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July 2010 – December 10 Volume 3CSR Iran NewsletterHappy New Year to our dear reader s. 2010 has been such a fruitful year for usand we hope that 2011 be the same for you and us. You can find a number ofour latest activities in this issue of the newsletterCSRDevelopmentCenter InIranPost-Privatization Government’s Policy Implications on CSRCSR Iran was appointed by the Iran’s parliament research center tocarry out a study on the role of government and public policies of CSRpractices in Iran. The main theme of this research was studying the privatizationimpact on responsible business dominance in the marketplace.This studies lead to a policy paper, “post-privatization government’spolicy implications on CSR”, which will be shortly publishedby the research center both through their website and also in hardcopy.Inside this issue:I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o r p o r a t eSustainability workshopsISO 26000 workshopsOne Day Design EventCSR and Human ResourcesCorporate GovernanceProjectPrivatization Performance ReportCG Country ReportRegionalBusiness Community Survey ReportWorkshop on Corporate Practices inFamily Owned BusinessesParticipation in conferences inPakistanPreparing CSR Strategy for MapnaGas TurbineIran research economy magazine: InterviewCSR Iran’s president has had an interview with “Iran research economymagazine” which is a quarterly published by Iran’s parliament researchcenter. In this interview, different aspects of corporate responsibility inIran were discussed and the trends in business ethics in Iran were put toquestion. As in the interview, Iran is moving towards a more ethicallyconscious and responsible business environment.CSR Iran In FacebookCSRIran and Walfare OrganizationPolicy Paper on Privatization andCSRInternal NewsInterview with Iran research economyMagazineKayson and CSREarth Charter Summit MENA Region

Page 2 Volume 3One day design eventCSR-DC in cooperation with Unilever Iran,and Industrial Design scientific association ofArt Faculty in University of Tehran, have helda One day design competition. the “One daydesign” event held on 6 Dec 2010 was a competitioninitiated by Industrial Design scientificassociation of Art Faculty, University of Tehran.Cooperated with both other parties, CSRIran introduced Unilever Iran and IndustrialDesign scientific association of Art Faculty toeach other and encouraged them to cooperate inholding this event with a social and environmentalconcept at the heart of the subject of thecompetition. This suggestion was accepted eagerlysince it is in line with both sides’ interests:social and environmental practices haveKayson’s CSR annual reportCSR Iran revised Kayson’s CSR annual report.This report will be included in their EFQMmodel framework. As CSR is becoming a majorsubject considered in EFQM assessments, theybelieve this report would help them in obtaininga high grade in this assessment. Kayson is a hugeIran-based multinational construction companyand the first to publish such a report in Iran.high priority in Unilever’sCSR strategy,and considering theseissues are essential forindustrial design students.300 studentsfrom the whole countryregistered to attendthe competition. Coreconcept of the designcompetition is hygieneand social and environmentalresponsibilitiesare among keyfactors that should beconsidered.Knowledge sharingSessionCSRIran hold two discussionsession regarding to CorporateGovernanceCSR-DC has started someweekly knowledge sharing anddiscussion sessions. The twolatest sessions were on“Introduction to CorporateG o v e r n a n c e ” a n d “Comparative discussion on theIranian’s corporate law withOECD CG principles”.ISO 26000 workshops“CSR Iran” and “The CSR Company” jointly held two workshops on Aug4th and 5th, 2010. Mobarakeh steel Co.-which is a leading company inIran’s steel industry– was the host of the first workshop and the secondworkshop was an open one in which participants from private sector, academiaand public sector attended. The workshops main themes includedoverview of the evolution of CSR, ISO 26000 structure and sections, itscore principles and topics, and its implementation. F&Q discussions werefruitful and reflected the growing interest and awareness in CSR filed inIran which was admired by the lecturers.CSR WorkshopCSR-DC’s president had a oneday workshop in Follad-Khozestan on CSR in theEFQM model. This was thesixth workshop held on CSRrelated subjects in the company.

Page 3CSR Iran NewsletterCSR and HRParticipation in conferencesin PakistanCSR-DC attended a high profileCG conference on 10th Novemberin Karachi, Pakistan. The conferencewas conducted by PICG,CSR-DC’s regional partner andlatest trends on CG in Pakistanwere introduced and discussed.Workshop on corporate practicesin family owned businessesCSR-DC just conducted its first workshopon “Corporate Practices in FamilyOwned Businesses” in collaborationwith PICG. Though being the first in aseries the participants were from thebiggest and most prominent of familyowned businesses in Iran.President of CSR Irandelivered a speech on“the role of Human ResourceManagement inCSR” in Shiraz’s HumanResources EmpowermentSeminar, October2010. Most of theparticipants were fromthe public sector andgovernmental organizations.Corporate Governance Regional projectCSR-DC is in the midst of an ongoing regional and international project on corporate governance. Theaim of this project is primarily to promote and enhance CG practices by developing and making availablevarious CG toolkits, tailored specifically for the Iranian’s market need. In this regard a brand newportal will shortly be rolled out in which the toolkits would be available and free to all that are interestedand a series of more than 20 workshops are to be conducted / the First of which was last week’sCG in Family Owned Businesses. Partners from Turkey (TKYD), Pakistan (PICG) and Kosovo(RiInvest) are collaborating on this project.CSR and welfare OrganizationIran’s welfare week was a busy weekfor CSR Iran. two CSR events whereheld in cooperation with Irans welfareOrganization. These events wherealigned with one of CSR Iran’s strategicapproaches which is cross-sectorpartnership promotion in the businesscommunity. More than thirty differentorganizations participated in thesetwo events some of which was MehrFinancial Institute, RailNiroo, Kayson,Saipa,...CSR-DC: CorporateGovernanceThe Corporate GovernanceDivision of CSR-DC is alive and kicking.In fact since the lastyear’s CG division’sinfancy steps, it has beengoing through an exponentialboom. A numberof their activities comesfollowing:You can find a numberof their activities in thisissue of the newsletter.Business communitysurveyCSR-DC has finalized its annualbusiness community survey.We have thoroughly studiedthe business communitiesperception on four differentaspects of Iran’s business environment.These aspects are theoverall business atmosphere,Iran’s privatization initiative,CG practices and their prevalenceand finally CSR.

Page 4Newsletter TitleCSR Iran InternshipCorporate social responsibilitydevelopmentCenter in Iran welcomeslimited number of internsfor its internal andinternational projects.The internship opportunitiesare unique positionsthrough which internswould becomeequipped with cuttingedge knowledge in thefield of Corporate Sustainability,CorporateSocial Responsibility(CSR) and CorporateGovernance.Earth Charter SummitAs part of our mission to improve regional cooperation on promotingsustainable business, CSR-DC participated in an event organizedby The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development(JOHUD) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment in Jordanand IUCN Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN ROWA). Theevent was under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talaland took place by the Dead Sea, Jordan on 23rd and 24th of November2010.A regional cooperation formed between four of the participatingorganizations From Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran and Bahrain. The"Earth Charter Youth MENA" Initiative will combine the resourcesof the participating organizations to develop a youth centred initiativeto promote the Earth Charter in the region.Privatization Performance ReportCSR-DC has finalized its study on Iran’s privatization initiative.the primary aim of this study is empowering the private sector byhelping the executive and legislative bodies with suggestions onenhancing the quality and fostering the pace of privatization. forthis, the 20 years old privatization initiative has been thoroughlystudied and different responsible individuals and bodies have beeninterviewed.CG Country ReportCSRIran has initiated a study merely focusing on CG practicesamong Iranian corporations. the main goal is to understand thestrong and weak aspects of CG in Iran which in turn will help intailoring toolkits and guidelines that are to be developed for theIran market. CG practices in more than 30 corporations have beenquestioned so far.New Comerswe would hereby like to welcome the new international relations deputy of CSRIran Mrs.Chegini, who you may contact with.We may also express our thanks to Mr. Maziar Ebrahimi for all his efforts in CSRIran and we wish him success in his new careers!Mr Hossein Rastegar joined CSRIran as project manager of Corporate Governance. We welcome him!

Page 5Newsletter TitleIntroduction to corporate sustainability workshopsCSR Iran”, “The Natural Step(TNS Asia)” and“Tetrapak Iran” held 3 one day workshops on 11, 12& 13 July 2010. 15 participants among which wereTetrapak’s Iran’s employees and customers attendedthe workshop. The workshops were conducted bythe executive director of TNS Asia, Cyrill Jegu.Participants became familiar with sustainabilitychallenges, socio-ecological issues and their interactions,TNS framework and etc. Three different teamworked on understanding the business case for sustainabilityand explored opportunities in their ownwork and life to respect sustainability principles andcontribute in building a sustainable society and environment.Workshop on corporate practices in familyowned businessesCSR-DC just conducted its first workshop on“Corporate Practices in Family Owned Businesses”in collaboration with PICG. Though being the first ina series the participants were from the biggest andmost prominent of family owned businesses in Iran.Preparing CSR Strategy for Mapna Gas Turbin CompanyCSR Iran In FacebookCSR-DC has gone“Social”. We havelaunched our page onFacebook and you canfind good news and material,regarding our activitiesboth related to CSRand CG, on it.CSR-DC prepared the CSR Strategy guides of TUGA one of the largest producerof gas turbines in the middle east. After assessing the companies current state onCSR by the CSR-DC model, a stakeholder identification and analysis was carriedon which led to a gap analysis. The CSR strategies were developed in focus meetingsand finally an action plan was drafted. As one of the main subsidiaries of theMAPNA Group, the company has been established in 1999 to seize the outstandingopportunity of domestic power generation demand by manufacture andsupply of turbines and auxiliary equipment. Having started the first manufacturingoperations in early 2002, during the last decade TUGA has continuously investedin capacity development to respond the ever-increasing demands. Tugawas the fifth consultancy service client of CSR-DC in Iran after OMV, TamIranKhodro, Kayson, and etcAddressNo1965, North KargarAve , Tehran –IranWeb:www.csriran.comEmail:info@csriran.comTeleFax: 98 21 88633236CSR-DC is a nongovernmental,noncommercialorganization thatpromotes CorporateResponsibility inIran. The Center isthe first Iranianmember of UNGlobal Compact,Board Member ofIslamic ConferenceYouth Forum forDialogue andCooperation,member of GPN360and vice chairman ofISO26000 mirrorCommittee.UNICEF and CSRIran Auditing ofOrumiyeh Cement New portal andwebsite ofCSRIran