Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR – innebär att företag, på eget initiativ, aktivt engagerar sig i samhällsutvecklingen. Ett aktivt CSR-arbete stärker företagets relationer med såväl anställda som kunder och ägare – och stärker också tillväxten och lönsamheten.
CSR Sweden är Sveriges ledande företagsnätverk som fokuserar på företagens samhällsansvar och samhällsengagemang. Vår främsta uppgift är att samla och inspirera företag till CSR-aktiviteter för att stärka deras relationer med omvärlden samt deras tillväxt och långsiktiga lönsamhet.
Vi stimulerar och inspirerar till CSR-aktiviteter genom att förmedla kontakter, erfarenheter och kunskap mellan företag. Vi genomför dessutom konferenser, seminarier, frukostmöten och hearings.
CSR Sweden har 19 medlemsföretag och är nationell partner till CSR Europe, som har 25 systerorganisationer i 22 länder runt om i Europa – www.csreurope.org.
Mission Statement of the National Partner Organisations (NPOs) Network of CSR Europe
CSR Europe’s National Partners’ Network is a Pan-European network of leading CSR organizations from all over Europe committed to promoting CSR innovation and best practice exchange at National and European level. National Partners are membership-based organizations led by business, for business, who believe that the nature of CSR provides unlimited opportunities for companies to contribute to a better society and environment beyond the legal requirements. Together, this practitioners’ network represents more than 2000 of Europe’s most pioneer companies who practically engage in mainstreaming responsible business practice across their organizations.
NPOs work closely with key stakeholders such as government, industry and commerce federations, NGOs, academia and the media to further the development and uptake of CSR in their countries forming a national CSR movement. Our goal is to strengthen the CSR movement in Europe, enhance activities at national and European level, combine and share national experiences and serve the member companies in the broadest and most efficient possible way.
As partners within the network, the NPOs are motivated by a shared vision and goals under the overall umbrella of the European Roadmap for a Competitive and Sustainable Enterprise. Through CSR Europe, the network accesses and influences CSR thinking at European business and political level.
As a main contributor to the European Alliance for CSR, the NPO network (through it s respective national organisations) seeks to contribute to Europe’s most pressing economic and social challenges such as global warming, demographic change and social inclusion. To this end, national partners participate in an ongoing creation of tools and expertise in a variety of topics, aimed to facilitate companies’ adoption of sustainable and ethical practices. In addition, the NPO Network offers a unique platform for collaboration among partners on concrete CSR related projects.
