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58 CSR and Competitiveness - European SMEs’ Good Practice - Consolidated European Report Internet-Links European organisations active in the field of CSR CSR Europe http://www.csreurope.org/ EUROCHAMBRES (European Association of Chambers of Commerce) http://www.eurochambres.be/ European Business Ethics Network http://www.eben-net.org/ European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/socdial/csr/index.htm http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/csr/index_en.htm European Commission DG Environment http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/index_en.htm European Commission DG Trade http://ec.europa.eu/trade/index_en.htm European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils (EEAC) http://www.eeac-net.org/ European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) http://www.european-fair-trade-association.org/ European Portal on Sustainable Development http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/welcome/index_en.htm European Social Investment Forum http://www.eurosif.org/ Great Place to Work Institute Europe http://www.greatplacetowork-europe.com/ Network of European Worldshops (NEWS!) http://www.worldshops.org Social Venture Network Europe http://www.svneurope.com/ UEAPME (European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) http://www.ueapme.com/EN/index.shtml Examples of international organisations active in the field of CSR Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) http://www.fairtrade.net/ Global Reporting Initiative http://www.globalreporting.org Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org United Nations Global Compact http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/index.html World Business Council for Sustainable Develobment (WBCSD) Regional Websites Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management: http://www.wbcsd.ch http://umwelt.lebensministerium.at Austrian’s Sustainability Website http://www.nachhaltigkeit.at/ Xertatu – Corporate Social Responsibility in Bizkaia (Spain) www.xertatu.net
Appendix 1 – Overview on the Analysed Case Studies Country Austria Austria Company name Farm-Fill Umweltinnovations- und Vertriebs GmbH 1. ObermurtalerBrauereigenossenschaft reg. Gen.m. b.H. Austria J. u. H. Rest GmbH Austria z o t t e r Schokoladen Manufaktur GmbH Austria denkstatt GmbH Size class 1 micro mediumsized small mediumsized small Industry retail sale of games and toys manufacture of food products and beverages manufacture of bread, fresh pastry goods and cakes, coffee-house manufacture of food products and beverages business and management consultancy activities Main CSR Category comprehensive (market/society/ environment) comprehensive (workplace/ market/ environment) workplace comprehensive (market/ society) workplace CSR and Competitiveness - European SMEs’ Good Practice - Consolidated European Report 59 Content of the analysed CSR Activities Impact of the Analysed CSR Activities • cooperation with European suppliers; • environmentally friendly production processes; • employment of local personnel; • donations (in money and in kind) and honorary activities for community benefits • flexible and family friendly working hours; • training; • cooperation with local suppliers, including the participation in the design of strategies for regional development and for fostering local cooperation; • environmentally friendly production, including suppliers' assessment according to environmental standards • equipment with modern machinery and infrastructure to guarantee a higher level of health and workplace safety for the employees; • employees' training in the field of occupational health and safety; • attention to sustainable employment; • employment of local personnel; • usage of local production resources • usage of fair trade and regional biologically grown products as raw materials; • sponsoring of activites for community benefits at international level; • awareness raising for people with disabilities • provision of healthy food and allowing the preparation of joint meals during working time; • joint sport activities; • professional instruction concerning occupational health; • power napping; • workplace design; • financial support for using public transport; • flexible working time • winner of awards; • better awareness and image among target group; • higher profitability • development of a new marketing strategy -> positive business development; • better image; • higher efficiency of the workforce due to higher commitment; • winner of awards; • sustainable economic development of the region • higher satisfaction of employees due to easier and safer production processes; • higher productivity; • winner of awards -> higher awareness and better image among target group • creation of jobs; • attraction of new client groups; • benefits for the socially disadvantaged; • winner of awards -> increased awareness among target group • higher commitment and motivation of employees; • lower employee fluctuation; • winner of awards -> higher awareness
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