Recognized 30 companies introduced improvements in CSR in 2010

The Minister of Innovation, Business and Employment, José María Roig Aldasoro, has delivered this morning a diploma at 30 navarras companies in 2010 developed action plans to integrate measures of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in their management.

This was made possible with the support of the Government of Navarra, which provided a grant of 100,000 euros for this purpose, and performing 40 diagnostics of CSR to know their current situation. For this year it is expected to approve a new call for aid worth 120,000 euros. It also seeks to design a new CSR certification system, and the implementation of the Award for corporate social responsibility to recognize the most outstanding initiatives.

The aid was launched in 2009 following the approval by the Provincial Executive Plan promoting CSR Navarra, the first of its kind promoted by an autonomous community, which sets among its priority areas, the implementation of public policies promote a framework and appropriate tools for business strategy. In this way it contributes to enhancing the competitiveness of Navarran companies.

Companies that access aids are accompanied in the diagnostic process and in defining performance measures by the Environmental Resource Center (CRANA), which has developed this methodology to “innovate”. They were also assigned a consulting firm, properly accredited to perform diagnostic work and proposed measures.

The aspects evaluated include the economic dimension (legal obligations, governance, remuneration, investment and profitability, profit distribution, supplier management or payment terms); the environmental dimension (environmental management systems, waste, waste, pollution, packaging or environmental training), and the social dimension (security policies, occupational health and risk prevention, worker participation, equal opportunities and family reconciliation ).

Results of the action plans and diagnostic

Companies that have developed action plans for 2010 are mostly in the service sector, followed by industry, agriculture and construction. Also, most are located in Pamplona and La Ribera.

Some of the improvement actions that arise and specifically cited in the action plans are, as regards the economic dimension, socially responsible investments, measures to improve the transparency of the company and its governance, improved the remuneration policy, approval of suppliers and greater control of financial operations and investment planning.

With regard to the environmental dimension greater control of consumption of resources is proposed
natural, environmental and implementation of environmental management systems certification or training. In story to the social dimension measures as greater worker participation in decision-making, improved health policies and safety, equality measures and hiring disadvantaged groups arise.

Periods of implementation of these plans range from 1 to 3 years, depending on company size, the complexity of each plan and the actions proposed. As regards the 40 diagnoses of the situation of CSR in companies, made during 2010, it notes that the areas most frequent improvement are related to transparency and communication, training and certification environmental quality, as well as the recruitment of disadvantaged and developing equality plans.

BUSINESS

  • ANKO
  • AS MOVIL SA
  • ASOCIACION LABORAL JOSENEA
  • CONSERVAS ARTESANAS ROSARA SL
  • CONSERVAS EL CHAVAL
  • CONSERVAS VIS
  • CONSTRUCCIONES METALICAS LARUMBE
  • DISAYT SL
  • ELKARKIDE SL
  • EMBUTIDOS ARBIZU
  • ENDINE SL
  • EUROVIDRIO SAL
  • FDF OPOSICIONES
  • FONTANERIA TABAR SL
  • GILVEMAR
  • GRAFICAS CEMS SL
  • GURELAN SOCIEDAD CORPORATIVA
  • HEREDEROS DE EZEQUIEL GARCIA SL
  • MANTENIMIENTO INDUSTRIAL MATEO SL
  • MARCILLA RIBERAGUA
  • MEDANSA MOVIL SA
  • NAVARCABLE
  • PREPARADOS QUIMICOS DE NAVARRA (PEQUINSA)
  • REDIN Y BECERRA SL
  • SAGAMOVIL SA
  • SINET SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES SL
  • TRENASA
  • TUDASAMOVIL SA
  • UVESA
  • VIUDA DE CAYO