CECOA

Aim

The aim of this project is to promote the debate about corporate responsibility and to train and teach how to implement good working practices inside SME's under the social responsibility ground.

Specific aims

Increasing knowledge about the positive impact of CSR on business and society;
Developing the exchange of experience and good practice on CSR between enterprises abroad countries;
Promoting the development of CSR management skills;
Fostering CSR among SME’s;
Facilitating convergence and transparency of CSR practices and tools.

Partnership

Promoter:

CECOA – Vocational Training Centre for the Trade (Portugal)
Website: www.cecoa.pt
Contact Person: Cristina Dimas

Partners:

FOFOS Office (Austria)
Website: www.fofos.at
Contact Person: Wolfgang Keck

GEOMEDIA Consulting and Training Centre (Estonia)
Website: www.geomedia.ee
Contact Person: Krista Noorköiv

LA VIDA (Hungary)
Website: www.lavida.hu
Contact Person: AnnaMária Kenyeres

FRAREG, SRL (Italy)
Website: www.frareg.it
Contact Person: Stephane Barbosa

HUESKEN & DE PREE (The Netherlands)
Website: www.huesken.nl
Contact Person: Pim Huesken

Target Groups

Special target group of this project are owners, managers and other key players in small and medium size enterprises. The target setor contains the large number of all SME’s, which represents the majority of all European companies.
All education and vocational training organisations working or planning to work in this field are among the potential target groups of this project as well as the trainers of these organisations and public decision-makers, which aspire to integrate corporate responsibility into their politics, or social partners, consumers, local authorities, NGO’s and the society in general which profits by a rising implementation of CSR practices.

Project Activities

Assessment of the Situation concerning the development of CSR practices in the countries belonging to the partnership;
Establishing a CSR Glossary;
Producing Information and Promotional Materials;
Hold up of an Information Campaign about CSR;
Organisation of a National Seminar in each country of the partnership to promote and discuss CSR;
Setting Up Study Visits to companies with good CSR practices;
Organisation of Workshops to promote and debate CSR;
Development of a Methodological Guide and New Curriculum about CSR to include in training courses.

Products/Results

Report reflecting the CSR practices in the countries belonging to the partnership – CSR “State of the Art” Report;
CSR Glossary;
Promotional and Informational Materials;
Seminars and Workshop about CSR;
Study Visits to Socially Responsible Companies;
Pratical Guide;
CSR training programme.

Duration

January 2004 - April 2006

Framework

Leonardo da Vinci Programme – Pilot Projects

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Links

europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/csr/index_forum.htm
www.csreurope.org
www.worldcsr.com
www.copenhagencentre.org
www.bpdweb.org
www.iisd.ca
www.wbcsd.ch
www.transparency.de
www.corporateregister.com
www.cepaa.org/sa8000.htm
www.eti.org.uk
www.eftafairtrade.org
www.globalreporting.org
www.accountability.org.uk
www.uksif.org
www.sustainability-index.com
www.eco-label.com
www.ftse4good.com
www.sirigroup.org
www.eurofound.eu.int

CSR/SME - Promoting Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Size Enterprises