Recommended actions to foster the adoption of Corporate Social ...

Fomento al Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico -FONDEF), and the Technical Cooperation Service(Servicio de Cooperacion Tecnica -SERCOTEC) inthe marketplace arena; the National Service forTraining and Employment (Servicio Nacional deCapacitación y Empleo -SENCE) for workplaceissues; the Association of Municipalities (Associacionde Municipalidades), and the Fund for Solidarityand Social Investment (Fondo de Solidariedad eInversion Social -FOSIS) for the community area;and the National Commission for the Environment(Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente -CONAMA)in the environmental area.a. Mandating, some recommended actions forgovernment and local authorities are:– Support the definition of codes of conductand ethical behavior.– Facilitate the training of employees.– Improve local monitoring systems andenvironmental assessment procedures.b. Transparency, some recommended actions forgovernment and local authorities are:– Encourage the responsible behaviors ofprivate firms on issues such as corporategovernance, fair trade, employment relations,taxation, bribery and contractual conditions.– Contribute to CSR by participating ininnovative programs such as 1) transparencyin credit, an innovative analysis of creditaccess rules and procedures applied to two orthree sectors, aiming to improve access tofinance for SMEs and 2) promoting awarenesson accountability and reporting standardssuch as the Global Reporting Initiative; aswell as other international guidelines andprinciples such as the UN Global Compactand the International Labor Organization.c. Improving Promotion and Advocacy, somerecommended actions for government andlocal authorities are:– Raise awareness, disseminate informationand spread best practices among SMEs toindirectly foster CSR.– Facilitate stakeholder engagement as well astraining programs.– Enhance the application of best availabletechnologies, and praise environmentallyfriendly technologies through anEnvironmental Technology Expo.– Take a leading role in the launch of a CivilSociety Forum, which could be a multistakeholderinitiative for the promotion ofCSR awareness and actions in civil society.d. Endorsing, some recommended actions forgovernment and local authorities are:– Endorse the launch of a Responsible ChileanProduct Label aimed at supporting responsibleChilean SMEs in the international markets.– Launch local environmental reportinginitiatives to foster environmentalreporting practices.4.3 Business AssociationsBusiness associations include trade associations i.e.the Chilean Association of Metallurgic Industries(Asociaciòn Chilena de Industrias Metalúrgicas yMetalmecánicas –ASIMET), the Chilean WineCorporation (Corporación Chilena del Vino –CCV),the National Corporation of Wood (CorporaciónNacional de la Madera –CORMA), the Fereation ofFruit Producers (Federación de Productores deFrutas de Chile –FEDEFRUTA), and the Associationof Salmon Industries (Asociación de la Industriadel Salmón -Salmon Chile); territorial associationsand chambers of commerce, including localChambers of Commerce, the National Chamber ofCommerce (Cámara Nacional del Comercio –CNC)and the American Chamber of Commerce (CámaraChileno Norteamericana de Comercio -AmCham);as well as SME Associations, such as exporters i.e.the Association of Exporting Industrialists56 Recommended actions to foster the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)