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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Policies on CSR in Europe: An Overview of Topics and Instruments
Reinhard SteurerGerald Berger
RIMAS - Research Institute for Managing SustainabilityVienna University of Economics and Business Administration
www.sustainability.eu
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR PoliciesConceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Instruments and topics
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR Policies Conceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Instruments and topics
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Recent projects on Sustainble Development (SD)
• “European Environment” special issue on SD Strategies in Europe
• ESDN (European Sustainable Development Network) Office www.sd-network.eu (financed by 8 European countries)
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Recent projects on SD
• “European Environment” special issue on SD Strategies in Europe
• ESDN (European Sustainable Development Network) Office www.sd-network.eu (financed by 8 European countries)
Recent projects on CSR
• Policies on CSR in Europe (City of Vienna)
• Corporate Sustainability and CSR in Western and CEE Europe (Austrian National Bank)
• Analysis of National Policies on CSR -- www.sustainability.eu/csr-policies for EU CSR High Level Group (DG Employment)
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR Policies Conceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Instruments and topics
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
CSR and SD: Similarities
1. Normative assumptions are at the core of both SD and CSR/stakeholder management
2. Integratingenvironmental and social aspects into economic policies/strategies is key for SD and CSR (triple bottom line)
3. Participationin the societal context of SD is mirrored by stakeholder management in the context of CSR
Source: Steurer, R et al (2005): Corporations, Stakeholders and Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Exploration of Business-Society Relations, in: Journal of Business Ethics, 61/3, 263-281.
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
CSR and SD: Differences
1. HistorySD comes from the environmental, CSR from the social dimension
2. Institutional affiliationSD still located in Environment, CSR in Social Ministries
3. Time horizonSD focuses on future generations, CSR on present stakeholders
4. ScopeSD is a societal concept, CSR a management approach
Source: Steurer, R et al (2005): Corporations, Stakeholders and Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Exploration of Business-Society Relations, in: Journal of Business Ethics, 61/3, 263-281.
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Sustainable Development
Corporate Sustainability
Environm
ental dimension
Economic dimension
Soci
al d
imen
sion
CSR
SRMSRM
Societal Concept
Management Approach
Corporate Concept
Management Systems
Starting Point of conceptual development
Stakeholder Relations Management (SRM)
Level of specification
SR
M
ISO …
Source: Steurer, R et al (2005), Journal of Business Ethics, 61/3, 263-281.
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Preliminary conclusions
„CSR is a business contribution to SD” (European Commission 2001)
Since CSR re-defines state-business and business-society relations, shaping concept and activities also concerns governments and civil society
CSR policies are a new „government contribution to SD“ that complements (or compensates for the lack of) traditional social and environmental policies
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR Policies Conceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Instruments and topics
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
CSR policy instruments
1. Informational or endorsing instruments:Campaigns, guidelines, trainings
2. Partnering instruments: Agreements, networks, PPPs, dialogues
3. Financial or economic instruments: Subsidies, grants, prices/awards
4. Legal (mandating) instruments:Laws, regulations, decrees
5. „Hybrid instruments“Strategies, action plans, platforms, centres
Source: Fox T, Ward H, Howard B. 2002; World Bank; http://www.iied.org/pubs/pdf/full/16014IIED.pdf
CSR policies study on awareness raising, see www.sustinability.eu/csr-policies
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Character of policy instruments in general
1. Informational or endorsing instruments:Campaigns, guidelines, trainings
2. Partnering instruments: Agreements, networks, PPPs, dialogues
3. Financial or economic instruments:
Subsidies, grants, prices/awards
4. Legal (mandating) instruments: Laws, regulations, decrees
5. „Hybrid instruments“
Strategies, action plans, platforms, centres
New governance and “soft-law
approach”
Regulatory approach
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Character of CSR policy instruments
1. Informational or endorsing instruments:Campaigns, guidelines, trainings
2. Partnering instruments: Agreements, networks, PPPs, dialogues
3. Financial or economic instruments: Subsidies, grants, prices/awards
4. Legal (mandating) instruments: Laws, regulations, decrees
5. „Hybrid instruments“
Strategies, action plans, platforms, centres
New governance and “soft-law
approach”
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR Policies Conceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Instrument and topics
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Not traditional social and environmental regulations, but
Raise awareness for CSR
Increase disclosure & transparency
Foster Socially Responsible Investment
Make Public Procurement sustainable
Help develop management and audit tools
Key topics of CSR policies
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
1. Raise awareness for CSR
2. Increase disclosure & transparency
3. Foster Socially Responsible Investment
4. Make Public Procurement sustainable
5. Help develop management and audit tools
Topics covered in study for DG Employment
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR Policies Conceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Topics and policy tools
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
CSR awareness raising initiatives in Europe
1. RationaleIncrease awareness for CSR among government authorities, businesses and stakeholders
2. Method24 telephone interviews - 20 EU Member States covered3 case studies (Sw, NL, Den)
3. Number of initiatives85
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Overview of CSR awareness raising instrumentsOverview of CSR awareness raising instruments
Education activities, e.g. conferences, seminars,
trainings; 17.7%
Government-sponsored guidelines; 10.6%
Information resources, e.g. website, studies, reports etc.; 10.6%
Information/awareness raising campaigns; 9.4%
Networks/partnerships/ agreements; 10.6%
Multi-stakeholder fora; 4.8%
Prices and awards (CSR audits/labels); 8.2%
Economic incentives (loans, grants,
subsidies); 3.5%
Action plans/ programmes/strategy for
CSR; 9.4%
Institutions: platforms/ centres; 8.2%
Others; 7.0%
Informational or endorsing instruments
Partnering instruments
Financial or economic instruments
Hybrid tools and others
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Target groups of CSR awareness raisingTarget groups of CSR awareness raising
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Companies; 40.3%
Young people; 1.6%
Business/industry sectors; 1.6%
Universities/schools; 6.2%
Consumers/consumer organizations/general
public; 7%
Ministries/governmental officials; 7.6%
Trade unions/social partners; 8.5%
NGOs; 10.1%
SMEs; 12.4%
Employees; 1.6%
Others; 3.1%
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Target groups of CSR awareness raisingTarget groups of CSR awareness raising
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Companies; 40.3%Consumers/consumer organizations/general
public; 7%
Ministries/governmental officials; 7.6%
Trade unions/social partners; 8.5%
NGOs; 10.1%
SMEs; 12.4%
Few initiatives focus exclusively
on SMEs (no prices/awards) ---
generally regarded as most important
target group
Few initiatives focus exclusively
on SMEs (no prices/awards) ---
generally regarded as most important
target group
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Target groups of CSR awareness raisingTarget groups of CSR awareness raising
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Companies; 40.3%Consumers/consumer organizations/general
public; 7%
Ministries/governmental officials; 7.6%
Trade unions/social partners; 8.5%
NGOs; 10.1%
SMEs; 12.4%
Social partnersrarely mentioned as target group
(even not in networks, multi-stakeholder fora
etc.)
Social partnersrarely mentioned as target group
(even not in networks, multi-stakeholder fora
etc.)
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Three case studies on CSR awareness raising
Sweden: “Globalt Ansvar”
• Partnership for global responsibility
• Government invites companies to join the partnership
by adopting the OECD guidelines and the UN Global
Compact
Sweden: “Globalt Ansvar”
• Partnership for global responsibility
• Government invites companies to join the partnership
by adopting the OECD guidelines and the UN Global
Compact
Netherlands: “Knowledge and
Information Centre” on CSR since 2004
• Disseminate knowledge and good
practices
• Promote stakeholder dialogues
• Foster partnerships
Netherlands: “Knowledge and
Information Centre” on CSR since 2004
• Disseminate knowledge and good
practices
• Promote stakeholder dialogues
• Foster partnerships
Denmark: “People & Profit”
• Programme initiated in 2004
• Activities: research, training,
dissemination of information
• Goal: enhance competitiveness (foster CSR as a business case)
Denmark: “People & Profit”
• Programme initiated in 2004
• Activities: research, training,
dissemination of information
• Goal: enhance competitiveness (foster CSR as a business case)
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR Policies Conceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Topics and policy tools
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Sustainable Public Procurement
1. RationaleBy making public procurement sustainable governments provide economic incentives for CSR
2. Method24 interviews, 7 times (additional) written information, 26 EU Member States covered
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Countries covered in the SPP survey
Green: survey
Orange: other studies
Grey: not covered
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Sustainable Public Procurement
1. RationaleBy making public procurement sustainable governments provide economic incentives for CSR
2. Method74 contacts, 24 interviews, 7 times (additional) written information, 26 EU Member States covered
3. Number of initiatives103
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Overview of SPP initiativesOverview of SPP initiativesEducational activities, e.g.
conferences, seminars, trainings; 3.9%
Government-sponsored guidelines; 13.6%
Information resources, e.g. websites, studies,
reports, etc.; 11.7%
Information/awareness raising campaigns; 1.9%
Networks/partnerships/agreements; 1.0%
Decrees, resolutions; 4.9%
Circulars; 4.9%
Action plans/programmes/strategies
for CSR; 27.2%
Platforms/centres/institutions; 5.8%
Informational instruments
Partnering instruments
Legal instruments
Hybrid instruments
Laws; 25.2%
1/3
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
EU Directives* on PP: Status of implementation
19: implemented
2 (Es, Lux): in preparation
1: not implemented
5: status unclear
* „Procurement directive“ 2004/18/EC „Utilities directive“ 2004/17/EC
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Overview of SPP initiativesOverview of SPP initiativesEducational activities, e.g.
conferences, seminars, trainings; 3.9%
Government-sponsored guidelines; 13.6%
Information resources, e.g. websites, studies,
reports, etc.; 11.7%
Information/awareness raising campaigns; 1.9%
Networks/partnerships/agreements; 1.0%
Decrees, resolutions; 4.9%
Circulars; 4.9%
Action plans/programmes/strategies
for CSR; 27.2%
Platforms/centres/institutions; 5.8%
Informational instruments
Partnering instruments
Legal instruments
Hybrid instruments
Laws; 25.2%
1/3
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Member States with National Action Plans on SPP/GPP
9: NAP adopted
7: NAP in preparation/ drafted
3: No (draft) NAP
8: Status unclear
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Overview of SPP initiativesOverview of SPP initiativesEducational activities, e.g.
conferences, seminars, trainings; 3.9%
Government-sponsored guidelines; 13.6%
Information resources, e.g. websites, studies,
reports, etc.; 11.7%
Information/awareness raising campaigns; 1.9%
Networks/partnerships/agreements; 1.0%
Decrees, resolutions; 4.9%
Circulars; 4.9%
Action plans/programmes/strategies
for CSR; 27.2%
Platforms/centres/institutions; 5.8%
Informational instruments
Partnering instruments
Legal instruments
Hybrid instruments
Laws; 25.2%
Economic/financial instruments are missing, but…
Economic/financial instruments are missing, but…
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Policies on CSR in Europe VHB Kommission Umweltwirtschaft, Herbsttagung 2007
Overview of SPP initiativesOverview of SPP initiativesEducational activities, e.g.
conferences, seminars, trainings; 3.9%
Government-sponsored guidelines; 13.6%
Information resources, e.g. websites, studies,
reports, etc.; 11.7%
Information/awareness raising campaigns; 1.9%
Networks/partnerships/agreements; 1.0%
Decrees, resolutions; 4.9%
Circulars; 4.9%
Action plans/programmes/strategies
for CSR; 27.2%
Platforms/centres/institutions; 5.8%
Informational instruments
Partnering instruments
Legal instruments
Hybrid instruments
Laws; 25.2%
Indirectly: All SPP initiatives foster CSR by
providing economic/ financial incentives
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Target groups of SPP initiativesTarget groups of SPP initiatives
Public sector in general; 66.0%
Business; 10.7%
Regional and/or local level; 6.8%
National/federal level; 19.4%
not identified; 8.7%
Others; 1.9%
„Direct“ target group: 92.2% public sector
„Indirect“ target group 100% businesses
„Direct“ target group: 92.2% public sector
„Indirect“ target group 100% businesses
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Orientation
1. Research behind this presentationActivities of RIMAS
2. Sustainable Develpoment: The context of CSR Policies Conceptual and political clarifications
3. The CSR policy field Topics and policy tools
4. A closer look at two topicsCSR awareness raising & Sustainable Public Procurement
5. Conclusions EU and Member State policies on CSR
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Conclusions on CSR policies in Europe
1. CSR policies are different to traditional policy fields because they rely more on new governance and soft-law
2. CSR policies can be pursued proactively or passively, depending on political ideologies and interests (change of course by the European Commission in 2005/2006!)
3. CSR policies complement traditional policies, i.e. they cannot replace social, environmental or trade regulations
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THANK YOU!
Reinhard Steurer [email protected]
Gerald [email protected]
RIMAS – Research Institute for Managing SustainabilityVienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Vienna, Austria
www.sustainability.eu