An Introduction to the European Academy of Business in Society and the RESPONSE project

Dr. Pablo Collazzo-Yelpo, EABIS Director, Academic Affairs

Kiev - June 6, 2008

• Shape and enhance the quality of debate on the role of business in society in Europe

• Equip current and future business leaders with the mindset and capacity to put business in society at the heart of the way companies are run

• Transform the way that business, academics, and others interact and communicate on business in society issues

• Inform policy-making on business in society issues

EABIS Goals and DNA

• Business relevance• Academic rigour• European policy support• European focus with a Global outlook• Partnership solutions• Societal value

Emphasis on a Clear Business-Academic DNA...

Founding Aims

EABIS Mission

« A unique alliance of business schools, companies and other stakeholders, with the support of the European Union Commission, committed to integrating business in society issues into the heart of business theory and practice in Europe. »

Launched by 15 founding partners at INSEAD (France) in July 2002 with a clear identity and mission:

European Focus, Global Outlook

The EABIS Network now includes 80 Members Across 20 Countries

Europe’s Reference Point

• Research and Knowledge Development

EABIS has created the largest European network for interdisciplinary research to create a sound, accessible and business relevant body of knowledge on corporate responsibility – 80 institutional members and 3500+ affiliated organisations in October 2007

• Education and Learning

EABIS continues to work collaboratively with consortia of academic

institutions and companies to reshape education programmes to

place corporate responsibility at the core of business education

• Collaboration, partnership and outreach

EABIS is expanding a multi-stakeholder learning network to identify, develop and disseminate cutting edge knowledge above the competencies required by mainstream professionals on corporate responsibility

EABIS Pillars and Vehicles EABIS: A Unique Platform

€ 3+ million dedicated to new knowledge development & learning

Since 2004 EABIS has received 1.5 million Euros from its FoundingCorporate Partners: IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Shell and

Unilever.

Through this funding it has launched a broad range of projects involving

consortia of companies and business schools. A few examples include:

• CR and Good Practice in Stakeholder Engagement• Strategic Management and CR• CR and Market Valuation of Financial & Non-Financial

Performance • CR and A New Paradigm for the Bottom of the Pyramid • The Changing Role of Government on CR • Leadership Skills and Management Competencies for CR• Curriculum Development and Teaching Cases on the Role of

Business in Society• Clusters of Innovation on CR• Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and CR

Investing Today to Improve Tomorrow I

EABIS has led 50% of the research projects on corporate responsibility funded by the EU Commission’s FP6 Research Framework Programme

→ 1.85 million Euros between 2004 and 2007

Investing Today to Improve Tomorrow II

THE “CSR PLATFORM” PROJECT

• 13 partners + € 750k funding in Europe’s largest ever coordination action on corporate responsibility research

THE “RESPONSE” PROJECT

• 10 partners + € 1.1m funding in a comprehensive study of societal and stakeholder demands on business organisations’ decisions and actions from a business strategy perspective

Find Out More.....

ABOUT EABIS

www.eabis.org

ABOUT THE RESPONSE PROJECT

www.eabis.org/research-projects/response-2.html