Regeringens CSR politik instrument för frihandel och utvecklingssamarbete

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1 Regeringens CSR politik instrument för frihandel och utvecklingssamarbete Lisa Emelia Svensson

2 Regeringens CSR-syn Varför? Instrument för frihandel Stärka Sveriges konkurrenskraft Global Utveckling & Utvecklingssamarbetet

3 Regeringens CSR-syn Hur? Företagsdrivet & företagsägt Dialog & Samarbete - Knowing & Showing Globalt Ansvar 10 år - från policy till handling Verka för förändring i praktiken

4 Regeringens CSR-syn Vad? Mänskliga Rättigheter Arbetsrätt Anti-korruption Miljö/Klimat Frihet på Nätet (yttrandefrihet och rätten till privatliv)

5 Samsyn kring åtgärder exempel MR & ICT sektorn Industry-only Multi-stakeholder Regulation Examples: EU Initiatives/Guidance Global e-sustainability Initiative (GESI) Trust? Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) Dodd Frank Act 1502 Californian Transparency in the Supply Chain Act Global Network Initiative (GNI) Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Industry Dialogue Initiative Freedom On-line (Dutch, Swedish, US Govs (40 gover) etc ) Soft law? Silicon Valley Human Rights Declaration Russian and Chinese UN proposals

6 Regeringens CSR- händelseutveckling OECD:s reviderade riktlinjer för multinationella företag (maj 2011) Proaktiv agenda Due diligence/leverantörskedjor MR-rekommendation Förstärka NKP strukturen

7 Regeringens CSR- händelseutveckling EU CSR-paket (okt 2011) Nytt meddelande om CSR Kommande EU direktiv om hållbarhetsrapportering Nytt meddelande om Social Business Initiative

8 Regeringens CSR- händelseutveckling FN:s Ramverk och vägledande principer för MR juni 2011 (workshops etc) State Duty to Protect (Principles 1-10) National legal framework and application State-Business commercial relations Policy coherence Corporate Responsibility to Respect (Principles 11-24) Policy Commitments Human rights due diligence Monitoring and reporting Remediation (Principles 25-31) Company-based grievance mechanisms State non-legal mechanisms State legal mechanisms

9 Regeringens CSR- händelseutveckling FN Global Comapct (Barnrättsprinciperna) Global Reporting Initiative (G4) ISO Nordisk CSR strategi (CSR-kompassen) CSR in Arctics

10 Regeringens CSR-arbete EN UTBLICK Hur ser andra länder/regeringar på CSR-frågor? Svenska företags CSR-arbete internationellt? Utrikesdepartementets & myndigheternas roll?

11 Tack!

12 New role for Companies Companies have more global influence than ever More, Bigger & Open market Compare GDP and revenues Wal-Mart 23rd largest economy ahead of Norway and Venezuela Hewlett-Packard is only 11th on Fortune 500 but its 2010 revenues would rank it ahead of Vietnam and Morocco. Geopolitical risk Independent identity apart from their country of origin expose companies to increasingly complex and interdependent geopolitical risks. More strategic and proactive need to formulate a coherent identity that is consistent across all markets

13 Background Sweden CSR Business is strengthened by a culture rooted in the values of trust, transparency and democracy Tri-partisan dialogue collective agreements Social Entrepreneurialism where investments & innovations are inextricably linked Holistic and integrated approach Foreign policy Trade and Investment strategy Domestic social cohesion strategy

14 WHAT is CSR? Integrated into business model and the top management Respect for: Human rights Working conditions & labour rights Environment Anti-corruption Freedom of Internet expression

15 What instruments applies to CSR? EU context new CSR package (2011) Nordic dimension new Strategy for CSR (2012) United Nation Global Compact OECD Global Guidelines for Responsible Business practice (2011) (DD, HR, Procedural) UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights (2011) Global Reporting Initiative (G4 2012) (2007) ISO 26000

16 HOW do we address CSR? Link between three cornerstones of policies: Open trade policy CSR is a tool for open trade Not for protectionist purposes Must be business driven and business owned Development policy emphasize human rights and sustainable global development Swedish Export Credit Agency & Export Credit Corporations assess CSR risk (Guarantees up to 50 billion Euro) Human rights UN Framework Protect, Respect, Remedy Tool for innovation and competitiveness New market opportunities, e.g. low emissions technology SymbioCity concept

17 The Swedish Partnership for Global Responsibility (SPGR) Built upon Cooperation and Dialogue SPGR is an innovative Platform for holistic and integrated approach to policy planning Two Forums for dialogue: Business Consultation Multi-stakeholder Forum Cooperating with Embassies, Consulates and Trade Councils