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Gallery 2010
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12 March 2008: Dialogue Forum in cooperation with the Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery and Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration in Berlin/Germany
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18 June 2010, Essen How can politicians and business work together in order to brave the aging and the shrinking of the population? This was the focal point of the debate during the dialogue workshop on "Business-Politics Interface: Jointly tackling Demographic Change in Europe" on 18 June 2010 in Essen. econsense together with its member companies BASF, Evonik and SAP hosted to this event, in which over 60 experts from business, society and politics discussed the possible interfaces on which stakholders from politics and business can work together more efficiently in order to be able to tackle the challenges of demographic change in a better way. The parcitipants herby agreed that the potencial of the workforce has to be used more efficiently. Presentation Ralf Blauth, Mitglied des Vorstands und Arbeitsdirektor der Evonik Industries AG
On Juli 8 2009, representatives of the Laboratory Demographic Change and representatives from different Directorate-General of the European Commission came together for a business-lunch in the representation office of North Rhine Westfalia in Brussels. Professor Dr. Thusnelda Tivig gave a preview of the results of the study "Demographic Risk Atlas" to be published in autumn 2009. Ulrich Bormann, Head of Corporate Resources, Evonik Industries AG, gave in inside view into the strategies of Evonik concerning demographuic change.
9 December 2008, Frankfurt, Germany The diversity of modern society, influenced by globalisation and demographic change, has a strong effect on economic activity in Germany. Diversity among employees, with their varying abilities and talents, presents opportunities for innovative and creative solutions. For this reason econsense, BASF, Evonik, SAP together with its cooperation partners BMW, Hitachi, Metro, Salzgitter, ThyssenKrupp Steel and Volkswagen presented their new Online Portal "Demographic Risk Map" and other activities of their European Network "Laboratory Demographic Change" at the Diversity Congress "Vielfalt als Chance" in Frankfurt/Germany on 9 December 2008. More than 300 representatives from companies, NGOs, politics and media attended the event which was organised by the Federal Government. Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament was one of the prominent key note speakers.
Documentation and more Information about the Diversity Congress under: www.vielfalt-als-chance.de (german)
4th of December 2008, Brussels The 80 member companies and national partners of CSR Europe launched a Toolbox for a Competitive and Responsible Europe at its "Equipped for CSR" event in Brussels. Keynote speeches were held by European Commissioners Günter Verheugen and Vladimir Spidla who stressed that the European Commission sees CSR of crucial importance for a competitive and sustainable Europe. The event linked practical tools for responsible business with these strategic European goals. CSR Europe's Toolbox contains a set of practical tools for companies to gain competitive advantage through responsible business practices. The tools are the result of a series of business-stakeholder cooperation projects, known as CSR Laboratories, coordinated by CSR Europe and its partner organisations throughout Europe. The Toolbox includes guides, research reports, online resources and collaborative network models on issues such as reducing the environmental impact of industrial products and processes, promoting employee health and wellbeing in the workplace and addressing social and environmental issues across the supply chain. In 2009, CSR Europe and its 25 national partner organisations will test and further develop these tools in cooperation with more companies and stakeholders throughout Europe.
Online-Tool "Demographic Risk Map"
3rd Dialogue Workshop "Jointly Tackling Demographic Change in Europe" in Rome/Italy, 23. September 2008 The new demographic study on Europe titled "Mapping Regional Demographic Change and Regional Demographic Location Risk in Europe" was presented for the first time at the Dialogue Workshop in Rome. The study is the scientific basis of the online tool "Demographic Risk Map". This internet-based instrument was launched in Brussels in May 2008 under the auspices of Vladimir Spidla, the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The tool is available at www.demographic-risk-map.eu, and provides concise information free-of-charge on demographic change in all regions in Europe, and its impact up to 2030 on the location factors: workforce potential, availability of qualified staff, job productivity and R&D. The new book now explains how regional demographic change is measured, and which evaluation options are now available using the newly developed indices.
Volume 2 - Series on Sustainability and CSR
Dialog Forum and Preview "Facing Demographic Challenges in Europe - the Demographic Risk Map" at Rheinland-Pfalz Permanent Respresentation to the European Union Brussels, 8 May 2008
Under the auspices of Vladimir Spidla, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, the new information tool "Demographic Risk Map" was presented to more than 100 representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament, companies, NGOs, national governments and media in Brussels on 8 May 2008. It is the first online tool to present the consequences of an aging and shrinking society for selected location factors in 264 regions of the EU-27 through to 2030. The information tool is available now to all companies worldwide for their human resources policies at www.demographic-risk-map.eu.
Speech by Vladimir Spidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
2nd Dialogue Workshop "Jointly Tackling Demographic Change in Europe" at SAP Business Services Centre Europe Prague, 14 February 2008
Prague, the Capital of the Czech Republic, was at the centre of the debate on demographic change in Europe on 14 February 2008. At the SAP Business CEntre Europe in the heart of Prague, Milos Tichy from the Czech Ministry of Labour, Zuzana di Falco from the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Petr Jonak, responsible for External Affairs, Skoda Auto, Bernhard Ehret, Managing Director EMEA HR Shared Service Centre SAP AG, and Professor Thusnelda Tivig from the Rostock Centre for the Study of Demographic Change debated the significance of demographic change in Europe and its specific impact on the Czech economy.
Results of the Working Sessions Key Note Speech: Bernhard Ehret, Managing Director EMEA HR Shared Service Centre, SAP AG Key Note Speech: Prof. Dr. Thusnelda Tivig, Rostock Center for the Study of Demographic Change Speech by Ing. Petr Jonak, External Affairs, Skoda Auto a.s. Speech by Zuzana di Falco, Czech Chamber of Commerce
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The European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility Brüssel, 29. November 2007
A record number of 650 representatives from companies, NGOs, national governments, media and the European Commission attended the European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility in Brussels, organised for the third time by CSR Europe. At a European level, econsense is the national partner organisation of CSR Europe. Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Enterprise and Industry, and Vladimir Spidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, opened the event. Mr Spidla also visited the information stand of the Laboratory Demographic Change.
More information: http://www.csreurope.org/
Berlin, 11 October 2007
Around 60 experts from business, trade unions and politics took part in the first dialogue workshop in Berlin to discuss the means of tackling the challenges of demographic change. The importance of a co-ordinated approach agreed by all parties is aired during a podium discussion involving Prof. Thusnelda Tivig (Rostock Center for the Study of Demographic Change), Dr. Günter Krings (MdB, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Sustainable Development), Ralf Becker (Executive Secretary IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie), Dr. Hendrik Garz (Executive Director Extra-Financial Research, WestLB) and Dr. Hartmut Lang (Manager HR Strategy, BASF AG). According to Krings: "It will only be possible to harness the opportunities brought about by future changes in population age structures, if solutions are sought jointly and strategically."
Talk by Prof. Dr. Thusnelda Tivig, Rostock Center for the Study of Demographic Change (only German)
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