The Nordic Strategy for CSR outlines a vision for integrating social, environmental, and ethical concerns into business operations and strategies through stakeholder dialogue. The strategy aims to strengthen the long-term sustainable competitiveness of Nordic businesses and coordination on CSR internationally. Key areas of priority include promoting internationally agreed standards, addressing risks and opportunities in global value chains, and strengthening reporting and communication.

1. The Nordic Strategy for CSR
By Rune Gottlieb
Skovgaard
Senior Policy Advisor
Danish Business Authority

2. Background
• Nordic Co-operation Programme for
Innovation and Business Policy 2011-2013
• 6 lighthouse projects, including one on CSR
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3. The Nordic Way in a globalised world
• The burning platform
– Global challenges are common challenges
• The Nordic platform
– Nordic countries well positioned for joint-efforts
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4. A vision
• Integration of social, environmental and
ethical concerns into business operations and
core strategy in dialogue with stakeholders
will become mainstream practice.
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5. Objective of the strategy
• to strengthen the long-term sustainable
competitiveness of the Nordic business
community
• to strengthen Nordic co-ordination
internationally in relation to CSR
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6. Areas of priority 2012-2014
• Promoting internationally agreed standarsd
and guidelines
• Addressing risks and opportunities in global
value chains
• Strengthening reporting and communication
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7. Promoting internationally agreed standards
and guidelines
• Promotion of the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises
• Responsible business conduct in the Arctic
• Promotion of the ISO 26000 Guidance on
Social Responsibility
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8. Addressing risks and opportunities
in global value chains
• Nordic Ethical Trading Framework
• CSR as a tool for sustainable mining in Nordic
Countries
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9. Strengthening reporting and communication
• Rio+20 and §47
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10. Thank you!
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