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CSR plus the missing D
CSR plus the missing D
Start date: Sep 1, 2014,
End date: Aug 31, 2016
PROJECT
FINISHED
The prime objective of the project called "CSR+the missing D" is to improve the competences of CSR managers, trainers and adult educators in the field of corporate social responsibility and disability (CSR+D).
The project has the following specific goals:
- exchange of experiences in the implementation of CSR+D strategies in the partner countries;
- development of a body of good practice as regards the application of the CSR+D notion in companies in Poland, the UK, the Netherlands and Denmark, and
- development of recommendations concerning the inclusion of disability in CSR strategies.
The "CSR+the missing D" project is intended to promote the inclusion of disability as a theme in CSR activities as well as to offer adult educators tangible competences in that field. The rationale behind the project is the fact that in many European countries the notion of CSR is still understood as meaning acting exclusively for environmental protection and sustainable development, with disability skipped in the process. Furthermore, persons with disabilities are frequently treated as recipients of charity aid offered by business rather than prospective employees who could generate the company’s profit on a daily basis and on an equal footing with other staff members.
The "CSR+the missing D" project opens vistas for exchange of experiences in that field within a diverse and experienced partnership, improves the competences of the project participants and offers trainers, CSR managers and adult educators an opportunity to analyse conclusions on how to build a full CSR strategy, that is one including the modern approach to disability in the spirit of the UN Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities ratified across the European Union.
There will five project meetings where each of the partners will present selected good CSR+D practice from their respective countries. The most interesting options in terms of social inclusion will then be chosen, commented on by a team of experts, and presented on the project website. Additionally, recommendations will be made on the implementation of CSR+D strategies in companies which, complete with the good practice described there, can be used by trainers delivering programmes for company staff and adults. Information about the project will be disseminated by means of electronic channels: the project website, the partners’ websites, their profiles in social media, mailing as well as publications on local industry and thematic portals.
The expected project impact on its direct participants (staff of the partner institutions) will be their improved competences in the field of CSR+D. It is estimated that 70% will improve their knowledge in that regard. Further, the project will have an impact on the institutions they represent, by strengthening their potential in terms of organisation and training in the field of CSR+D. The partners also expect the project to result in more interest expressed by CSR managers, trainers and adult educators in the notion of CSR+D, mainly through learning about good practice in the field as showcased on the website.
The partners also hope that in the long run the materials and experiences compiled throughout project duration will help to better transfer knowledge to local entrepreneurs who will be trained by partner institutions and others and benefit from the materials worked out by the project. Thanks to all the above, the result of the "CSR+the missing D" project and contacts made in its context will help initiate - and carry out until complete implementation - various activities in the area of social responsibility on local, national and European levels.