Joint CSR initiatives offer companies guidance and support in developing their own CSR programs. Dialogue and learning forums introduce examples of best practices and encourage an exchange of views and experiences in this area. Corporate initiatives focus on networking and on creating new partnerships between companies and their stakeholders, for example to improve social and environmental standards. With the help of codes of conduct and voluntary commitments, such initiatives help companies meet their social responsibilities on a day-to-day basis.
The instruments used in these initiatives are voluntary and differ in their content, origin and implementation mechanisms.
UN Global Compact
The United Nations Global Compact is a forum for dialogue and learning, primarily for companies. It promotes an exchange of views and experiences related to corporate social responsibility and encourages the commitment of all participating institutions; it also supports the development of networks.
The Global Compact was ... more...
EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR CSR (2006)
The European Alliance for Corporate Social Responsibility is made up of European companies and business organizations. Its goal is to promote CSR partnerships and encourage an exchange of experiences. All companies are called upon to support this alliance. It is a company’s commitment that counts, not ... more...
AVE SECTOR MODEL FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (1999)
The Sector Model for Social Responsibility of the Foreign Trade Association of the German Retail Trade [Außenhandelsvereinigung des deutschen Einzelhandels, AVE] is based on the “AVE Declaration Concerning a Code of Conduct for the Procurement of Goods to Ensure the Protection of Social Standards,” which was ... more...
BUSINESS SOCIAL COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE (BSCI) (2003)
BUSINESS SOCIAL COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE (BSCI) (2003)
The BSCI is a European initiative of retail companies that seeks to ensure compliance with social standards in all supplier countries. It was launched in March 2003 by the European Foreign Trade Association (FTA). It has since been recognized by ... more...
CHARTER BY THE SOCIAL PARTNERS IN THE EUROPEAN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTOR (1997)
The European Trade Union Federation of Textiles, Clothing and Leather (ETUF-TCL) and the employers’ group called the European Apparel and Textile Organization (Euratex) agreed on a code of conduct with core labor standards, which applies to 60 to 70 percent of European companies in the European ... more...
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