Instituto Ethos

2006 International Conference ends with innovative launches

22/06/2006

Conference launches mechanisms to strengthen CSR in Brazil
Aiming to enhance the CSR movement influence on macroeconomic policies and effectively contribute to the reduction of social inequalities while keeping ecologic balance, three mechanisms were launched as a practical result of the 2006 International Conference.

Taking the pains and the gains
The last plenary of the 2006 International Conference this Thursday morning (Jun 22) was a chance to sum up the achievements and the visions of the Ethos Institute and the Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption.

Plenary session 3
The third sector, government, and society
The participants of the first plenary of June 22 - Social control over government and market – the role of the civil society, were Sean de Cleene, executive director of the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC); Eduardo Felipe Pérez Matias, co-owner of the law firm L.O. Baptista Advogados; Luiza Cristina Fonseca Frischeisen, Federal Public Prosecutor in Rio de Janeiro; and Eduardo Capobianco, president of Transparency Brazil advisory board, who contributed to a very enriching discussion.

Discussion: Solidarity Capital Fund
On the last day of the 2006 International Conference, representatives of companies and guests met with the Steering Committee of the Solidarity Capital Fund (FCS), an initiative aimed at solidarity economy enterprises in Latin America as a solidarity and sustainable investment option.

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21/06/2006

Pact gathers companies around the fight against corruption
“Corruption is a world problem that requires deep knowledge of its causes to be fought against,” said Jermyn Brooks, board member of Transparency International, and one of the speakers at the fifth theme panel – Business Pact for Integrity and Against Corruption – held at the 2006 International Conference.

Sustainable business linkages in the production chains
Theme panel 6 of the 2006 International Conference gathered for a discussion of projects and models to create sustainable business linkages in the production chains the speakers Claudio Boechat, project manager for the Andrade Gutierrez Center of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility at FDC; Christiane Stepanek, executive officer of the Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Doris Thurau, director of German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ); Elson Valim, executive director at the Dom Cabral Foundation; and Arnaldo Flaks, director of the Linkages Project.

None of these problems are solved overnight
The seventh panel of the 2006 International Conference reviewed the challenge of disseminating best practices in the promotion of decent work.

Employment and income generation
The theme Intersectoral cooperation for local development was addressed by Paulo Itacarambi, executive director of the Ethos Institute, together with Jacques Pena, president of the Bank of Brazil Foundation (FBB); Gérard Zwetsloot, responsible for the Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation; Nazem Nascimento, professor at the São Paulo State University (UNESP) and São Paulo regional director of the Unitrabalho Foundation; Neylar Lins, AVINA Brasil representative for the Northeast region; and Nilson Tadashi Oda, consultant for the Unified Workers Confederation (CUT) Solidarity Development Agency (ADS).

Management Workshop – Global Reporting Initiative
The second Management Workshop carried out during the 2006 International Conference aimed to explain the main changes in the 3rd Generation of the GRI Sustainability Report model, as well as the challenges and opportunities in reporting pursuant to this model.