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Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk - Department of Management

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YÖNET‹fi‹M<br />

tions or rigid rules instead every company<br />

should set its policy according to the needs<br />

and demands <strong>of</strong> its society. In the case <strong>of</strong><br />

Turkey, natural disasters are <strong>of</strong> great significance<br />

following the earthquake on August 17.<br />

This demonstrated a good example for the<br />

Turkish case; where companies focused their<br />

CSR activities in this area.<br />

Another crucial point is the objective measurement<br />

<strong>of</strong> CSR performance <strong>of</strong> the companies.<br />

There are a great deal <strong>of</strong> CSR indices originating<br />

from U.S.A and Europe such as "Domini<br />

400 Social Index", "Dow Jones Global<br />

Sustainability Index", "SRI Index", "FTSE4 Good<br />

Index". However we do not have such an index<br />

in Turkey for the time being. On the other hand<br />

Deniz Erden, throughout her studies came<br />

across some Turkish companies applying the<br />

most recent methods such as letting the<br />

employees work for an NGO during regular<br />

work hours or work on a CSR project. Erden<br />

also emphasizes that company‘s top managers<br />

are not satisfied with the way most <strong>of</strong> the<br />

NGOs are working since they do not fulfill even<br />

the basic institutional requirements such as<br />

organizing meetings or keeping meeting notes.<br />

This problem can also be solved by participation<br />

<strong>of</strong> companies so as to implement their pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

style <strong>of</strong> working to the NGOs.<br />

Although there are some specific applications<br />

such as establishing a CSR department<br />

within the company, most <strong>of</strong> the companies are<br />

managing these activities through already<br />

existing corporate affairs departments or by<br />

outsourcing to a PR company. After all,<br />

whether the company has a specific CSR<br />

department or not is not as important as the<br />

performance demonstrated. Even the performance<br />

<strong>of</strong> giant multinationals having those<br />

departments may differ from country to country<br />

showing also a different trend from its headquarters.<br />

Eventually, universities should also support<br />

the business world in this area. The first thing<br />

that comes to mind is to add CSR lectures to<br />

current curriculums, which would inform students<br />

about the recent trends, best practices<br />

and encourage them to share their knowledge<br />

with the NGOs as a way to improve their understanding<br />

<strong>of</strong> CSR. <br />

Unilever‘in Topkap› Saray›‘n›<br />

temizleme projesi Türkiye‘de<br />

kurumsal sorumluluk denince<br />

akla gelen ilk örneklerden. Proje, IPRA taraf›ndan<br />

dünya çap›nda alt›n ödüle lay›k görüldü.<br />

metli bir süreç gerektiriyor. Öncelikle,<br />

Türkiye‘deki uygulama alanlar› saptan›p<br />

firmalarda detayl› araflt›rmalar yap›lmal›.<br />

fiirketlerin sivil toplum örgütlerine verdi-<br />

¤i deste¤in son 10 y›l içerisinde ciddi anlamda<br />

artt›¤› biliniyor. Sivil toplum örgütlerine<br />

do¤rudan (maddi) yard›mda bulunmak<br />

d›fl›nda flirket çal›flanlar›n›n her birinin<br />

y›lda belirli ifl-saatini ilgili bir sosyal<br />

sorumluluk projesine ay›rmas›n› sa¤lamak<br />

veya aktif olarak sivil toplum örgütünde<br />

çal›flmas›n› teflvik etmek gibi uygulamalara<br />

Bat› toplumlar›yla k›yasla<br />

Türkiye‘de ne düzeyde yer veriliyor<br />

Yayg›n olarak, bu tarz yeni ve rasyonel<br />

uygulamalara ülkemizde pek fazla yer<br />

verilmedi¤i düflünülse de, flu ana kadar<br />

yapt›¤›m çal›flmalarda pekâlâ bu en yeni<br />

uygulamalar› bile benimsemifl firmalara<br />

rastlamak benim için de çok sevindirici.<br />

Fakat firma çal›flanlar› ve tepe yöneticilerle<br />

yapt›¤›m›z görüflmelerde sivil toplum<br />

örgütlerinin çal›flma tarzlar›n› tatminkâr<br />

bulmad›klar›n› duyuyoruz ki bu<br />

da önemli bir saptama. Pek çok sivil toplum<br />

örgütünün toplant› düzeninden tutun<br />

da kay›tlar›n tutulmas›na kadar kurumsallaflman›n<br />

en temel boyutlar›ndan<br />

bile yoksun olmas› bafll›ca flikâyetler olarak<br />

dile getiriliyor. Bu noktada kurumsallaflma<br />

aç›s›ndan çok daha fazla yol katetmifl<br />

firmalar›n kendi pr<strong>of</strong>esyonel iflleyifl<br />

tarzlar›n› bu örgütlere aktarmalar› ve<br />

bilhassa yönetim hususunda sivil toplum<br />

örgütlerine destek olmalar› yoluyla yarat›lan<br />

katma de¤erin artt›r›labilece¤i inanc›nday›m.<br />

Dünyada baz› flirketlerin kurumsal sosyal<br />

sorumluluk projelerini gelifltiren ve<br />

yürüten özel departmanlar› oldu¤unu biliyoruz.<br />

Çal›flmalar›n›z boyunca Türkiye‘de<br />

bunun örneklerine rastlad›n›z m›<br />

Ço¤unlukla kurumsal iliflkiler ad›nda<br />

bir bölümden bahsetmemiz mümkün ki<br />

bu da çokuluslu flirket kültüründen gelen<br />

bir olgu. Bunun yan›nda baz› firmalarda<br />

halkla iliflkiler departmanlar›n›n bu iliflkileri<br />

yönetti¤ine rastlamakla birlikte, d›flar›dan<br />

bir PR ajans›yla çal›flan firmalar›n<br />

da oldu¤unu biliyoruz. Bu çal›flma proje<br />

42 • Leaders May›s 2004

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