodiversity

Social inequality

What is CSR Netherlands?

* Knowledge centre

Knowledge & learning

Business Network

Accelerating and up scaling of sustainable trade in mainstream commodity markets

1. Coalitions of companies, governments and NGO’s• Learning from best practices from other sectors• Engage other stakeholders and financers

What are we here for?* Helping MICI with building a sustainable strategy on CSR

* Working with Dutch companies on CSR in Panama

* Working together with SumaRSE

* Building a guide 'Doing sustainable business in Panama'

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CSR in Panama• Fresh Start, Political agenda • Highly developed international field of knowledge • Presence of Multinationals • Incentives by Law 41 2007 • Build a sustainable CSR policy • Strong networking society • The new ISO26000 guideline

What can (Dutch) companies do?• Local laws + OECD Guidelines• Join the networks!• Prioritizing CSR Topics• Integrate topics into business case• Act• Report (GRI)

• Supply Chain responsibility• Footprint-, energy- & CO2 reduction• Social innovation (leadership & HR)• Sustainable innovation (C2C/energy/...)• New worldwide coalitions• Transparency, communication• Social networks and consumer power

Trends for 2011+