The Copenhagen Centre for Corporate Responsibility was an independent think tank, established in 1998 by the Danish government in response to growing international interest in new social partnerships and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

As of June 1, 2007, The Copenhagen Centre has closed. All activities, responsibilities and personnel have been transferred to the Danish Centre for CSR in the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.

The homepage www.copenhagencentre.org will no longer be updated.

Please see the homepage of The Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.

Previous projects from The Copenhagen Centre:

• Partnerships for Sustainable Business Development in India (ongoing in the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, to be completed in 2009 - see homepage)
• Sustainable Competitiveness in Global Value Chains (completed in November 2007 in the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, contact Ole Kirkelund for more information, tel. (+45) 25 54 72 24)
• Capacity Building for Sustainable Competitiveness (ongoing in the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, to be completed in 2007)
• Globalisation: Offshoring and Employment Readjustment
• CSR Initiatives and Corporate Image
• CSR Initiatives Over Time
• Multi-stakeholder Platform
• Responsible Competitiveness

Previous publications and papers from The Copenhagen Centre (PDF):

• 2006:
• Bæredygtighed i Beijing og Ballerup - Tre CSR dogmer (Præsentation ved Rådet for Bæredygtig Erhvervsudviklings konference, 14. december 2006):
• Indlæg
• Slideshow
• Sustainable Competitiveness in Global Value Chains - How do Small Danish Firms Behave? (Draft version, paper published in Corporate Governance: the International Journal of Business in Society, special issue, August 2006.)
• Competitiveness and Social Cohesion - a contribution to the Danish Globalisation Council
• CSR and company competitiveness?
• Globalisation Starts in Denmark - The Challenges of Companies: Buy book
• Håndtering af sociale og miljømæssige krav i globale værdikæder:
• Fuld rapport (Danish)
• Resumé (Danish)
• Managing Social and Environmental Requirements in Global Value Chains (English Summary)
• 2005:
• Is the Single European Market an Illusion? Obstacles to Reform of EU Takeover Regulation
• The Global Reporting Initiative in Denmark: Emperor's New Clothes or Useful Reporting Tool?
• Corporate Governance and CSR as seen from the perspective of economics of welfare:
• English summary
• Fuld artikel på dansk
• 2004:
• CSR Initiatives by Winners and Nominees of the Network Award 1999-2003: a report on the CSR initiatives taken by 29 Danish public and private sector enterprises
• Executive Summary (English)
• Full report (Danish)
• CSR Initiatives and Corporate Image - Presentation to the 3rd Colloquium of the European Academy of Business in Society, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium, 27-28 September 2004. Presentation given by former Director Jette Steen Knudsen.
• Social Partnerships: A New Kind of Business? - The guide can be found at the website of ICC UK
• The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy: Possible Pitfalls for Corporations and Society
• 2003:
• Responsible Competitiveness: Corporate Responsibility Clusters in Action
• It Simply Works Better! (Campaign Report on European CSR Excellence 2003-2004)
• Local Partnerships in Europe - an action research project
• Partnership Matters - Current issues in cross-sector collaboration
• Inspiration - Successfully Engaging Europe's Smaller Businesses in Environmental and Social Issues
• Local Partnerships in Europe:
• Third Local Report - Hiiumaa, Estonia
• Third Local Report - Enschede, The Netherlands
• Third Local Report - Limerick, Ireland
• Third Local Report - Madrid, Spain
• 2002:
• Corporate Responsibility and the Competitive Advantage of Nations
• Corporate Responsibility Clustering
• It Simply Works Better! (Campaign Report on European CSR Excellence 2002-2003)
• Cross-Sector Partnership Programme - unlocking potential through collaboration
• Cross-Sector Partnership Programme (Year One Review)
• The role of Employers and Trade Unions in Multipartite Social Partnerships:
• Main report
• Multipartite Social Partnerships - A new role for employers and trade unions (Pamphlet)
• Case studies
• Partnerskaber: Nye veje til beskæftigelse for etniske minoriteter
• Ethnic Minority Employment through Partnership - Towards a model of good practice
• Local Partnerships in Europe: Second Workshop Report
• From collective bargaining to social partnerships - New roles of the social partners in Europe
• 2001
• Local Partnerships in Europe
• Second Local Report - Ry, Denmark
• Second Local Report - Apenburg, Germany
• Second Local Report - Hiiumaa, Estonia
• Second Local Report - Enschede, The Netherlands
• Second Local Report - Limerick, Ireland
• Second Local Report - Madrid, Spain
• Local Partnerships in Europe - An Action Research Project: First Workshop Report
• An Action Research Project - First Summary Report
• First Local Report: Ry, Denmark
• First Local Report: Apenburg, Germany
• First Local Report: Enschede, The Netherlands
• First Local Report: Madrid, Spain
• First Local Report: Hiiumaa, Estonia
• First Local Report: Limerick, Ireland
• Action Plan for the European Business Campaign 2005 on CSR
• Postgraduate Certificate in Cross-sector Partnership
• Social Partnerships in Europe:
• The European Level
• Comparative Report
• Country report: Germany
• Country report: Denmark
• Country report: United Kingdom
• Country report: Spain
• Country report: The Netherlands
• Perspectives on the New Economy of Corporate Citizenship
• Governments as Partners - The Role of Central Government in Developing New Social Partnerships
• 2000:
• The New Economy of Corporate Citizenship
• Local Partnerships in Europe, An Action Research Project (Introductory Pamphlet)
• For an Entrepreneurial and Inclusive Europe - 12 Proposals for Action
• Letter to the EU Presidency
• Partnership Alchemy
• 1999:
• New Employment Partnerships in Europe - Best Practices

• Five Myths in and Five Recommendations for the Global Sourcing and Codes of Conduct Debate (2007)
• Sustainability in China and Europe - How our Beliefs about CSR are Sometimes Inaccurate. (2007)
• CSR in small and medium sized enterprises - old questions for a new agenda (2006)
• The Rule of CSR and the Role of Law - Re-defining the role of policy in CSR (2006)
• Closing the governance gap - a critical step for CSR (2005)
• Buzz and fuzz: half-truths about CSR (2005)

• 2007: Flagship conference on media and CSR
• Invitation (Danish)
• How is CSR covered in the Danish media? What are the challenges, and how do the media consider their own work with CSR? (Danish)
• 2007: Conference on Socially Responsible Investment
• Invitation in English and Danish
• Socially Responsible Investment - moving towards one standard or many different solutions? By Ulrika Hasselgren
• Principles for Responsible Investment By Donald MacDonald
• The Price of Sin: What is the Relationship between SRI and Return on Investment? By Harrison Hong
• 2007: Strategic choices on global sourcing from emerging markets - Do codes of conduct do more harm than good?
• Agenda
• Presentation from Peter Lund Thomsen (Visiting Researcher, The Copenhagen Centre & Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School) (see also Think Piece)
• Presentation from Ole Lund Hansen (Consultant, Confederation of Danish Industries)
• Presentation from Bonnie Nixon Gardiner (Global Program Manager, Supply Chain Social & Environmental Responsibility, Hewlett Packard)
• Presentation from Ros Harvey (Global Programme Manager, Better Work, International Labour Organization)
• Presentation from Craig Bennett (Senior Campaigner, Friends of the Earth UK)
• Presentation from Stephanie Barrientos (Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex)
• 2006: The weak link in the chain? (responsible outsourcing)
• Invitation (Danish)
• Fuld rapport (Danish)
• Resumé (Danish)
• Managing Social and Environmental Requirements in Global Value Chains (English Summary)