Corporate social responsibility (CSR) will be imposed over the coming years on all companies, including individuals, on all players in the social and solidarity economy (associations, cooperatives), public bodies and local authorities.
For around fifteen years, laws have established obligations in social and environmental matters and this continues.
Some of the obligations already imposed on companies with 0 to 100 employees
But it turns out that many companies do CSR like Monsieur Jourdain did prose, without knowing it. Because every successful business leader applies good practices! And these good practices are CSR! Or, Currently, CSR goes beyond existing laws. Hence the idea launched by the association Pimao.
The CSR Initiatives Trophy in Armagnac
The association Pimao set itself the mission of: “Living better in this country in this changing world”.
Pimao, in agreement with the political and economic actors of the Country of Armagnac (1) on this question of CSR, joined forces with Karin Boras, pioneer of CSR for 22 years and deputy director of the chair Governance and CSR at Le Mans University.
Their goal? Launch a Trophy project aimed at helping business leaders highlight their actions in favor of one of the following three areas:
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societal (relations with customers, suppliers, civil society)
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social (working conditions, fight against discrimination, job management)
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environmental (fight against climate change, economical management of resources, biodiversity).
We know that these are the areas of CSR.
To do this, le CSR Initiatives Trophy in Armagnac is launched. The call for applications deadline is already running! It runs from November 22 to December 24, 2024. Several Trophies will be awarded to the winners on Thursday March 23, 2025.
Why apply?
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To highlight your business by highlighting one of your good deeds
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To take a step to grow your business, without having to passively endure the flood of new rules that could quickly threaten your business (2).
The application is free!
The candidate has nothing to do!
Two CSR professionals will present the candidate’s action free of charge to highlight it.
The candidate does not have a file to put together: it is Pimao which constitutes it from the interview of the candidate.
Each candidate receives a video presentation of the project.
How to apply?
We can :
Calendar
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November 22, 2024: launch of the call for applications
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December 24, 2024: call for applications closes
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January-February 2025: hearing of candidates and preparation of files
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March 20, 2025: Trophy presentation.
To find out more [http://www.pimao.fr/].
(1) Or the 4 communities of municipalities Ténarèze, d’Artagnan en Fezensac, Grand Armagnac et Bas-Armagnac. (2) Karin Boras believes that any company that stays away from CSR would be forced to disappear.
NB – In the photo at the top of the page, from left. to the right: Carine Couerbe (CSR project manager Pimao), Alain Marin (president of Pimao) and Karin Boras.
A little more…
In 2011, the European Commission defined corporate social responsibility as “the responsibility of companies with regard to the effects exerted on society”.
To assume this responsibility, companies must respect legislation and collective agreements. To fully fulfill this, it is necessary to have initiated, in close collaboration with stakeholders (suppliers, customers, subcontractors, etc.), a process intended to integrate social, environmental, ethical and human rights concerns. human and consumer in business activities and core strategy.
The ISO 26000 standard associates the scope of CSR with 7 pillars:
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The governance of the organization.
Human rights.
Working relationships and conditions.
The environment.
Fairness of practices.
Consumer protection.
Communities and local development.
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