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Time, Work and the Bottom Line
Astrid Ruiz Thierry
Spanish Federation of Women CEOs and entrepreneurs
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE APID
Turin. Italy 14 July, 2006
Gary Hamel
Most people in any sector are uniformly blind: they focus on the same things and ignore the same things.
Today’s business environment
Stressand
uncertainty
GlobalizationCompetitiveness
Reengineering
Mergers & AcquisitionsRestructuring
Technology
CSR
The capacity to guarantee the success of a company by integrating social and environmental considerations.
CSR head-to-head
NON-BELIEVER•Incompatibility•Control mechanisms•Value for shareholders
BELIEVER•Compatible•Complex negotiation•Balance of interests
CSR in Spain
CSR Committee in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
14% of big companies consider CSR an issue of strategic importance
43% publish annual CSR reports
CSR in Spain: best practices
BIG COMPANIES
Caja Madrid La Caixa Telefónica VIPS Bankinter MRW
SME
Euroquímica Paver TQ Tecnol
Survey by Fundación Empresa y Sociedad
CSR in Spain
Common characteristics in best practice companies:
Balance leadership and discretion Balance social and economic aspects of
business Balance individual and team performance
Reconciliation
One of the major topics on the European Social Agenda Increasing participation of women Changing family forms Demographic pressures
Reconciliation
Why should companies take a part? Builds flexible economy Improves quality of life Uses full labour potential Boosts productivity Enhances employee satisfaction Enhances employer reputation
Reconciliation in Spain
Spain is one of the countries with lowest score in both childcare facilities and flexible working-time arrangements.
Some experts point to an attitude problem in employees.
The underlying issue: EQUALITY
Reconciliation: a hot issue
In a survey of 2.000 Spanish companies 19% offer employees care leaves 14.5% offer flextime arrangements 15% offer reduced working-time options 7% offer telework possibilities 24% offer videoconferencing possibilities 4% offer the possibility of working from
home 21.3% offer training courses on time
management
Reconciliation in Spain
City Hall of Madrid in 2003 Madrid Award for the Most Felxible Company Year 1
Big company: Caja Madrid SME: Decepal
Year 2 Big company: Banesto bank SME: Putzmeister
Reconciliation in Spain:A new business niche
Alares Group Más Vida Red
• 90% of women interrupt their careers• More than 80% of all elderly care is carried out by women
Spanish equality legislation
Law for Equality between Women and Men The use and distribution of shared and
personal time. 3 Key concepts
Reconciliation as a right Shared responsibility Equality Plans
Best practices in Spain
There are no clear examples of companies that have CSR and reconciliation policies based on the principle of equality.
FEDEPE
Luncheon debates Seminars and courses International business meetings and
conferences Coaching programs Yearly awards Bi-monthly magazine
FEDEPE
Women have the Opportunity Challenge Duty
To reinvent models for professional success.
The enlargement of the EU has played a key role.
ASCENSIUM
We help SMEs Innovate Create added value Increase their productivity
By improving their Internal processes Expanding their market reach Strengthening their brand image
ASCENSIUM
The enlargement of the EU is one of the pillars for creating this company
It has facilitated a common market for interaction
And a diversity of situations for doing business
ASCENSIUM - SMEs
SMEs contribute approximately 90% of all business.
SMEs are a silent party to CSR and reconciliation practices.
SMEs are one of the best role models and a source of inspiration.
ASCENSIUM - SMEs
SMEs build their business on TRUST SMEs are by nature
Flexible More personal More quick to change Better at integrating euqality
Best practice: Griker Orgemer: “ninealogue”