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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
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