Selected References
UN Global Compact Implementation & Reporting in Sund & Bælt Holding
Client: Sund & Bælt Holding
Country: Denmark
Tasks: Mapping of current CSR activities; draft CSR policy; strategic advice on CSR including CSR process and implementation, draft UN Global Compact Communication on Progress; Q&A on CSR in Sund & Bælt Holding.
CSR Advice for Hitachi Europe
Client: Hitachi Europe
Countries: Denmark, Belgium, UK
Tasks: Briefing papers and Q&As on CSR; mapping of key players in the field of CSR in Europe; briefing papers and 'best-in-class' company initatives in relation to human rights, gender diversity and supply chain management.
IFU's CSR Advisory Board
Client: IFU (the Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries)
Country: Denmark
GLOBAL CSR is represented on the Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Board of IFU.
Tasks: Advice on the use of social impact assessments including human rights impact; advice on requirements for social impact assessment with respect to businesses obtaining funding from IFU in relation to projects such as building a factory, pipeline etc.
Training on CSR
Client: Danske Bank
Country: Denmark
Tasks: CSR training of Danske Bank's team on corporate social responsibility.
CSR and Human Rights Training
Client: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Country: Denmark
Tasks: Training of Vestas CSR team on Business & Human Rights.
Advising the Danish Export Credit Agency on CSR
Client: Danish Export Credit Agency
Country: Denmark
Tasks: Advice on the development of a CSR policy and strategy; facilitation of stakeholder engagement; review and gap analysis of social impact (including human rights) assessments and mechanisms. The review and gap analysis was conducted in relation to the Agency’s requirements for customer corporations to provide Social Impact Assessments. It also considered the existing social impact (human rights) mechanisms in the Agency, with a particular focus on the implementation of the IFC Performance Standards.
Concretisation of Human Rights in Statoil ASA
Client: Statoil ASA
Countries: Denmark, Norway, Venezuela and Algeria
Tasks Gap analysis of the client's governance system with respect to human rights; translation of international human rights into minimum standads for Statoil and corporations as such; piloting of human rights country risk analyis and comprehensive social (including human rights) impact assessment methods; missions to Algeria and Venezuela to test the approach and to bring in on-the-ground experience and considerations.
CSR Strategies and Implementation
Client: Sonofon A/S (Telenor A/S)
Country: Denmark
Tasks: Development of CSR strategies; training in relation to CSR and human rights; reporting.
Expert Advisor to the Business Leaders' Initiative on human Rights
Client: Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (ABB, Barclay’s Bank, Novartis, Statoil ASA, Novo Nordisk, General Electric, HP, Ericsson, AREVA, GAP, National Grid, Gap Inc, Newmont, Coca-Cola, Zain)
Countries: US, India, Denmark, France, Switzerland, UK, Sweden etc.
Tasks: The founder of GLOBAL CSR served as expert advisor to the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR). The initiative chaired by Mary Robinson awarded GLOBAL CSR the task of developing a set of minimum requirements on internationally recognised human rights in order to create a universal level playing field amongst corporations. The ‘translation’ of the rights in the International Bill of Human Rights was negotiated and tested by the fourteen global corporations participating in BLIHR and was made public in April 2009 as “Business Essential Steps on Human Rights” GLOBAL CSR continues as expert advisor to the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, which is committed to implementing the essential steps and operate in most regions of the world.
Various Consultancy Services in relation to CSR Activities
Client: Novo Nordisk
Country: Denmark
Tasks: Human rights SWOT analysis; human rights impacts assessment; developing CSR/human rights guidelines; programmes on equal opportunities and diversity; social review; human rights review; programmes on the right to health.
Developing a Ghana Business Code and Local CSR Certification system
Client: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Countries: Ghana and Denmark
Tasks: Team Leader of a project initiated by the Danish Development Agency, DANIDA, which was involved in the development of the Ghana Business Code Clearing House. The Ghana Business Code is a list of prescriptions based on the 10 principles from the UN Global Compact relating to human rights, including labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption. It is the first code ever formulated to apply to all segments of a national business community.