Saturday, September 25, 2010

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Where are we?. CSR and environmental management in Venezuela

assess the impacts of management and business development in a society as often as necessary is a healthy action.
It is therefore important to follow up studies, diagnostics, and surveys that yield the data to know where it is, points to strengthen and growth opportunities. Fenelon

Perera, solutions manager social and environmental sustainability Espiñeira, Sheldon & Associates firm PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) spoke on Saturday 25 September on the results of the Second Survey: Practices and Current Trends in CSR and Environmental Management Venezuela.

The progress in incorporating social and environmental commitment in the mission, vision, objectives and strategies of organizations and to stimulate debate in the country on CSR and its influence on strategic decision processes of organizations in the country were some of the objectives that the firm was drawn to do this survey for the second consecutive year.

Perera said that "a survey of 37 questions which included 109 companies from different economic sectors such as Banking and Insurance, Manufacturing, Food, Services, Telecommunications and Technology, Pharmaceutical and Health, Education, Oil, Energy, Gas, Automotive and others belonging to the customer database and linked to the national level of the firm, distinguished by their leadership in their respective fields. "He noted that representatives of CSR and related areas, Board of Directors, Finance, Operations, Security Higiese and Environment, Marketing, Human Resources, among others, with the profile of participants in a 82% senior executives (presidents, vice presidents, partners, directors and senior management)

Among the findings from this study can include:

Increasingly, organizations have incorporated CSR objectives and environmental management into their strategies business, but as recommended Perera in the program call is to do strategically and increase the shares.

also appreciated progress in the integration of CSR and GA within the organizational structure in more than 50% of the organizations surveyed. In terms of social actions continues to place the contributions of donations or products and resources followed by corporate volunteering. Currently less than 50% of social actions undertaken by companies consider developing its own social projects.
Among the next challenges that emphasizes the study, they are placed on environmental issues but the trend is towards increased implementation of environmental management systems.

The main obstacles companies in Venezuela have been found mainly to the lack of professionals and lack of knowledge on social and environmental issues, and lack of resources or budgets to these areas.

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Adolfo Jarrin again as a special guest in a better society left several reflections regarding how are the processes of internal commitment to socially responsible companies. Jarrin

be achieved outside the situation to analyze the changes that have been happening in the business. With a humanistic approach to visualizing sustainable actions consonant with the collective welfare said that the best deal at the moment is to save the planet. Part of individual responsibility to highlight that managers must become authentic leaders.


spoke of changes in consciousness to affect change in the environment, the actions of top professionals and companies to the world.

purpose of his book A Revolution Industrial business developments take the following from Creating.com:

"Like many other previous generations, who have felt to be on the threshold of a major transformation, in this first decade of the twenty-first century we move rapidly to a point watershed in the development model that draws and conforms to our modern society. Over the last decades we have enjoyed extraordinary technological advances, and the means to a better life, however, and the hand of these same advances, we find disarray, instabilities and inequities in virtually all human affairs, as we witness an increasingly rapid environmental deterioration which threatens the life of the species that inhabit the earth. Technological development has not been accompanied by an increase in understanding of what it means to be human and respect and exchange models show a clear emphasis towards self-interest and selfishness, which is generating more and more unequal societies. For nearly two centuries, our effort has been devoted to producing and marketing goods and services in order to provide a better livelihood, the cost may mask the spiritual crisis that is now perceived in societies and individuals. It seems that we have given to the quest for power and money, forgetting that we are the only species known to need to find meaning in life. It has been an external trip anesthetized the necessary adventure of inner development .... "

highlights the need to align processes with respect for life and the environment.

This and other messages Jarrín shared with listeners of a better society and that they can replay in our Programs section above.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

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Look Corporate Universities: A joint learning exercise


One of the current recommendations for
companies in Venezuela is to emphasize an efficient and organized internal social commitment. Look inward to establish new links between the company and its related.

A useful approach to learning together in an organization is training its employees to develop their human and professional potential.


Corporate University concept encompasses these training opportunities beyond isolated workshops and seminars, to give the worker an integral formation to give you opportunities for growth. Everyone wins. The company has the opportunity to have better aligned with the business professional.


learning is a process of strategic sense in which every detail is planned and reviewed in accordance with the objectives of the company, the needs of workers and the communities where it belongs.

Anaiz
interviewed Carlos and Geraldine Guedez management consulting and creation of corporate universities and Arianna Martinez Director of Corporate University I still , retail chain with presence in various parts of the country.

Geraldine spoke about the importance of corporate universities, the keys to creating an accompanying entrepreneurs in this process part of an organizational assessment and alignment of values \u200b\u200band socially responsible company.
Arianna Meanwhile shared origin Corporate University handling, and impact since its inception 3 years ago.


Martinez stressed the importance which I continue to offer their workers employability
"developing skills, knowledge, skills and abilities that allow them to be successful and employable the rest of their lives in this company or elsewhere"
See More Results X Symposium CSR: social responsibility a way welfare of all Social Alliance VenAmCham in which among other speakers Venezuelan Arianna Martinez participated in the event I still Corporate University

Saturday, September 4, 2010

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Communicating health, an opportunity in Venezuela


the changing environment in each person begins or at least is ideal, and speaking of health although it is vital that a country has effective primary care and secondary preserve being of a population, this equation begins with the individual.


The responsibility to be healthy in a comprehensive manner depends in the first instance for us.

Prevention is central. Hence, to effectively communicate this in a country that daily battle other social problems, is itself in a responsible act.
Because health is fundamental integral human development, Carlos and Anaiz talked to Montes de Oca Acianela Head of School of Journalism
Social Communication at the Catholic University Andrés Bello. It Nacional newspaper columnist and consultant on scientific communication and health communication.

Acianela of great experience in communication on health issues highlighted the importance of getting information to the Venezuelan population on issues of emotional control, proper nutrition, preventive screening and other aspects that lead to avoid greater evils .

the community believes that the Venezuelan population has regressed on health topics. Stress, neglect and lack of information are some weaknesses to fight.

"The interaction with the public receiving the information is key to making them part of prevention campaigns. Why have not worked as they should be in the country? Because not only is articulate and share what Researchers know. It is putting ourselves in the shoes of another, to listen. Often the recipients are often underestimated when they can provide great value, are the protagonists, Montes de Oca said.

The media and the business sector have opportunities to assist in the prevention and promoting health in the country.

Carlos and Anaiz also discussed initiatives in the area such as Civil Association SANA (Society of Friends of children and elderly), an institution that seeks through its social action grow the value of collective welfare. Its mission is to promote and strengthen effective health programs and sustainable for children and low-income elderly. Daniela Undreiner interviewed, General Manager of the organization.