General Assembly 2008
CSR Europe's General Assembly event took place at the Autoworld museum in Brussels on 19 June 2008. The programme of the day included the annual statutory meeting, the launch of CSR Europe's new Sustainable Marketing Guide, an interactive CSR Laboratories exchange session, and a networking lunch.
Annual Statutory Meeting
CSR Europe's General Assembly (GA) meets once a year to review the organisation's annual progress, approve the annual budget and financial results and make decisions about the organisation's work. The meeting agenda and presentation are available for GA representatives here.
New Board of Directors
CSR Europe's new Board of Directors for the two-year term 2008-2010 was inaugurated at the General Assembly. The new Board consists of 12 directors representing corporate members and 3 directors representing national partner organisations (see list of current Board members).
CSR Europe thanks the outgoing Board of Directors (pictured) and especially its Chair Frank Welvaert from Johnson & Johnson for their extraordinary commitment and support to the organisation.
Launch of CSR Europe's Sustainable Marketing Guide
CSR Europe's B2B working group on sustainable marketing, represented by Emma Williams from BT and Maarit Cruz from Dassault Systemes, launched its Sustainable Marketing Guide and online game at the General Assembly.
Written by practitioners, for practitioners, the new guide provides an introduction to sustainable marketing - what it is, why it makes good business sense and how to do it, addressing the issue both on a strategic and tactical level. The guide and game are available here.
CSR Laboratories Exchange Session
The CSR Laboratory exchange session provided CSR Europe members and partners as well as representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament the opportunity to be among the first to learn about the planned outputs of the CSR Laboratories - practical toolkits, guides and network models for tackling specific CSR challenges.
During the two rounds of interactive sessions, Laboratory leaders, facilitators and other event participants engaged in a lively discussion on the work of the Laboratories so far, the usability of the tools being developed by the Laboratories, and ideas for their further development and dissemination.
The Laboratories presented at the event are listed below along with pictures from the interactive sessions.
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Led by Johnson & Johnson Facilitated by CSR Europe |
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Mainstreaming Diversity in the Company Led by L'Oréal Facilitated by IMS - Entreprendre pour la Cité |
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European Alliance on Skills for Employability Led by Microsoft, Randstad, State Street and Cisco Facilitated by CSR Europe and ECONET
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Responsible Supply Chain Management Led by HP, L'Oréal, Titan and Volkswagen Facilitated by CSR Europe, BSCI/FTA and HNCSR |
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Led by STMicroelectronics, Confindustria, Numonyx and Bracco Facilitated by Sodalitas |
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Business' Involvement to Enhance Social Inclusion at Local Level Facilitated by ESBG |
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Skills for Employability Enhanced Through Employee Community Engagement Led by Citi, KPMG and Fresfields Bruckhaus Deringer Facilitated by BITC/ENGAGE |
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Corporate Responsibility and Market Valuation of Financial and Non-Financial Performance Led by Lloyds TSB and Telecom Italia Facilitated by CSR Europe and Sodalitas |
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Financial Inclusion: Sustainable Services for Underserved Potential Customers Led by ABI - Associazione Bancaria Italiana Facilitated by Sodalitas
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Proactive Stakeholder Engagement Led by Total and Suez Facilitated by ORSE and CSR Europe |
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Sustainable Business at the Base of the Pyramid Led by Groupe Danone Facilitated by CSR Europe and IMS - Entreprendre pour la Cité |
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Equality Between Women and Men Led by IBM Facilitated by Sodalitas |
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Led by STMicroelectronics Facilitated by Sodalitas
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Enhancing Science Teaching in Schools Led by IBM Facilitated by CSR Europe |
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Led by BASF, SAP and Evonik Industries Facilitated by Econsense
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