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Use of the International Guidanceon Social Responsibility

GHANA



Jean Lukaz, The Consumer Partnership, Ghana

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PresenterPresenterJean Lukaz

The Consumer Partnership (The COP),

Ghana [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]






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Research on SR in GhanaResearch on SR in Ghana




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Corporate socialCorporate social

responsibility (CSR)responsibility (CSR)perspectivesperspectives

of leading firms in Ghanaof leading firms in Ghana Author(s): Dan F. Ofori, Robert E. HinsonJournal: Corporate Governance Year: 2007 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Page: 178 - 193ISSN: 1472-0701DOI: 10.1108/14720700710739813Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited




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•This study sought to ascertain

and document the extent of recognition, nature andcontent of socially responsible

actions by firms located inGhana.




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Design/methodology/approach

•– The study used a sample of

companies listed in theGhana Club 100 database,an annual ranking of the most

prestigious firms in Ghana.•




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Design/methodology/approach

•The study adopted an in-depth,

exploratory and comparativeapproach in examining the CSR issues from the perspectives of

local versus internationally-connected firms in Ghana.

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Findings

• – The key findings of the study were that,although local companies are familiar with the concept and do, indeed, practise some amount of CSR, they subscribe less to the

contemporary notion of CSR; they are less strategic, less moral andethical in their approach to CSR.




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Findings

• Thus, internationally-connected

Ghanaian firms seem to have a better grasp of the variousdimensions of CSR and how these

could be used to business andstrategic advantage.

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Research limitations/implications

•Future research indications

might be the fashioning of aCSR typology for Ghanaianfirms and an investigation of

the relationship betweenCSR and financial

performance.




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Implementing SR in GhanaImplementing SR in Ghana




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Ghana Business Code

• Based on the The Ten Principles of theUnited Nations Global Compact

• The UN Global Compact asks companies toembrace, support and enact, within theirsphere of influence, a set of core values in theareas of 1.human rights,

2.labour standards,

3.the environment, and

4.anti-corruption




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What is Missing from the

Ghana Business Code• 6.2 Organizational governance;

• 6.7 Consumer issues;

• 6.8 Community involvement anddevelopment;

• 5.2 Recognizing social responsibility;

• 5.3 Stakeholder identification andengagement;

• 7.2 The relationship of an organization'scharacteristics to social responsibility;




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• 7.3 Understanding the socialresponsibility of an organization;

• 7.5 Communication on social

responsibility;• 7.6 Enhancing credibility regarding social

responsibility;

• 7.7 Reviewing and improving anorganization’s actions and practicesrelated to social responsibility

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Problem!!!Problem!!!The Ghana Business Code,Ghana Club 100 and

SR…




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Ghana Club 100

•1-50

▫ 23 Financial Institutions▫ 2 Insurance Companies

•1-100

▫ 37 Financial Institutions▫ 9 Insurance Companies 46%




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Problem!!!

• Financial evaluation of performance is prime in rankings,

thus making non-financial aspects suchas SR less important.E.g.,

• No.1 on the list- Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd-has as SR ▫ Donations and

▫ Sponsorships!!!




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CasesCases




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Mining- Newmont Ghana Gold Limited

• Ahafo Social Responsibility Forum (ASRF)

• Ahafo Social Responsibility Fund bags over

$600,000▫ The amount accrued from one dollar per gold ounce

sold by Newmont as well as one percent of the netprofit from the Ahafo Mine.

• The ASRF has identified six key areas which will receivefunding. These are

▫Human ResourceDevelopment,

▫Provision of Infrastructure,

▫Protection of NaturalResources

▫Economic Empowerment,▫Provision of Social Amenities

and

▫Support for Cultural Heritage.




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Oil & Gas-• We contribute generously to

the development andimprovement of living of

communities.• We assist and support local

charities, developmentprograms and communalactivities.

• We also encourage our staff tofully participate in all localcommunity supportactivities.

• Chase Petroleum GhanaLimited has donated athirty(30) seater capacity

Ultra Modern ICT LearningCenter to the GarrisonPrimary and Junior HighSchool at Burma Camp at thecost of Fifty Thousand USDollars (US $ 50, 000.00).

• This is in line with theCompany’s socialresponsibility policy of plowing back part of its profit to improve the plight of deprived communities in the




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S P O N

S O R S

H I P S

• KPMG in Ghana is involved

in a number of charitybased projects for its

obligations towardsCorporate SocialResponsibility. Some of these are major projectsperformed on an annual

basis and others emergeout of sponsorship appeals.

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•• Awards Ceremonies

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•• Beauty Pageants

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•• Sponsorships

Consultancy-




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• Ghana Home Loans -CorporateSocial Responsibility

• Ghana Home Loans has been actively involved in corporate social

responsibility since June 2009.• Our aim is to impact

▫ peoples’ lives and

▫ The environment in which we live.

• Every month Ghana Home Loans tries togive back to the society. We do thisthrough monthly projects which cover

▫ education,▫ health,

▫ socio- cultural and

▫ economic spheres.

• Project: Educational materials for the Akropong school of the Blind

• Sponsorship: Ghana Home Loans madea donation of 50 packs of Braille sheets

and 7 packs of Braillons to the Schoolfor the Blind in Akropong.

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• Project: Free medical screening at Ashiaman.

• Sponsorship: Ghana Home Loans joinedthe University of Ghana Medical

students in celebrating their 12th Annual Health Week. As part of theactivities marking the celebration a freemedical screening was organized.

“ People still want markets but they want a market with a conscience" – Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

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D O N

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S P O N

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Bank- SG-SSB• SG-SSB has donated an amount of

50,000,000 cedis to the Ghana Heart

Foundation. The Foundation is a charity of theCardiothoracic Centre of the country’s majorteaching hospital. The money will be used tosupplement the operation costs of patients

with heart diseases. Half of the amount was accrued from voluntary monthlydeductions from staff salaries.

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N STelecommunications-

• The MTN Ghana Foundationis being set up to managethe corporate socialresponsibility (CSR)activities.

• The philosophy of MTN isclosely linked with theprinciples of SustainableDevelopment …

• The executive committee of the MTN Group hasproposed that four broadareas of focus should beconsidered.

• These are:▫ Education,

▫ Health,

▫ Economic empowermentand

▫ Music, Arts and Culture

MTN Ghana Found ationCorporate Responsibility

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SR Core Subjects– only two (2) feature in the Examples above

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Steps already undertaken inSteps already undertaken in

order to launch the wide useorder to launch the wide useof the standardof the standard

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• Circulation of SR Standard to Major

Business Associations▫ Association of Ghana Industries (AGI)

▫ Ghana National Chamber of

Commerce (GNCC)▫ Ghana Employers Association (GEA)

▫ Ghana Chamber of Mines

▫ Ghana Minerals Commission• Seminars at their Business Meetings

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The way forward and plansThe way forward and plansregarding the use of theregarding the use of thestandard in GHANAstandard in GHANA

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1.Double-spreadpull-outPublication inNational Daily

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1.3.Specific Proposals to Leading

Businesses in various sub-sectors

4.5.Conference on SR in Ghana with

Ministry of Trade, AGI, GNCC,

GEA 6.

7.Seek Civil Society buy-in

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5.Propose the review SR Standardagainst Ghana Business Code

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7.Propose the development bite-size version of SR Standard for easy comprehension by SMEs

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9.Lobby Parliament for debate onfloor

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Issues/constraints foreseenIssues/constraints foreseen

related to the use of therelated to the use of thestandard in GHANAstandard in GHANA

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• Perception of SR Standard as a toolfor Developed Economies

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• Perception of SR Standard as a BigBusiness Affair

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• Misperception of SR [Standard] as anew Department with new staff

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• Retraining of existing staff handlingSR- Cost and Change Management

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• SR Standard versus Academicperspectives

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• Evaluating Financial benefits of SR on Businesses

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