Round Table on Social Standards - Balkan Institute for Labor and Social Policy

Name of the project:	Round Table on Social Standards
Location:	Bulgaria
Activity:	Project development and project management
Sphere:	Corporate social responsibility; Human resources development
Duration:	2005 – on going
Financing organization:	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (until end of 2006)
Beneficiary:	CSR community in Bulgaria
Partners:	IC-Industry; Association of Light Industry; CITUB; CT “Podkrepa”; Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Bulgarian industrial association; General Labour Inspectorate; Textile factories, etc.
Objectives:	To start the dialogue between the different stakeholders participating in production and export of textile and clothes to retail chains in Germany
Activities:	Consultation on CSR issues, Sharing of experience, Preparation of Guidelines and Questionnaire for nominating the three best Social Responsible Enterprises in the Bulgarian Apparel Industry (big, medium and small); Hosting the working group on organization of the contest for Social Responsible Enterprises; Promotion of the work of the Round Table among different stakeholders Organization of a National Conference on CSR issues annually
Results:	Promotion of the CSR concept in the Bulgarian apparel industry, Establishing of good communications among the stakeholders – governmental institutions, trade unions, employers’ associations, NGOs, foreign importers of Bulgarian textile and garment goods, Establishing a functioning focal point for the CSR issues in Bulgaria National conference on Corporate Social Responsibility National Competition for a Socially Responsible Enterprise