JAMAICA NATIONAL MIRROR COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE ISOWGSR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ISOSR 26000

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JAMAICA NATIONAL MIRROR COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE
ISO\WG\SR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (ISO\SR 26000)

• Tanesha Williams - NMC\SR Facilitator
• Brigette McDonald Levy Centre for Corporate
  Responsibility, UWI, Chair, NMC
• Regional Workshop, San Jose, Costa Rica
• November 25, 2009

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CONTENTS

• NMC Background
• National situation Cases
• Back to the Standard The Way Forward

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NMC Background

• Formation of the National Mirror CommitteeNMC
  in 2006
• NMC composition involves all stakeholder category
  with the exception of Labour
• NMC membership participation at two 6th 7th
  Plenary meetings and three regional workshops.
• Commented and voted on the CD

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Challenges in Engaging Industry Participation

• Often limited feedback/comments on documents
  circulated to stakeholders by NMC secretariat.
• Generating interest and commitment of key
  stakeholders eg. policy makers and industry
  leaders to participate in the National Mirror
  Committee.
• So we asked what was happening?

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Overview of SR Practices

• Conducted a State of the Industry Survey
• National in scale
• Large and small firms
• Urban and rural distribution
• Private and Public and Government companies
• Issues covered
• Activities, reporting, motivation, management
• Implementing mechanisms, role for staff/board
• Commitment for the future

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General Findings

• Most companies doing something, but not always
  seeing the activities within SR context
• Some companies moving to Strategic Philanthropy
• A few companies getting the full scope and
  benefits
• For example

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GraceKennedy

• Group level activities
• Environmental
• Grace and Staff Foundation
• GraceKennedy Foundation
• Individual companies community and staff driven
• Commitment to stakeholder value
• Staff wellbeing voted against union coming in
• Led on CG contribution to Public Governance

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Walkers Wood Products

• Recycle, solar
• Environmental Practices
• Linkages to Community
• Fund the Community Foundation
• Buy local train farmers agric. practices,
  employ from the community, provide seedlings,
  guarantee purchasing and assist with selling of
  products

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Kingston Industrial Agencies

• Inner City Community
• Employ from community
• Strict safety codes
• Environmental codes
• Security project
• HR and development, environment, strengthening
  community relations.

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Small Enterprises

• Shagourys Block Factory
• Training and skill development
• Employment in rural community
• Standards
• Primroses Beauty Salon
• Volunteering in Elder care facility
• Strategic??? Yes because

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Cases Industry Associations

• PSOJ
• Code of Conduct for Corporate Governance seeking
  to bring awareness to member companies and to
  public traded companies.
• http//www.psoj.org/files/FINAL_CODE_for_LAUNCH__O
  ctober_25__2006.pdf
• Insurance Association of Jamaica
• Consumer education and protection
• Group SR activities

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Cases Collaborate with Government

• Planning Institute of Jamaica Vision 2030 Jamaica
  National Development Plan - aimed at putting
  Jamaica in a position to achieve developed
  country status by 2030.
• National priorities, job creation,
  competitiveness, fair trade, Environment, Human
  Rights, Corp and Public Governance
• Fair Trading Commission
• competitiveness, fair trade
• Labeling and health issues consumer rights

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Way forward National SR Capacity Building
Goal National SR Framework and Implementation
Programme for ISO 26000
Consider options to address the identified needs
and develop a capacity building action plan
STEP 5
CONSULTATION DIALOGUE WITH STAKEHOLDERS
REQUIRED SUPPORT ADVICE, RESOURCES, FUNDING
STEP4
Identify and prioritize capacity building needs
Describe the desired future (improved) SR system
STEP 3
STEP 2
Review capacity and performance of the existing
SR system
STEP 1
Seek the support of key stakeholders and agree on
the goals, objectives and process to carry out
the assessment
Issuance of ISO 26000