GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING 25 February 2010 UN Global Compact Network Belgium Global Compact Network...

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

25 February 2010

UN Global Compact Network Belgium

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Welcome

Iris Van der Veken

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Agenda

• Welcome: Meet the Team• Current CSR Landscape• Local Networks: The way forward...• Formal Global Assembly• Overview of the GCNB 2010 Calendar• Outcome of the General Assembly

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United Nations Global Compact

The United Nations Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative which is committed to aligning the operations and strategies for all type of organizations with the universally accepted principles of the UN covering human rights, environmental protection, labour standards and anti-corruption.

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What is United Nations Global Compact?

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United Nations Global Compact

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Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights, andPrinciple 2: Businesses should make sure they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Human rights

Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;

Principle 4: Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;

Principle 5: Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child labour; andPrinciple 6: Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of

employment and occupation.

Labour standards

Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Principle 8: Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental

responsibility; and Principle 9: Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally

friendly technologies.

Environment

Anti-corruption

Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

History• Taskforce Belgium established in June 2009 with:

– Efico: member of UNGC since 2003

– KBC Group: member of UNGC since 2006

– Ubeon: member of UNGC since 2008

– Rosy Blue: member of UNGC since 2008

– JCI Junior Chamber International Belgium: member of UNGC since 2010

– Bonas-Couzyn

• Great support of the department Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation

• Outreach event 15th October 2009: 300 participants• Very dedicated Taskforce in preparation for the General Assembly

meeting for today: 25th February 2010

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Meet our Team: current Taskforce

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Chantal LhermiteEfico

Iris Van der VekenRosy Blue

Flavia MicilottaKBC Group

Karla BasselierForeign Affairs

Didier BackaertBonas-Couzyn

Stephan VanhaverbekeUbeon

Christophe CoolJCI Belgium

Main Objectives of our Network

• Global Compact Network Belgium (GCNB)

• Connect the current Belgian participants to the global network

• Incorporate CSR practices based on the 4 pillars of UNGC with other initiatives: joined efforts

• Improve CSR reporting standards

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Promote a culture of compliance and the rule of law by providing systematic ways to help improve day-to-day conduct of business

Current Status Participants GCNB

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By mid 2011 we aim to

increase our membership

by at least 15 %

Our Vision

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Our ultimate goal is to create a benchmark in

Belgium across different industries in

cooperation with other CSR organizations

Current CSR landscape

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Belgian CSR landscape

• Our aim is to bring the GCNB, governments, business and society together, through dialogue and learning among the various stakeholders around the world.

• In Belgium:

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Academic Partnerships

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Other Partnerships

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Local Networks:The way forward…

The role of Local Networks in the promotion of Global Compact principles around the world

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The Mission of Local Networks

• Local Networks: clusters of participants

• Acting as Country Global Compact Platform

• Facilitation and measurement of progress

• Multi-stakeholder engagement and collective action

• Encourage existing and future participants to become involved in GCNB

• Develop Partnership Projects: UN Millennium Development Goals

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The Mission of Local Networks

• Serve as a Global Compact Outreach Mechanisms

• Identify and discuss emerging issues

• Act as contact for government entities and civil society organizations

• Liaise with other Global Compact networks and with theGC Office in New York

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We welcome…

All businesses across industries: small & large

•Business associations

•Trade unions

•CSR organizations

•Business schools

•Governmental institutions

•...

We aim to include…

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The way forward • Continuous learning process UNGC participating companies

and other CSR organizations

• Share best practices that are relevant to Belgian companies

• Engage a network dialogue that involves multi stakeholders and focuses on topics that drive the fast changing environment of CSR

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Formal Global Assembly

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Process flow of the GCNB establishment

• Adoption of the GCNB bylaws

• Adoption of the GCNB governing principles

• Appointment Steering Committee

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Election of the GCNB Steering Committee

• GCNB Chairman• GCNB Vice Chairman• GCNB Treasurer• GCNB Communication & Partnership• GCNB Secretariat• Appointed GCNB Focal point• Ad-hoc expertise support

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Candidate for GCNB Chairman

Iris Van der Veken

Rosy Blue ● Manager Corporate Affairs Global Responsible Jewellery Council ● Member Communications Committee UNGC ● Member of the Human Right Working Group

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Candidate for GCNB Vice Chairman & Secretariat

Stephan Vanhaverbeke

Ubeon | business experts ● Managing Partner JCI Vlaanderen ● Vice Chairman

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Candidate for GCNB Communication & Partnership

Flavia Micilotta

KBC Group NV ● CSR Communications Officer

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Candidate for GCNB Treasurer

Christophe Cool

JCI Belgium ● CSR Officer UN AFFAIRS commission ● Secretary

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Ad-hoc communication support

Chantal Lhermite

Efico ● Marketing Manager Efico Foundation ● Responsible Communication

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Ad-hoc consultancy support

Didier Backaert

Bonas-Couzyn ● Consultant Responsible Jewellery Council ● Member Standards Committee

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GCNB Focal point

Karla Basselier

Department economic issues B3.1 ● Attaché analist Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation

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Action plan 2010

Need for close cooperation

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Action plan 2010 –Need for close cooperation

• Quarterly activities

– Workshops on reporting Communiction on Progress (COP)

– Workshop on Supplychain management together with B&S

– Workshop on Best Practices policy implementations

– Regional meeting of the European Local UNGC Networks

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Getting your COP started (1/2 day)

• A group-feedback session, coached by a CSR reporting expert

• May 6th, 2010 • Target group : companies which recently joined the Global

Compact• Format: group feedback & intervision• Outcome: toolkit of best practices• Pilot: ubeon | business experts

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CoP Expert Workshop (1 day)• A one-day workshop, facilitated by a COP expert from

UNGC HQ and a Belgian university

• January 2011

• Target group : All Global Compact Participants

• Format : – morning session:

COP in depth by a specialist from UN Global Compact

– afternoon session: 'open space' facilitated meeting which allows for questions and feedback from all participants

• Outcome: lessons learning, better understanding CoP

• Pilot: ubeon | business experts

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Workshop on Supplychain management together with Business & Society• One-day workshop, with Business and Society

• December 2010

• Target group : All Global Compact Participants and Participants of other Networks

• Format: Case studies and group discussions

• Outcome: Enhancing cooperation on supply chain management across industries; development of guidelines

• Pilot: Efico and Rosy Blue

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Implementation policies on hot topics such as Anti-Bribery and Corruption...A half-day workshop on Anti-Corruption company policies• 2010• Target group : All Global Compact Participants • Format : Case study on KBC’s new policy• Outcome: Develop best practice principles and identify toolkit

for companies to implement• Pilot: KBC

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Regional meeting of the European Local UN GC Networks• One-day workshop, in cooperation with Business & Society

• We welcome other interested partners to join

• October 2010 during the Belgian EU presidency

• Target group : all 25 local GC networks within the EU

• Format : together with the Launch of the enterprise 2020, CSR Europe and B&S

• Outcome: share best practices, enhance cooperation on regional and european UN GC matters

• Pilot: FPS Foreign Affairs – Karla Basselier

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Possible additional activities

• Set up of a workgroup on innovations in development cooperation

• Cooperation with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Belgium

• Close links with other CSR networks in order to closely cooperate

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Outcome of General Assembly

• Official appointment of the Global Compact Network Belgium:– Chairman– Vice Chairman– Treasurer– Communication & Partnership– Secretariat

• Positioning Belgium as Global Compact Network globally• Global Compact Network Belgium quarterly events

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Connecting to the Global Compact

www.unglobalcompact.org

www.globalcompact.be

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Thank you for your attention