Now that EABIS’ portfolio of projects on research, education and
training on corporate responsibility is well established, there are a
number of associated events that will take place over the next 12
months. To ensure that members are fully aware of future events and how
they can get involved, we have developed a calendar for the coming year
outlining what is happening, where and when.
To view the latest version of the calendar, please click here.
We look forward to seeing many EABIS members at these events as they
are a fantastic opportunity for members to network, learn and exchange
with each other on critical issues on corporate responsibility.
Tender: Analysis of National Public Policies on CSR
Call for tender: Analysis of national public policies on CSR, in support of a structured exchange of information on national CSR policies and initiatives (Open call for tender VT/2005/063)
Issued by: European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities
Deadline: 13/09/2005
Duration of the contract: 18 months from the signature of the contract.
Estimated contract value: 100,000 €
Address from which all documentation may be obtained: Click here and here
Assessment:
If this call is of interest to you, take a further look to the documentation online and feel free to get in contact with Bart Neerscholten (bart.neerscholten@eabis.org), EABIS' Research Manager. Members are encouraged to build consortia under the EABIS umbrella with e.g. an academic member taking the lead with the support of EABIS. If there is an interest by several members to hand in a collective proposal, EABIS can provide opportunities to put different members in contact with each other and create the necessary infrastructures for further debate and collaboration.
Description:
The European Commission intends to launch a structured exchange of information on national CSR policies and initiatives in the context of the high-level group of national representatives on CSR. The contract concerns an analysis of national public policies on CSR in 3 areas, in support of a structured exchange of information on national CSR policies and initiatives. The task of the contractor will be to support the Commission in preparing and animating structured exchanges of information on national CSR policies and initiatives in 3 themes to be defined, in the context of the high-level group of national representatives on CSR by providing expertise, when appropriate. View indicative themes here
Participation:
May act individually or in consortium with partner organisations.
The competition is open to any physical person or legal entity coming within the scope of the Treaties and any other physical person or legal entity from a third country which has concluded with the Communities a specific agreement in the area of public contracts, under the conditions provided for in that agreement.
Technical capacity — means of proof required:
in-depth knowledge of CSR, in particular with regard to national public
policies in the CSR field;
proven ability in preparing research reports;
evidence of absence of conflict of interest due in particular to the affiliation to any business or stakeholder group;
excellent English drafting skills; and
experience and contacts in all relevant Member States.
Opening tenders: 23 September 2005, 15.00 CET, Rue Joseph II 37, B-1040 Brussels.
Awareness Raising Initiative about Citizens Social Responsibility
Call for tender: Feasibility study for Awareness Raising Initiative about Citizens Social Responsibility, including pilot exhibition (Open call for tender VT/2005/012)
Issued by: European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities
Deadline: 13/09/2005
Duration of the contract: 12 months from the signature of the contract.
Estimated contract value: 150,000 €
Address from which all documentation may be obtained: Click here and here
Assessment:
If this call is of interest to you, take a further look to the documentation online and feel free to get in contact with Bart Neerscholten (bart.neerscholten@eabis.org), EABIS' Research Manager. Members are encouraged to build consortia under the EABIS umbrella with e.g. an academic member taking the lead with the support of EABIS. If there is an interest by several members to hand in a collective proposal, EABIS can provide opportunities to put different members in contact with each other and create the necessary infrastructures for further debate and collaboration.
Description:
The contract concerns a feasibility study for an awareness-raising initiative about citizens' social responsibility and a pilot exhibition to test the results of the feasibility study. The feasibility study is about how reach citizens, in particular how to explain the concept of CSR to the general public, how to make them aware of the social impact of their decisions, how to help them learn how to find and to use information about the social impact of products and services and of investments, how to inform them of the contribution of the Commission through its policies, and of social partners and civil society, etc., as well as a pilot exhibition to test the results of the feasibility study.
Participation:
May act individually or in consortium with partner organisations.
The competition is open to any physical person or legal entity coming within the scope of the Treaties and any other physical person or legal entity from a third country which has concluded with the Communities a specific agreement in the area of public contracts, under the conditions provided for in that agreement.
Technical capacity — means of proof required:
evidence of experience of working in the CSR field;
evidence of experience in communicating abstract issues to a multicultural public;
evidence of experience in the co-ordination and organisation of exhibitions;
evidence of experience and contacts in all relevant Member States;
evidence of absence of conflict of interest due in particular to the affiliation to any business or stakeholder group;
Opening tenders: 23 September 2005, 15.00 CET, Rue Joseph II 37, B-1040 Brussels.
Marie Curie Research Training Networks Call for Proposals
Call for proposals: Marie Curie Research Training Networks
Issued by: European Commission, DG Research
Deadline: 28/09/2005
Overall Budget: € 220 million
Average Budget: between 1,500,000 € and 3,000,000 € (based on first call) with number of contractors ranging from 6 and 14.
Assessment:
If this call is of interest to you, take a further look to the documentation online and feel free to get in contact with Bart Neerscholten (bart.neerscholten@eabis.org), EABIS' Research Manager. Members are encouraged to build consortia under the EABIS umbrella with e.g. an academic member taking the lead with the support of EABIS. If there is an interest by several members to hand in a collective proposal, EABIS can provide opportunities to put different members in contact with each other and create the necessary infrastructures for further debate and collaboration.
Description/object of the call for proposals:
The European Commission has recently launched a number of Marie Curie Calls as part of the Human resources and mobility activity area. All open calls can be viewed here. Focus of this message is on the Research Training Network (FP6-2005-Mobility-1).
The Marie Curie Research Training Networks provide training and research experience for researchers of any age or nationality by giving them the opportunity to spend between three months to three years in another country as part of an international high-quality research project. The networks contribute to the transfer of knowledge through the promotion of multidisciplinary research. The schemes also support the interaction and exchange of all research staff working on the project.
The size of the network varies according to the nature of the research activity, but will involve at least three partners from three different countries.
Marie Curie Research Training Networks Universities, research centres, enterprises and international organisations in an EU or Associated State or any other country of the world making up the proposed network apply together to the European Commission for funding. The Commission then selects the successful proposals and signs a contract with the research institutions involved.
This action concentrates on measures to support the organisation of coherent series of training courses and/or conferences with a specific training value, as well as the funding of the participation of eligible researchers in these events.
Business, Government and CSR: Re-Defining Boundaries and Responsibilities
ICCSR 3rd Annual Symposium, Nottingham University Business School, Friday 16th September 2005.
David Vogel (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley) Is There a Market for Virtue? The Potential and Limits of CSR
Andrew Crane, Dirk Matten & Jeremy Moon (ICCSR & Royal Holloway College, ICCSR) Corporations and Citizenship: Power and Responsibility Roles in New Governance
J. (Hans) van Oosterhout (RSM, Erasmus University) The Political Theory of Economic Organization: Positive and Normative Perspectives on Corporate Governance
Wendy Chapple and Deniz Ucbasaran (ICCSR and Nottingham University Business School) Corporate Governance and CSR
Panel of CSR Practitioners oincluding representatives of EABIS, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UN Global Compact, CBI, Regional Government)
Delegate Rate £50 (students £25) to include refreshments and lunch
For more information or to register for this event please visit the ICCSR website to download a registration form, or email
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The German Business Ethics Network (DNWE, EBEN-Germany) is to host the EBEN annual conference 2005 in Bonn, September 22nd - 24th. In the frame of "State, Business,
Stakeholders – Ethical Perspectives on Balacing Business and Public Interests" the debate on shifting responsibilities in global competition between the State and the Economy shall be promoted.
Are corporations simply good or bad guys? Is the market simply good or bad? Is the state efficient
or generally inefficient? On which criteria can judgments be orientated? To which extent
can corporations underline their social, ecological or political responsibility? Where are limits
of CSR in global competition? Where does state authority have to take measures of shaping
markets and how? To which extent arise new forms of leadership to enhance public interests?
New Balances have to be developed on how to define the role of business in society, the role
of markets in globalisation, the need for both economic and ethical competences.
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