Corporate Social Responsibility Seminar

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• Corporate Social Responsibility Seminar
• CSR Research
• CSR Brochure 2006
• Gergely Mikola, Head of CSR Workgroup
• 25th October 2006

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• Research scope
• N 22
• Member companies of BCCH
• Categories
• Nationality British (10), Hungarian (3), other
  (9)
• based on nationality of the founders and current
  owners
• Company size large, medium, small
• based on number of employees in Hungary

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• 26 questions
• CSR performance of Hungary
• CSR performance of BCCH members
• CSR performance of participants own company
• Factors that help Hungarian society benefit from
  CSR
• Marks were given between 1-10, with a pass
  option in case the participant has no information
  on the particular subject.

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• CSR Research
• General findings

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The corporate sector in HungaryStatus low,
dynamics high
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Self portraitPower to grow
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CSR consciousnessThe stakeholder gap
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CSR climate in HungaryRoom for improvement
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Decision makersAwareness and will
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Corporate levelRole model pull effect?
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• CSR Research
• Findings corporate nationality

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Current CSR performance of Hungary and own
company average of the 9 referring questions
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Recent trends in CSR performance of Hungary and
own company Average of 6 referring questions
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• CSR Research
• Findings company size

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Current CSR performance (Hungary and own
company) average of the 9 referring questions
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Corporate levelRole model pull effect?
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• BCCH for CSR

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Corporate Responsibility what do we mean?

• Definitely more than isolated charity projects
• Value based and responsible management of the
  whole company
• provide competitive salary and healthy work
  environment for the employees
• fulfil legal and tax requirements
• secure data management
• and much more
• Personal responsibility of managers in enforcing
  CR aspects in all decisions

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Corporate Responsibility The British experience
Companies
Stock exchange
Government
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Role of BCCH in the promotion of CR

• Import of advanced CR knowledge and best
  practices from the UK
• information hub for member companies
• Promote CR within the Hungarian business
  community
• forums, conferences, publications
• Co-operate with decision makers in shaping the
  national CR strategy
• Facilitate a shift from reactive approach to
  proactivity and strategic thinking
• companies, decision makers, non-profits,
  consumers,

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CSR Task Force

• Joint action by BCCH members
• Series of programmes to build CSR awareness
• Presentation by Michael Lake, former EU
  Ambassador
• Speech by Dr. Péter Balázs, former EU
  Commissioner
• Round table discussion
• Extensive media coverage

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• BCCH CSR Brochure(s)

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The CSR Brochure 2006

• 2nd consecutive year
• Embassy support
• Views and experiences of British/international
  businesses in Hungary
• Input from 18 companies
• 46 pages

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Some special Chamber services and activities

• Business nursery BCCH /REGUS service package
  Small equipped office space for rent in Budapest
  especially for start-up UK companies, at a
  strongly reduced fee and with some BCCH services
  included.
• Business study trip to Brussels regarding EU
  matters, funds etc.
• CSR task force

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• Thank you for your kind attention!