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International Social Innovation Research Conference – Strategic Approaches

International Social Innovation Research Conference – Strategic Approaches. Environmental, Ethical and Social Standards (EE&SS) Bodies: Suitable Cases For The Governance Treatment Ian Harris ian_harris@zyen.com 14 September 2009. Descended From Good Stock. Financial Scientific Conformance

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International Social Innovation Research Conference – Strategic Approaches

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  1. International Social Innovation Research Conference – Strategic Approaches Environmental, Ethical and Social Standards (EE&SS) Bodies: Suitable Cases For The Governance Treatment Ian Harris ian_harris@zyen.com 14 September 2009

  2. Descended From Good Stock Financial Scientific Conformance Health & Safety Communications & Information Technology Management, Processes & Quality Environmental, Social And Ethical

  3. Agency & Information Asymmetry Supplier Buyer Goods Consideration Fairness Objectivity Trusted Third Party

  4. UK context in figures – PEFC

  5. Governance Feed-back Feed-forward Monitoring Input Process Output A Standard System For Standards

  6. Governance Example - MSC

  7. Standards Upon Standards - ISEAL • Global association for social and environmental standards systems • Publishes good practice and ethical codes for EE&SS organisations • Members (who must comply with ISEAL’s core codes to qualify) include Fairtrade, MSC, FSC, IFOAM, Rainforest Alliance, Social Accountability International, Union For Ethical Biotrade……..

  8. Assessing EE&SS Governance • Bases for assessment • Standards-based (e.g. ISEAL, ISO) • Comparative (benchmarking, surveys) • Predictive (meta-strategic, whither EE&SS?) • EE&SS governance & strategy issues • Organisational maturity • Transparency and inclusivity • Competition/co-operation/“co-opetition” • Confederal unity

  9. Strategy impacting on Governance Proactive [“compromising”] Reactive External Facing Inward Facing

  10. Confederal Unity?

  11. Summary and References • Summary: • EE&SS organisations bridge the tension between commerce and civil society – SPJVs between businesses and NGOs • Relatively young organisations, sound governance is often still emerging and developing, both at a meso level (within EE&SS organisations) and a macro level (the movement as a whole) • Orgnisational strategies and structures are intrinsic to questions of governance within EE&SS organisations • Suitable cases for the governance treatment • References: • http://www.zyen.com/Knowledge/Articles/the_three_rs.htm • http://www.zyen.com/Knowledge/Articles/evidence_of_worth1.htm • http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=745 • http://www.zyen.com/Activities/Events/Forests%20Carbon%20and%20Finance%20290109%20-%20final%20report.pdf • http://www.zyen.com/Press/Press%20Release/PR_2008-08-01_GIPI.htm • http://www.msc.org/about-us/governance • http://www.isealalliance.org/

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