Entrepreneurship is key to a nation’s competitiveness and capacity for innovation, and thus also to its economic growth. But is responsible corporate behaviour geared towards meeting social and environmental standards and increasing social capital nothing more than a luxury that we can only afford when times are good? Or does it, in fact, create a sustainable competitive advantage and promote innovation, especially during a crisis? And what underlying conditions are required in order for CSR to maximise its impact?These are just some of the issues that will be discussed by the participants in the EU-LAC Forum. Other topics will include current definitions of CSR – e.g. the ISO 26000 definition – and their applicability, and the implementation of CSR in small and medium-sized enterprises. The dialogue between representatives of different sectors will ensure a lively debate, while the chance to gain an overview of the European and Latin American perspectives will help to identify new areas where both sides have something to learn as well as opportunities for future cooperation.The meeting will provide you with an excellent chance to network, to learn, and to obtain new ideas for your day-to-day work in government, your business or your NGO. Last but not least, the Forum will offer you a variety of ways of actively contributing valuable suggestions for the innovation and competitiveness agenda of the next EU-Latin America Summit in Madrid in 2010.
Date: 28 to 29 October 2009
Ort: Palacio San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentinien
More informations and contact: www.inwent.org/CSR-EULAC