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The Corporate Social Responsibility Practice
in the Private Sector Advisory Services Department (PSASR) of the
World Bank Group initiated a project entitled, “Strengthening
developing country governments’ engagement with Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR)”. Its key task is to advise governments
on the roles they can most usefully play to provide an enabling
environment for corporate social responsibility, looking to maximize
the link between CSR and national economic competitiveness. Five
countries, including the Philippines, have been selected for technical
assistance with focus on the different industry sectors and issues.
In the Philippines, the mining sector has been identified as the
focus of the project, to examine current CSR initiatives, the enabling
environment affecting these, and how linkages can be developed that
would increase the contribution of CSR towards national development
objectives. Part of the technical assistance, and as a result of
the initial diagnostic on the current CSR approach in the Philippines,
a Capacity Building for Local Stakeholders in Key Mining Regions,
was developed for DENR-MGB. The workshop program was designed to
enable local government agencies, mining community representatives,
local non-government organizations (NGOs) and mining companies to
work with each other to address local mining-related social and
environmental issues and concerns, thus enhancing the CSR practices
undertaken by mining operations. The following are the specific
activities of the project:
- Pilot
CSR Workshop
Period : 16-20 February 2004
Location : Surigao City
Facilitators : World Bank Consultants, MGB,PBSP
Participants: Local mining stakeholder
Objective : To build the capacity of MGB Regional Offices, local
government units, civil society groups and mining companies
in enhancing the CSR practices of mining companies
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Training of Trainers
Period : 9-13 August 2004
Location : Manila
Facilitators : MGB Lead Facilitators, PBSP
Participants: Select technical personnel from MGB Central and
Regional Offices
Objective : Enable select MGB regional staff to gain appreciation
and experience in facilitating the rollout of the CSR workshop
in their respective regions.
- CSR
Workshop Rollout
A.
Mindanao
Period
: 6-10 September 2004
Location: Cagayan de Oro City
Facilitators: MGB Lead/Trainee Facilitators (Mindanao regions,)PBSP
Participants: Local mining stakeholders
B.
Visayas
Period
:27 September-1 October 2004
Location: Cebu City
Facilitators: MGB Lead/Trainee Facilitators (Visayas regions),PBSP
Participants: Local mining stakeholders
C.
Luzon
Period
: 18-22 October 2004
Location: Baguio City
Facilitators: GB Lead/Trainee Facilitators (Luzon regions), PBSP
Participants: Local mining stakeholders
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