The Cátedra de Empresa y Humanismo of the University of Valencia participated this Tuesday, December 13, in the webinar 'Digital workshops for the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs', organized by La Union of Associations of Self-Employed Workers and Entrepreneurs (UATAE).
The event was attended by several experts on the subject such as Dr. Tomás González-Cruz, director of the CEiH; Emili Villaescusa Blanca, Head of CSR at the Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES); Blanca Romá, founder and CEO of TECUM SOCIAL; Francisco Bastida, president of the Más RSC Association, among others.
"Corporate responsibility must be sustainable, but above all, social."
Tomás González-Cruz, director of the CEiH
During his speech, Tomás presented the "State of Social Responsibility in Companies Around Us: Regulatory Framework, Challenges, and Recommendations for Beginning Social Responsibility Management," with the main message that "corporate responsibility must be sustainable, but above all, social."
The Chair's director explained that the current legal framework covering SR+S defines its contents in a lax manner and with too many elements that confuse companies, especially smaller ones and the self-employed, preventing them from knowing specifically where to start for its implementation.
So then The need to implement an "information model with homogeneous reference criteria, but which emphasizes the particular reality of each company" has become evident., which would simplify the process in terms of cost and complexity for SMEs and self-employed workers.
Finally, Thomas has emphasized that "The time to start implementing SR+S is now, as the survival of companies will depend on it.", since in addition to complying with current CSR regulations, it also serves as a means of receiving aid from the Public Administration, as well as access to private financing from entities that are already requiring companies to comply with the SDGs.
