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INTRODUCTION INTEGRATING DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF GOVERNMENT ACTION ON CSR THREE DISTINCT STAGES ON THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK MODERN CSR PUBLIC POLICIES IN EUROPE CSR PUBLIC POLICIES & THE WELFARE STATE ATTACHMENT TO THE GOVNT PROFILE ON CSR
INTRODUCTION
ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK (AF)
It is the collection and organization of analysis patterns, tools, skills, organization techniques, examples and expertise of analytical methods. Used in order to analyze & interpret the different profiles of European governments in order to promote & develop CSR.
3 MAIN APPROACHES 1.Themes and Instruments 2.Players and Context 3.Relational & Strategic Aspects
The aim was to identify the themes and instruments that were incorporated into government action on CSR using the conceptual matrix as the starting point.
Stage 2: Applying the Relational Governance approach to the Analysis of CSR Public Policies
Mendoza(1991-1996)Developed the methodology of the relational model. Relational State- Focus on the new role of the state in advanced societies in confronting the crisis of the welfare state in the face of globalization and the internalization of the economy. It locates the relations between the public and private sphere, state and society, in the field of responsibility
Co-responsibility involves:
Existence of common objectives The assuming of specific responsibilities for their attainment The effective articulation of the responsibilities taken on by each party.
The welfare of the community is derived from each sector assuming its responsibilities, but players have less capacity to solve social problems (globalization, internationalization, crisis) separately.
Relational model: if responsibilities are shared, social players collaborates (society, enterprise, state), can todays social and environmental challenges be met. This co-responsibility takes the form of joint projects between the state, civil society and the private sector w/ appearance of shared areas of dialogue, public-private partnership (PPP) projects and conflict resolution networks.
These stages that we have gone through in our analysis enable us to identify clearly the fundamental aspects on the political debate on the development of CSR:
1. The debate on the themes and instruments inherent in the CSR policy 2. The debate on which player should participate in the design of the CSR policy. 3. The debate on how CSR should be understood.
The Sustainability and Citizenship Model-This model is divided into two models:
The Citizenship Sub-model
Consist of France.
The governments of these countries took on CSR around the time of the publication of the Green Paper by the European Commission. The Agora Model-This model refers to the Mediterranean countries: Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. They are all countries that have taken CSR recently. CSR development was driven by the European Commission in these countries since these countries did not take part in debate opened by the European Commission nor did they respond to the Green Paper.
Table 3.3 Models of Government Action in the Development of Public policies for Endorsing CSR in the EU-15
Model 1. Partnership Characteristics Countries Partnership as a shared strategy among Denmark, Finland. sectors for meeting socio-employment The Netherlands, challenges. Sweden Soft intervention to encourage company Ireland, involvement in governance challenges Kingdom affecting the community. United
Updated version of the existing social Austria, Belgium, agreement and emphasis on a strategy Germany, of sustainable development. Luxembourg Regulatory creation of discussion groups France, Greece, Italy, for the different social actors to achieve Spain, Portugal public consensus on CSR Source: Albareda, Ysa and Lozano, ESADE
Classification of the government policies and programs according to the relational approach: TOWARDS THE SUPPLIER -Business must ensure that terms of contract with suppliers be clearly stated and honored in full. TOWARDS THE OWNERS AND THE OTHER PROVIDERS OF CAPITAL -Owners and providers of capital must be provided an adequate return on their capital to ensure the security of their investments.
TOWARDS THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT -It is the duty of business to involve itself in the discussion of proposed legislation and to propose sound policies in the use of human material resources. TOWARDS SOCIETY IN GENERAL -It is the duty of the business to make sure that the resources are deployed in such a manner which will benefit society in general and which does not conflict with the needs and reasonable aspirations of the communities in the areas where they operate.