Corporate Social Responsibility
A response to the Social Dimension of Globalization in China

Project Description

This project is supported by EU commission financially and lasts 18 months. It belongs to Asia-Invest programme. The project mainly focuses on the implementation of CSR as a means to create a social dimension within globalization. China has been chosen as the country to try out the idea. The objective is to develop a CSR consultancy concept and provide training to consultants as to better prepare them to introduce CSR in Chinese enterprises. Besides consultants, the target group covers enterprises, employees and workers, local authorities, government bodies and local auditing organizations. The partnership is composed with Danish and Belgian CSR experts who work closely together with Chinese CSR experts and business consultants.

Suzhou Association of International Economic & Technical Cooperation ¨SAIETC© is responsible for recruiting 20 consultants from the public and private sector, which can take part in the training programme of CSR. 40 enterprises from Suzhou area take part in the project and start up CSR activities during the project. These enterprises have the opportunity through training and advice, to obtain an international CSR standard. Results and outputs are disseminated throughout the project period and the partners will make sure that the Chinese organizations and enterprises that are taking part in the project will be duly promoted.

The project is followed closely by EU officials and during the Chinese partners visit to Europe a meeting with EU officials working with CSR are arranged.

Project Objective

The objectives of the project are as follows:

• To introduce the concept of CSR to Chinese enterprises within the textile industry.
• To develop a consultancy concept as a co-operation between European CSR experts and Chinese consultants to implement CSR in Chinese enterprises.
• To train a number of Chinese consultants in the introduction and implementation of CSR in Chinese enterprises.
• To develop (on the basis of already existing CSR instruments) and introduce a Chinese CSR certificate, which includes auditing routines.
• To build up or create a Chinese CSR network between CSR consultants, CSR experts, local authorities government bodies and auditing organizations which is in charge of CSR auditing responsibility.
  

Duration: 18 months

Partners

The project partners are as follows:

• South Denmark European Office (SDEO) (Belgium)
• South Denmark Asia Office (SDAO ) (China)
• South West Business Development (Denmark)
• Worklife Partners A/S (WLP) (Denmark)
• Aalborg University, Esbjerg (AAUE) (Denmark)
• Universit Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Belgium)
• Institute of Environment and Development (IED) (China)
• Suzhou Association of International Economic & Technical Cooperation (China)