Governmental initiatives to support Danish companies

- Victor Kjaer, Deputy Director General

Danish Commerce and Companies Agency

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DCCA - CSR projects

• Corporate Social Responsibility- People & Profit (/”Overskud med Omtanke”)- CSR Lab- CSR Innovation

• Responsible Supply Chain Management- The CSR Compass- On Globalisation- Small Suppliers in global supply chains - Susbiz India

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On Globalisation – a TV programme aired in relation to the People & Profit project.

View trailer: www.eogs.dk/sw26505.asp

© Danish Commerce and Companies Agency

Small Suppliers in Global Supply Chains

How multinational buyers can target small and medium-sized suppliersin their sustainable supply chain management

Guidelines developed on the basis of

- A study of the sustainable supply chain management practices of the multinational information technology corporation Hewlett-Packard (HP)

- On-site assessments of the CSR practices of SME suppliers in HP’s supply chain in Central and Eastern Europe

- Capability-building activities aimed at the SME suppliers

Co-financed by the European Commission

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• 8 small and medium-sized Danish companies receive help to cooperate with their Indian suppliers on CSR.

• Development and implementation of social and environmental initiatives through workshops, training, consultancy assistance etc.

www.susbizindia.org

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Increasing demands from stakeholders Capacent Epinion, 2007 [n=1000 Danish companies]

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A new action plan

The Road to Responsible Growth

The future Danish government’s inter-ministerial action plan for corporate social responsibility

7 participating ministries: – Ministry of Employment – Ministry of Finance – The Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs– Ministry of the Environment – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs – Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs (chairman and

secretariat)

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Focus areas

The Road to Responsible Growth

Promote strategic CSR

Make CSR a global business advantage

Branding Denmark as a responsible nation

The state as a driver for responsible growth

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Make CSR a global business advantage

The Danish government wishes to support and advice Danish companies about CSR on the global

markets and within the supply chain promote the support and compliance to international standards Among other things through

• Guidance via the Danish embassies• Knowledge-exchange programmes for Danish and Asian leaders• Training seminars on responsible supply chain management • Industry campaigns on strategic CSR in the supply chain • Danish business innovating for world challenges

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Thank you for your attention!