what: CSR Europe promotes corporate social responsibility. It was set up in 1996 by former European Commission president Jacques Delors, founded as a result of the European declaration of businesses against social exclusion. A manifesto that laid the groundwork for the foundation was officially signed at a conference in London on 11 and 12 May 1995. It was a voluntary initiative taken by the corporate sector to look for ways to enhance their social responsibility and one of the ways decided upon was the creation of a European network - the European Business Network for Social Cohesion.CSR Europe has become the major European reference point on corporate social responsibility strategies and practices for companies. Through national partner the organisation reaches out to more than 1500 companies around Europe. CSR Europe is responding to European heads of state and government who, at the Lisbon summit 2000, set the goal of making "Europe the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth, with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion” by 2010.

why: CSR’S mission is to help companies achieve profitability, sustainable growth and human progress by placing corporate social responsibility in the mainstream of business practice. By sharing experience and enhancing the capacity of current and future managers, CSR Europe member companies are committed to promote some principles as part of achieving business success such as offering business managers learning, benchmarking, and capacity building opportunities; energising a broader stakeholder dialogue between businesses, European policy makers, governments, investors, social partners, civil society and academics; conducting business responsibly by contributing to the economic health and sustainable development of the communities in which the company operates.

cool for you: thousands of CSR people across Europe and the world use this website every week to make their job advert. Go and check at www.csreurope.org/jobs/default.aspx!