PROMOTING CSR

IN PANAMA

¿WHAT IS SUMARSE?

We aim to integrate CSR practices into

companies as a business strategy, and

form multisectoral alliances that favour the

sustainable development of Panama.

We are the meeting point for

various industries in society, facilitating

the advancement of sustainable

development in the country.

¿QUÉ ES LA SOSTENIBLIDAD?

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PROMOTING CSR IN PANAMA

Sumarse is a nonprofit association and the local network

of the United Nations’ Global Compact in Panama.

Sumarse promotes corporate social responsibility and

the 10 UNGC Principles in Panama, and is the platform

to create public-private partnerships to enhance the

sustainable development of the country.

Incorporating CSR in companies as

a competitive strategy and way of

doing business.

OBJECTIVES

Generating inter-sector partnerships

that foster Panama’s sustainable

development.

¿QUÉ ES SUMARSE?

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PROMOTING CSR IN PANAMA

¿QUÉ ES LA SOSTENIBLIDAD?

UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT

LOCAL NETWORK IN PANAMA

LÍNEAS DE TRABAJO

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VALUE PROPOSITION

CAPACITY-BUILDING

PROGRAM

CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM

SOCIAL

Courses

• Inclusion of persons with

disabilities in the

workplace

• Corporate volunteering

• Youth and CSR

• “Avancemos”: Wellbeing

of employees

COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTALBUSINESS

Courses

• Designing a CSR strategy

• Creating shared value

• Supplier policy

• Customer service

management

• Social license to operate

(sustainable dialogue)

Courses

• Responsible

communication

• Digital communication

• Internal communication

• Diploma in CSR in

journalism

Courses

• Solid waste management

CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM

Workshops

• Abilities for life

• Tools for the design of

social programs and

projects

• Evaluation of monitoring of

HIV labor policies

Workshops

• Interpretation of the ISO

26000 standard

• Best practices in human

resource management

• CSR for suppliers

• Elaboration of

sustainability reports

• Human rights in the

workplace

• Alliances for sustainable

development

Workshops

• Creative writing for CSR

and Sustainability

• Sustainable reputation:

Crisis management in

CSR

• Sustainable branding:

How to create

communication strategies

in CSR

Workshops

• Efficient water

management in the

workplace

SOCIAL COMUNICACIÓN AMBIENTALEMPRESARIAL

PARTNERSHIPS

UNIONS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

PARTNERSHIPS

ALIANZAS

FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

PARTNERSHIPS

AWARENESS

2,934 311 5,419

Forums Web

Weekly newsletter Reports and guides

Inter-sector scope

Information updates

TENDENCIESof

IN CSR

Data from Febuary 2016

Cases of media

coverage

222

in 2015

10 alliances

with media

outlets

AWARENESS

The Corporate Social Responsibility Week es the most important CSR event in Panama, by which

Sumarse facilitates the meeting of leaders and companies in an setting of exchange, training and

promotion of global sustainability tendencies.

National and

international

speakers

Individual

attendees(Week and fair)

Publications in

the written

press45 900

CEO, Ministers,

Presidents, VP

y Directors190 40

In 2015:

Our publications reached the

‘News Feed’ of

8,078 people

The inauguration day

#PanamáRSE2015was a ‘trending topic’ in

Panamá

ANNUAL CSR WEEK

MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP EVOLUTION

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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

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NGOs

Datos febrero de 2016

Sumarse has the support of a diverse group of expert consultants:

With the support of:

PARTNERS

OUR TEAM

NUESTRO EQUIPO

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OUR TEAM

E-LEARNING

¿QUÉ ES LA SOSTENIBLIDAD?E-LEARNING Integrating CSR and ISO 26000 into your company

Platform for the continuing

education and awareness of CSR,

developed by the IntegraRSE

network.

¿What is E-Learning?

Spread general knowledge about

social responsibility to, in turn,

generate an impact on

sustainable development in

Central America.

¿What is the goal?

¿What are the benefits?

• Understand the concept of CSR and learn about its new

trends

• Responsible conduct in all activities of the company

• Expand CSR knowledge and understand sustainable

development iniciatives

• Obtain a validation certificate recognized by the

IntegraRSE network, adding value to your resume

¿QUÉ ES LA SOSTENIBLIDAD?E-LEARNING Integrating CSR and ISO 26000 into your company

1. Enter the E-Learning platform with the URL

http://www.integra-rse.com

2. Click “Registro” to register and fill out the required fields

with your information

3. Select the “Curso de integración de la RSE e ISO26000

en su empresa” option from the course catalogue

4. Follow the steps and complete the course by beginning

with module one, and ending with module four.

THANK YOU

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