Regeringens CSR politik –
instrument för frihandel och utvecklingssamarbete
Lisa Emelia Svensson
lisa.svensson@foreign.ministry.se Twitter: @Emelialisa
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
Regeringens CSR-syn Varför?
• Instrument för frihandel
• Stärka Sveriges konkurrenskraft
• Global Utveckling & Utvecklingssamarbetet
Regeringens CSR-syn Hur?
• Företagsdrivet & företagsägt
• Dialog & Samarbete -
• “Knowing & Showing”
• Globalt Ansvar 10 år - från policy till handling
“ Verka för förändring i praktiken ”
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
Regeringens CSR-syn Vad?
• Mänskliga Rättigheter
• Arbetsrätt
• Anti-korruption
• Miljö/Klimat
• Frihet på Nätet (yttrandefrihet och rätten till privatliv)
Samsyn kring åtgärder – exempel MR & ICT sektorn
Industry-only Regulation
Examples:
Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GESI)
Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC)
Global Network Initiative (GNI)
– Google, Yahoo, Microsoft
Multi-stakeholder
‘Industry Dialogue Initiative’
Dodd Frank Act 1502
Californian Transparency in the Supply Chain Act
Russian and Chinese UN proposals
‘Freedom On-line’ (Dutch, Swedish, US Govs (40 gover) etc…) Silicon Valley Human Rights Declaration
EU Initiatives/Guidance
Trust?
Soft law?
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
Regeringens CSR- händelseutveckling
• OECD:s reviderade riktlinjer för multinationella företag (maj 2011)
– Proaktiv agenda
– Due diligence/leverantörskedjor – MR-rekommendation
– Förstärka NKP strukturen
Regeringens CSR- händelseutveckling
• EU CSR-paket (okt 2011)
– Nytt meddelande om CSR
– Kommande EU direktiv om hållbarhetsrapportering
– Nytt meddelande om “Social Business Initiative”
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
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
Regeringens CSR- händelseutveckling
• FN Global Comapct (Barnrättsprinciperna)
• Global Reporting Initiative (G4)
• ISO 26000
• Nordisk CSR strategi (CSR-kompassen)
• CSR in Arctics
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
Regeringens CSR-arbete –
EN UTBLICK
• Hur ser andra länder/regeringar på CSR-frågor?
• Svenska företags CSR-arbete internationellt?
• Utrikesdepartementets & myndigheternas roll?
Tack !
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
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
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
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
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
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
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden
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
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
