The Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum is an initiative organized by the Réseau Alliances in 1993 in partnership with private and
public organizations, to encourage
social
Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not.
Etymology
The word "social" derives from ...
and economic responsibility among
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...
es.
The initiative was planned for four years (2007–2010), with the goal of creating a permanent cycle of continuous exchanges and communication between actors from all parts of the world.
The work of the Forum was based on concrete projects and actions to formulate to generalize social and environmental responsibility throughout the world. During that period, major events were supposed to take place in
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
to bring together actors and experts in social and environmental responsibility of all nationalities, especially during the international meetings scheduled in October each year.
Developed on economic leaders’ initiative, the ''Réseau Alliances'' federates and helps businesses anxious to improve their performance while being more respectful of people and the environment.
Topics discussed
* A socially and environmentally responsible
economy
An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...
opened to the diversity of cultures and origins
*
Diversity
Diversity, diversify, or diverse may refer to:
Business
*Diversity (business), the inclusion of people of different identities (ethnicity, gender, age) in the workforce
*Diversity marketing, marketing communication targeting diverse customers
* ...
and
equal opportunity
Equal opportunity is a state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified. The intent is that the important ...
* The place and role of the world's women at all levels of responsibility
* Equal opportunities and territories: the conditions for fairer
economic development
In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and o ...
* Identifying, evaluating, and developing good practices in the company
* What it is about social and environmental responsibility
References
External links
Site officiel de l'association AlliancesSite officiel du Forum Mondial de l'Economie ResponsableSite de référence sur la RSE et l' ISR en France
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Environmental ethics
Environmental organizations based in France
Social responsibility organizations
Organizations based in Hauts-de-France