CZU is aware of its responsibility towards society and the environment and has long been dealing with issues of how to improve the social responsibility of its activities and contribute to achieving sustainable development of society and its relationship to the environment.
The conference will present various approaches to the implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The introduction of the conference will present the results of a comparative study showing the development of social responsibility at universities. Subsequently, there will be three contributions presenting different concepts of sustainability in different institutions. A sustainability strategy for the whole of the Czech Republic will be presented. This will be followed by an insight into how they approach social responsibility in the town of Kopřivnice. And the third contribution from practice reveals what responsible activities they implement at Sonnentor. The conference will be closed by a panel discussion between representatives of universities on the implementation of social responsibility in the academic environment.
The event is intended for all who want to broaden their horizons in the field of social responsibility and sustainability. The conference will provide concrete examples and general strategies for how organizations can contribute to a better state of society and the environment. Refreshments will be provided on-site.
Conference program
9:30 Registration of participants
10:00–10:10 Foreword
doc. Ing. Petr Valášek, PhD, Vice-Rector for the Quality of Educational and Creative Activities, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
10:10–10:30 Comparison of social responsibility at universities between 2011 and 2018
Ing. Lucie Kvasničková Stanislavská, PhD, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
10:30–10:50 CR 2030: Strategic framework for sustainability in the Czech Republic
Mgr. Jan Mareš, Head of the Department of Sustainable Development, Ministry of the Environment
10:50–11:10 The approach of the town of Kopřivnice to fulfilling social responsibility
Mgr. Jiří Štěpán, Head of the City Development Department, City of Kopřivnice
11:10–11:30 Sonnentor Corporate Social Responsibility
Ing. Kamila Šťastná, Head of Marketing, Sonnentor
11:30–11:45 break
11:45–12:45 Discussion panel on the topic: The role of universities in social responsibility
prof. Ing. Zuzana Dvořáková, CSc., Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies, Czech Technical University in Prague
Ing. Sylvie Formánková, PhD, Center for Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Mendel University in Brno
doc. Ing. Petr Valášek, PhD, Vice-Rector for the Quality of Educational and Creative Activities, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague
12:45–13:15 Completion and tour of sustainable elements on the CZU campus
Mgr. Dan Heuer, Social Responsibility Coordinator, Czech University of Life Sciences