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27 November 2013
9.00-9.30 Welcome coffee & participants registration
9.30-11.00
1. Opening speech
Working together towards a real, efficient and responsible civic and social dialogue

2. Being part of the solution – The Integrity Initiative
• Building integrity one step at a time
• Towards an active and engaged civil society
• Integrity clubbing: a wonderful new beginning

3. The 360 integrity and transparency approach: general overview of the Integrity Pacts about to be signed
• The ECOSOC Integrity Pact among NGOs and Social Partners
• The SME Integrity Pact among representatives of the SME sector
• The Integrity Agreement within the Health System
• The Integrity Pact within the Academia
11.00-11.30
Coffee break
Round Tables
11.30-13.00
The ECOSOC Integrity Pact among NGOs and Social Partners 
The SME Integrity Pact among representatives of the SME sector
The Integrity Agreement within the Health System
The Integrity Pact within the Academia
Crosscutting aspects for discussion:
Taking the pledge: founders from all sectors formally adhere to their respective Integrity Pacts

• Expectations from signing the Sectorial Integrity Pacts
• Overview of principles of the Sectorial Integrity Pacts
• Signing the Integrity Sectorial Integrity Pacts
• Where do we go from here?
13.00-14.00
Lunch

 

28 November 2013 – Morning session
9.00-9.30
Welcome coffee & participants registration
Plenaries
9.30-11.00
1. Opening speech
Corruption and poverty vs. integrity and profit

2. Integrity and sustainable development as challenges for the Government
• The role of the state in promoting business’ integrity: Government`s agenda
• State owned companies: a public commitment towards integrity?
• Sustainable development as a duty for the present Government and a legacy for the next one

3. Is integrity different in the common market? – EU expectations and practices
• European regulatory framework regarding business integrity
• European plans
• Best practices from EU transnational companies to improve business integrity
11.00-11.30
Coffee break
Round Tables
11.30-13.00
I. Corporate good governance
• Driving compliance and integrity – what is the leaders’ role?
• Beyond formal compliance – resisting taking advantage of the loop-holes in the law or paying bribes in order to secure a contract in a difficult overseas market
• Separating ownership and control
II. Lobby vs Advocacy – when influencing the political decision is white or black business?
• Business and collective actions
• Revolving doors and conflicts of interest
• Vulnerabilities for a transparent and competitive market arising from political parties financing
III. Integrity makes business sense
• Building your business with customers – product and pricing integrity
• Fighting corruption throughout the supply chain - integrity in partnerships
• Tools for a clean business – open contracting, integrity pacts, fair-trade
IV. Accountability in managing public resources
• Towards better governance of state owned companies
• Engaging in public contracting - opportunities and risk
• Responsible delivery of public services and goods
13.00-14.00
Lunch
14.00-15.30
V. Reputation and ethics
• Making compliance an everyday standard – educating your staff
• Managing risks for ethical integrity - the value of your image, brand and reputation
• Ethical practice in marketing strategy
VI. Social responsibility
• Internal social responsibility – your employees own the company integrity!
• How should community/ society keep the business accountable for integrity failures?
• Investing in education - promoting your business values
VII. Stakeholders
• Stakeholders engagement – why and how to build social capital?
• Communicating integrity - showing the real value of the company assets
• Engaging stakeholders into company development strategies
VIII. Sustainable development
• Earthy resources paying for corruption – the missing resources for the next generation
• Environment and ethics – environment compensation policies
• Profit and sustainability – planning for inclusive development
15.30-16.00
Coffee break
16.00-17.30
Wrap up session – presenting the conclusions of the workshops

 

29 November 2013
9.00-9.30
Welcome coffee & participants registration
Plenaries
9.30-11.00

1. Building integrity is a common effort for the future generations
• United Nations-Principles for Responsible Management Education
• OECD
• World Bank
• TI as a catalyst for collective actions towards integrity

11.00-11.30
Coffee break
11.30-12.30

2. Conclusions
• Why companies should invest in collective action approaches?
• Innovative approaches for integrity in and through business - Centre for Integrity in Business
• Our commitment to a clean Romanian business – Bucharest declaration

12.30
Cocktail