Becoming a Member

Criteria and procedure

Following discussions with members of the Board of Directors or the secretariat and after assessing the mutual benefits of closer collaboration, companies can apply for CSR Europe membership by providing the secretariat with the following information:

  • The main reasons for wanting to join the network
  • The company's current CSR profile
  • The core issues and experiences the applicant would share within the network
  • The CSR Europe activities and programmes of the network that the applicant company is expecting to benefit from most 

Based on this information the Board of Directors examines the membership application, which it can endorse, refuse or freeze on a consensus basis. In the case of the former, the applicant receives a membership invitation and is presented as new member at the following annual general assembly meeting.

Each new member company is allocated an account manager at CSR Europe who manages the relationship between the member and the secretariat. 

Membership fees

The membership fee is €17,500 paid on an annual basis. This is on a cyclical basis and renewed in the same month the following year. New members pay an additional one-off signing on fee of €5,000. New members who are already members of one of CSR Europe's national partner organisations are applicable for a reduction in the membership fee. This is to be discussed between the relevant parties.

Expectations from members

The basic statutory involvement of a member is to:

  • Allocate one main contact person to become part of the network's General Assembly and act as the contact point for the CSR Europe account manager
  • Attend the annual General Assembly meeting
  • Update CSR Europe account manager on member company's CSR policies and activities
  • Agree to the organisation's statutes upon becoming a member

CSR Europe encourages active membership as this will ensure that members can maximise their benefits from the network. The level of involvement, of course, depends upon a member's specific needs and in which areas they feel they wish to contribute.

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