National MarketPlaces

In 2007, some national partners organised CSR MarketPlace events inspired by the original concept created by CSR Europe in 2005. National MarketPlaces have taken place in Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Ireland, Greece and Poland. These events contribute to one of the main objectives of the European Alliance for CSR as they are motors for exchange and dissemination of CSR practices.

Portuguese MarketPlace 2007

 On 20 September 2007, the first Portuguese MarketPlace on CSR took place in Lisbon with more than 200 participants attending the event. Held in the mercado da Ribeira em Lisboa, this event had a 'real' market flair, adding elements of originality and conviviality to the ambiance. Among the company participants were IBM Portugal, Delta Cafes, Banco Spirito Santo, Vedior and Millennium bcp. 

For more information, visit www.rseportugal.eu.

Spanish MarketPlace 2007

2007 marked the first ever Spanish MarketPlace, with over 300 participants. Under the theme of textiles, CSR practitioners and other stakeholders had the opportunity to share and learn about the current trends in CSR practices. Kerstin Born, the executive director of CSR Europe participated in the opening ceremony of the event along with Foretica's president, José Maria Velasco from Unión Fenosa and Thomas Dodd from the European Commission. The winning solution, "La cuenta cívica" (the civic account), was presented by Caja Navarra.

For more information, visit www.foretica.es.

Greek MarketPlace 2007 

On 30 May, the Hellenic Network for CSR organized the first ever Greek MarketPlace in Athens with the title "Doing Business Responsibly '07 - Values and Practices of Responsible Entrepreneurship".  More than 200 senior business managers, SMEs, academics, NGO representatives and university students were are among the visitors. Around 50 CSR solutions were presented.  The Greek Minister of National Economy and Economics and the Mayor of Athens were among the speakers.

For more information, visit www.csrhellas.gr.

Nordic MarketPlace 2007

One of the objectives of the Nordic MarketPlace organised in Sweden was to give inspiration to the movement for corporate responsibility in the region. Around 30 different companies contributed with a presentation of their CSR solutions. In addition, 150 business leaders, opinion leaders and CSR directors from prominent corporations were also present at the event. The Nordic MarketPlace was a forum to inspire and to be inspired, discuss new opportunities and witness a number of concrete hands-on activities.

For more information, visit www.csrsweden.se.