Call for proposals 2006: Projects in the field of social dialogue, industrial relations and corporate social responsibility
Issued by: European Commission, DG Employment & Social Affairs
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Deadlines: 01/03/2006 and 01/09/2006
Implementation dates:- after 01/05/06 if deadline 01/03/06
- after 01/11/06 but before 22/12/06 if deadline 01/09/06
Important:
- Proposals which indicate an earlier starting date than the
ones indicated above will not be considered by the Evaluation
Committee.
- The budget heading allows support to be given to projects to
which the applicants contribute at least 20 % of the total cost of the
operation. Contributions in kind will not be taken into account. Any
application which requests a grant of more than 80 % will be excluded
automatically from the selection.
Estimated contract value: average around 155 000 EUR (for calls in 2005).
Address from which all documentation may be obtained: click 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. Please express your interest to the call via the following Forum on EABIS' intranet: click
here.
Description/object of the call for proposals on the sub-programme CSR:
The call contains 4 sub-programme among which a CSR programme. The
objective of this sub-programme is to promote corporate social
responsibility, including socially responsible production, consumption
and investment. Projects with the aim of promoting innovation,
transparency and convergence of CSR practices and instruments are
eligible for support.
The following operations are eligible:
- seminars, training sessions, conferences and round tables,
including related dissemination through publications and the Internet;
- preparatory research seeking to identify and benchmark experience and good practices;
- preparatory research seeking to identify issues in the field
of content, application, monitoring and verification of CSR practices
and instruments;
- support for training for social auditors.
To be eligible, projects:
- must have a transnational dimension, i.e. either being led by a
European or international organisation or involve active partners in
several different EU Member States;
- cannot relate directly to the core commercial activity of any partners which would be active on the commercial market.
Priority will be given to the following projects:
- projects aiming to promote convergence and transparency of CSR practices and tools;
- projects involving several stakeholders and fostering a
dialogue between enterprises, trade unions, civil society organisations
and other stakeholders;
- projects based on the development and/or negotiation of instruments between or with the social partners;
- projects building on existing EU legislation, including the
"EU Charter of fundamental rights" and internationally agreed
instruments such as the OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises,
the Council of Europe Social Charter, ILO core labour standards and the
International Bill of Human Rights;
- projects with a sustainable multiplier effect;
- projects with an innovative dimension.
Award criteria:
- the extent to which the operation meets the objectives and priorities of the budget heading
- the extent to which the operation has a genuine transnational dimension
- the quality of partnerships, i.e. the degree of involvement
and commitment at the application stage of the social
partners/stakeholders in the operation
- the added value and innovativeness of the operation
- the lasting impact and/or multiplier effect of the operation4
- the cost-effectiveness of the operation
- the arrangements to publicise the operation and dissemination methods envisaged
- the overall quality, clarity and completeness of the proposal and budget explanation
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