CSR NATIONAL PLATFORM

CSR Platform • EU project „Support to National CSR Platforms” (4 countries)• 01/07/2010 – 01/07/2012• Partners: HRPSOR, HUP, HGK, UNDP/GC Croatia, HUS, HUB, Faculty

of Economy• National Conference 2004• EU Study in 2007 „Acccelerating CSR practices (Croatia among 8

countries)• 200 companies• „Promotion of CSR and Formation of National Platform”• 6 activities

Formation of the National CSR Platform• Private, public and civil sector• Independent body • Setting up of the coordination team• Partnership meetings to form a platform • Preparation of the Statutes and acts• Platform meetings (10)• CSR strategy base for National CSR Strategy• Supporting institutions• Sustainability• CSR web portal – first in Croatia www.dop.hr

CSR Index• Formation of the project team for the CSR Index• Training on CSR Index• Metodology of national know-how plus GRI and BITC• 130% increase• 159 people trained, 102 companies• Development of communication strategy• Preparation and implementation of the ranking process• Decrease in 2012• „Zlatna kuna” award for most successful companies

CSR Training• Analyses questionnaire• Survey among the business community• Development of 5 training modules:

a. CSR in Financial Sectorb. CSR in the Working Environmentc. CSR and the Community Developmentd. Participation of the Companies in the Public Policy Development

(environmenal protection case)e. ISO 26000

• 10 seminars, 212 participants from 155 companies (average 4,53 grade)

Case Study Database• Collection of the case studies• University students• 30 leads, 20 case studies• Database • Web portal• Handbook of case studies

CSR Conference• First in 2011 (after 7 years)• President of Croatia• EUROSIF, Eurocommerce• Largest event ever in Croatia held on sustainability and

responsibility• 3rd Conference in 2012• DG Employment representative• Review od the initiatives, analyses of the CSR implementation and

improvement as well as comparison to the EU trends

Lexicon on Sustainable Development• Dictionnary on terminology for implementation of CSR and

sustainable development• First in Croatia• Response to numerous misunderstanding and different

interpretations• Initiate solutions to lack of compliance with legislation and norms• Business community, experts, media, civil society, students• 373 pages, 414 terms, 368 sources• 4 languages (English, German, French and Italian)

Impact• Significant outreach and impact to companies• National organisation capacity building on CSR support• Partners’ management capacities• CSR Coordination – CSR think thank platform• CSR Network - under the Ministry of Economy auspices• CSR Conference• Every CSR activity initiated or implemented by national partners• Despite the crisis, interest for CSR increased among the

companies

GC Croatia• Croatian Emloyers’ Association• Institutional capacities / companies and institutions• 70 companies• Management Board - new• 2 year working programme prepared• Public and media visibility• Post Rio+20 activity - conference• General Assembly• Network activity - stronger

Contact:Croatian Employers’ Association (CEA)Pavla Hatza 12, 10000 Zagreb

Phone: ++ 385 1 48 97 555Fax: ++ 385 1 48 97 556

www.hup.hr e-mail: hup@hup.hr

Thank you.Zoran Bogunović, UNDPNataša Novaković, CEAMaja Pokrovac, CEA