Focus on a Partner

In these interviews, CSR Europe's national partners discuss key CSR issues in their country and present their organisations' activities. 

This month...

This month, Neven Marinović, executive director of Business Leaders Forum Serbia, discusses the state of CSR in Serbia and the challenges and opportunities for Serbian businesses. He also looks back at the CSR Forum, an event organised in March by Business Leaders Forum Serbia and Smart Kolektiv. Read interview

 Previous interviews

Mirjana Matesic, Director of the Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development, assesses the CSR awareness and actions of Croatian businesses and looks into the “Index of CSR” project carried out by the CBCSD with the Croatian Chamber of Commerce. Read interview

Christian Scharff, executive director of IMS Luxembourg, discusses CSR among businesses in Luxembourg and focuses on the 2nd Citizenship Forum organised by IMS Luxembourg. Read interview

Mikko Routti, Executive Director of Finnish Business & Society, looks at CSR in Finland and future challenges at the European level on the occasion of the Finnish network's 10th anniversary. Read interview

Sabine Denis, Executive Director of Business & Society Belgium, discusses the challenges of engaging employees in CSR, the objectives of the Best Belgian Sustainability Report Award, and CSR on the agenda of the Belgian EU presidency in 2010.    Read interview

	Beata Hlavčáková, CSR Program Director of Slovak Business Leaders' Forum, discusses in this month's interview CSR trends, topics and awareness in Slovakia, and talks about the role of education in promoting CSR. Read interview
	Serdar Dinler, Chairman of the Board of CSR Turkey, talks about CSR in Turkey and the first-ever Turkish MarketPlace on CSR.  Read interview
	Juan Alfaro, Managing Director of Club de Excelencia en Sostenibilidad, looks at the Spanish government's CSR approach and presents Club's initiatives including the Benchmarking Forum, the RI+ and the Guide to Sustainable Mobility. Read interview
	Bettina Ferdman, General Director of Philias, discusses CSR trends and priorities in Switzerland and presents Philias' Humagora concept and award scheme. Read interview
	Mirella Panek-Owsiańska, President and Director of Responsible Business Forum Poland (FOB), analyses the impact of the economic crisis on CSR in Poland and presents FOB's annual report on CSR best practices. Read interview
	Stephen Howard, Chief Executive of Business in the Community, discusses CSR in the UK and presents BITC's May Day events and the CSR Laboratory on Employee Community Engagement facilitated by BITC's ENGAGE programme. Read interview
	Tomas Nejedlo from Business Leaders' Forum in the Czech Republic discusses CSR priorities for Czech companies and during the Czech EU Presidency.  Read interview
	Samantha Barber, Chief Executive of Scottish Business in the Community, presents the SBC's work in the TRAIN4CSR project and around skills development and community engagement in Scotland. Read interview
	Goncalo Pernas, Managing Director of RSE Portugal, discusses current CSR trends in Portugal and presents the 2nd Portuguese Marketplace on CSR. Read interview
	Ruggero Bodo, volunteer executive advisor for Fondazione Sodalitas, presents the Italian organisation's work with civil society organisations as well as CSR Laboratories on gender equality and financial inclusion. Read interview
	Henri de Reboul, Executive Director of IMS - Entreprendre pour la Cité, looks into the role of business in contributing to socio-economic development and diversity management in French companies. Read more
	Csaba Bodroghelyi, Managing Director of KÖVET, The Hungarian Association of Environmentally Aware Management, introduces KÖVET's new TRAIN4CSR project and Environment Saving Award Scheme. Read interview
	German Granda, Managing Director of Forética, discusses the latest Spanish business and government initiatives on CSR and presents the Spanish MarketPlace on CSR. Read interview
	Maria Luisa Parmigiani, Secretary General of Impronta Etica, presents the CSR Laboratory on Recruitment and Ethical Management of Foreign Workers and CSR Europe's national partner meeting in Bologna. Read interview
	Francois Fatoux, General Director of ORSE - Observatoire sur la Responsabilite Societale des Enterprises, discusses CSR and socially responsible investment in France and presents the CSR Laboratory on Stakeholder Engagement. Read interview
	Daniela Knieling, Communications Manager at respACT - Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Developments, discusses current CSR trends in Austria and looks back at respACT's CSR Day held in May.  Read interview
	Tomás Sercovich, Senior Corporate Responsibility Consultant at Business in the Community Ireland, looks at the development of the CSR movement in Ireland and presents some of BITCI's programmes and activities.  Read interview
	Thomas Koenen, Managing Director of econsense, presents the CSR Laboratory on Demographic Change and other projects by econsense, CSR Europe's national partner organisation in Germany. Read interview
	Nikolaos Analytis, chairman of the Hellenic Network for CSR and board member of TITAN Cement Company, discusses CSR in SMEs and presents the first Greek MarketPlace on CSR. Read interview

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