C ivil Society Organizations

Group 9:Malou, Alexandra, Dina, Juan, Shiyu

Outline:

IntroductionWhat are Civil Society

Organisations?

Why were they developed?

What are the Traditional Sectors?

Market Sector State Sector

How the Industry Looks Now?

The Market (and private corporations) Economic value

Civil Society(and NP

organizations)Social value

The State (and public agencies) Public value

Two Types of Civil Society Organisations

Promotional Groups:• Membership is open to all• Represents a common attitude or ideology

Sectional Groups :• Memberships is exclusive• Represents the interests of its members

Why are civil society organisations stakeholders?

What stake do civil society organisations have in a business?

Ethical issues and CSOs

Which CSOs might be recognized?

Which tactics are

used by CSO to gain

attention?

Recognizing CSOs stakes Companies cannot be expected to listen

every organization that decides to take issues with their policies.

This reason can became in a Excuse

HARRY HUMMELSResponsible Investor

The theory doesn’t help us in this ethical problem.

Some professionals like H. Hummels agree that

managers have much to gain from listening to the

alternative realities of critical voices where can:

• Raise awareness of potential problems

• Help to define priorities• Aid in setting out more

informed visions of the future.

CSOs tactics

IndirectInvolved research

and communication

about the issues of relevance to the

organization.

Some NGOs have been extremely successful in being seen as a credibility authority.

Others NGOs fall in the mistake of misrepresentation of the evidence to raise followers.

Indirect

violent

actions

 

Is far more common approach for CSOs to use.

Successful actions by Marches, protests, boycotts, occupations, picketing, stunts…

These may cross the line into illegality. Some actions can lead to intimidation.

 

Direct

violent

actions

Feel that Their ends justify their means

It generates the most publicity. TV, newspapers, social networks…

It is difficult to condone violent protest even when the end is justified

 

4 different reasons for boycotting:

I. Instrumental – changing a policy

II. Analytical – raising awareness

III. Expressive – communicate a general displeasure

IV. Punitive – punish the target company

CSO stakeholders

Beneficiaries, donors, members, public etc.

Problems could occur:o Representing without knowing exactly

o Involvement is limited

o Need for financial help is more important

o Lack of effective mechanism

Globalization and civil society organizations

3 main reshaping areas:1. The engagement with overseas

CSOs2. Global issues and causes3. Globalization of CSOs

Charity, collaboration or regulation?

Corporate

CitizenshipCivil Society

Charity and community giving

“Putting something back“

One-way support

Separate foundation to oversee

Criticism

Business-CSO collaborationDrivers for Business Drivers for CSOs

Consumer expectations Growing interest in markets

NGO credibility with publicDisenchantment with

government as provider of

solutionsNeed for external challenge Need for more resourcesCross-fertilization of thinking

Credibility of business with government

Greater efficiency in resource allocation Cross-fertilization of thinking

Desire to head off negative public confrontation and protect image

Access to supply chains

Desire to engage stakeholders Greater leverage

Business-CSO collaboration

O Limitations

O “The independence of CSOs is

based on the assumption that they

need to fulfill a task on behalf of a

certain constituency - and the task is

compromised by a loss of

independence.”

Civil regulation Voluntary nature (join & leave)

Eg. Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)

Civil society Business Sustainability

to challenge the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promote solutions that will help to create environmentally friendly and socially just societies

“

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Addressing cause, not specific issue

Triple bottom line

People

Planet Profit

Balancing competing interests

Debate over wind farms

Growing demand

for energy

Growing concerns

for sustainabili

ty

Development of

renewable energy

Creation of new jobs

Not affordable bills for

households

No air/water pollution

More pollution for extraction of resources needed to

make wind farm

Excessive cost of construction

Debate over wind farms

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