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Switzerland Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin. Corporate Social Responsibility and Switzerland. Very little recognition of CSR in French speaking region of Switzerland Communication Tool for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Human resources crisis.
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Switzerland Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
Corporate Social Responsibility and Switzerland • Very little recognition of CSR in French speaking region of Switzerland • Communication • Tool for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises • Human resources crisis Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
A Round up -CSR • European Union Compendium of CSR in the EU Promoting a European Framework for CSR A Business Contribution to Sustainable Development http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/soc-dial/csr/index.htm http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/emplweb/csr-matrix/csr_matrix_en.cfm • United Kingdom Business in the Community Minister of CSR Investor in People http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/soc-dial/csr/country/unitedkingdom1.htm • Ireland Business in the Community Excellence Through People http://www.bitc.ie Sweden and Finland Ministers of CSR Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
CSR – Multinationals • Transparency • Risk • Responsibility • Best Practices • Auditing • Reporting • Legal Frameworks Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
CSR-SMEs • Knowledge • Education and benefits • Awards • Best Practices • Auditing • Transparency • Online information Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
A model • Tourism and Hospitality sector • Canton of Valais • Valais Excellence • A Sustainable region http://www.valais-excellence.ch/manixa/fr MMT-Tourism and Hospitality Institute for Sustainable Development
Ireland- a Benchmark • Business in the Community • Public/Private partnership • Excellence Through People – a National Human Resources Certification Standard • http://www.fas.ie/index.html Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
EXCELLENCE THROUGH PEOPLE Standard • Business Planning and Quality Improvement. • Effective Communication and People Involvement. • Leadership and People Management. • Planning of Learning & Development. Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
EXCELLENCE THROUGH PEOPLE Standard • Training andLife Long Learning. • Review of Learning. • Recruitment and Selection. • Employee Wellbeing Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
EXCELLENCE THROUGH PEOPLE Different Levels Questions Standard 35 Gold 61 Platinum 92 Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
EXCELLENCETHROUGH PEOPLE Standard Gold Platinum Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
EXCELLENCE THROUGH PEOPLE • Recruitment and Selection. • Leadership and People Management. • Employee Wellbeing – diversity, health and safety. Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
EXCELLENCE THROUGH PEOPLE Recent improvements: • More emphasis on Business Improvement • More emphasis on linking Human Resource Management to Business Goals • More emphasis on adding value to organisations and employees. • More emphasis on learning rather than training. • Moving to a broader Human Resource Standard Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne
Switzerland • A Government Certification model? Me Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin ,11 Place St-François-Lausanne