Norway

CSR NorwayCSR Norway 

www.csrnorge.no

Profile

Created in 1996 under the name Green Business Network Norway, CSR Norway is the leading Norwegian business network on Corporate Social Responsibility. The network has a multi-stakeholder focus, and encompasses the following stakeholders:

  • Companies and federations
  • Governments
  • Universities and R&D
  • NGOs

The network changed its name to CSR Norway in June 2010. At the same time it launched a new effort to mobilize Norwegian companies in a strong CSR movement.

Mission

CSR Norway aims to

  • Create a common meeting place for companies, organisations and government institutions for exchange of knowledge and experience within the CSR field
  • Inspire companies to new CSR efforts by providing good examples
  • Encourage real network activity, across industries, geographical location and level of experience
  • Encourage companies to integrate corporate responsibility as a natural part of their value chain and culture
  • Develop and disperse practical tools for implementing CSR
  • Promote companies with a good CSR record
  • Disperse information, activities and tools from CSR Europe
  • Take part in the public debate, and increase knowledge and interest for CSR issues in Norway
  • Administer the prize "CSR company of the year"

Activities

  • National conferences on CSR (bi-annually)
  • Forum meetings (3 - 4 per year) - Meetings giving a broad perspective on the issue
  • Courses
  • Administering discussion forums

Members

August 2010: 40 members (view members)

Chairperson

Dag Sanne, Managing Director, Birkebeinerlaugets Bedriftsutvikling AS

General Manager

Cornelia Moseid

e-mail:         cornelia@etheco.no

Telephone:     + 47 93 00 23 11

Address:          Vindernveien 14, 0373 Oslo, Norway