This website presents some of the ongoing efforts made by the Danish Government to promote and support corporate social responsibility (CSR) among Danish businesses. The site is run by the Danish Government Centre for CSR, a part of the Danish Business Authority under the Danish Ministry of Business and Growth.
(17.1.2012)
The Danish Ethical Trading Initiative invites you to a debate meeting about new international guidelines and ethical trade on february 8th 2012.
CSR work is voluntary for Danish businesses. However, since 2009 the largest enterprises have had to take a position on CSR in their annual report.
The UN Global Compact is a good start for work on CSR at your business. The Global Compact is composed of ten fundamental principles for how a business can work with responsibility in relation to human rights, labour rights (employees), the environment and climate, and anti-corruption.
The EU has an important role to facilitate the exchange of experience between member states. Also, the EU plays a central part in increasing the awareness of CSR in European businesses by keeping the question on the agenda and by actively contributing to shaping the attitudes of business leaders.
ISO 26000 is a international guidance standard on social responsibility.
The standard provide harmonized, globally relevant guidance for private and public sector organizations of all types based on international consensus among expert representatives of the main stakeholder groups. The standard is meant to encourage the implementation of best practice in social responsibility worldwide.
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