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This is the final issue of GlobalCCU News produced before the 2008 GlobalCCU Forum, the first global event on Corporate Universities and Corporate Responsibility. This seminar, supported by the United Nations Global Compact, will bring together delegates and speakers from five continents. The big event is in just six days! If you haven’t
registered for the forum and the Grand Dinner at the Sorbonne University
yet… there is still time. Register on-line www.globalccu.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Annick
Renaud-Coulon, founder of GlobalCCU, explains why she believes
creating a strong global network of Corporate University professionals
is vital |
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“ Setting
up a global network in our interconnected world is hardly a major
innovation. Anyone can subscribe to the Internet’s electronic
networks; their aim is to bring together ideas and influence, but
they don’t really connect real people and everything that
defines their humanity. Company directors need guidance when it
comes to understanding the world’s evolutions, and their
day-to-day effects. The onus is on them to act quickly and effectively,
avoid committing the inept errors made by others, optimize expenses
and innovate. Corporate Education professionals, and particularly
the heads of Corporate Universities, as well as Sustainable Development
and CSR directors, all occupy posts for which there aren’t
many models that are transposable from one company to another,
and even less so from one culture to another. However, they do
need to be recognised for their accomplishments and competencies,
which are generally remarkable. Putting them in contact with each
other, enabling them to see each other physically, share their
most innovative practices, questions, doubts, and ideas, and to
collaborate on meaningful projects, will enable them to construct
long-lasting and fruitful, trust-based relationships. One of the
direct consequences of this will be to give them more visibility
and evolution in their profession, which is extremely useful for
these professionals in their relationships with their stakeholders.
For a network to succeed in the long term, it needs to be more
attractive and advantageous for its members to stay in it than
leave it. This will occur when common interests are well understood,
and shared ambitions are pursued together. This is why we work
towards constructing a Global Community of Corporate University
professionals, a network of peers who could meet, if necessary,
and help each other—a network that transcends borders and cultures, and
reaches across continents. Our aim is to help organizations develop
social and environmental responsibility through Corporate Universities,
while respecting human and cultural diversity, as well as the planet.
This is quite a challenge. ” |
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| CEO
Viewpoint |
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We also believe that a sustainable development approach to our business allows us to best achieve our short term and long term goals through meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Our Corporate University plays a part in leveraging our understanding and implementing actions around this essential belief, both with our internal and external stakeholders. Therefore, CGGVeritas is pleased to support the 2008 GlobalCCU Forum. It is through creating strong networks and exchanging knowledge that we can best support the evolution of Corporate Universities and further strengthen their role in Corporate Responsibility. “ |
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| Like
a lot of multinational
companies, Motorola operates in China. The VP of Human Resources
explains how Motorola has transferred its Corporate Responsibility
culture in Asia Pacific region |
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” The
key beliefs of Motorola’s culture are: constant respect for
people and uncompromising integrity. Motorola firmly believes that
contributing to the development of society and community, and having
a sustainable business growth can be done in parallel. That is
why being a good corporate citizenship is a major part of Motorola’s
development strategy in China. For the past 20 years
in China, Motorola has been consistently striving to ‘be
a native company’. This enables Motorola to have a deep understanding
of our Chinese customers and consumers. By fusing Chinese culture
with global management concept, Motorola has a seamless business
relationship in China. One of the several social responsibility
programmes is a special training programme Chinese Stated Owned
Enterprises (SOEs). From 1997 to 2003, about 5,000 chief executive
officers, managers and key engineers from the SOEs have attended
courses in leadership, management, and six sigma quality provided
by Motorola University. In addition, Motorola University has worked
with local universities and colleges in providing scholarships,
setting up of learning laboratories and equipment, and offering
student training programmes. Motorola University has also participated
in China Hope Project, which is a nationwide project sponsoring
drop-out students in rural and remote area returning to school.
The learning culture of Motorola is continuously enhanced by our
senior leadership team because they led by example in facilitating
workshops and seminars for our employees. Motorola University continues
to offer programs to our customers, suppliers and external community.
The new knowledge, know-how and findings are shared. For example,
a formal program on business ethics is currently provided to our
business partners and suppliers. As the results of the accomplishments
Motorola has been recognized by many awards. ” |
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Laurent Corbier, Marc Gomes and Jean-Paul Machet, Areva (France), Armando Marchi, Barilla (Italy), Gérard Chambovet, CGGVeritas, (France), Frédéric Olivier, Dexia, (Belgium), Frank Anderson and Chris Hardy, Defense Acquisition University (USA), Nivy Moodley, Edcon (South Africa), Annick Renaud-Coulon, GlobalCCU (France), Georg Kell, United Nations Global Compact (USA), Isabelle Calvez, Groupama (France), Guillermo Cisneros Garrido and Borja Baselga, Grupo Santander (Spain), Maria Tassone, National Australia Bank (Australia), Klaus Leisinger, Novartis (Switzerland), Helton Oliveira and Marco Farah, Petrobras (Brazil), Jacques Couture, Mouvement Desjardins (Québec, Canada), Jenny Yan, Motorola (China), Chuck O’Keefe, NACCO (USA), Mark Allen, Pepperdine University (USA), Rajul Asthana Satyam Computer Services (India), Tom Pedersen, Shinsei Bank (Japan), Hilde Sannes and Frode Birkelund, StatoilHydro (Norway), Gérard Mangin and Kate Rigge, ST Microelectronics (France and Switzerland), Nadine Lemaître, Suez with Nigel Roome, Solvay Business School (Belgium), Juan Rovira de Osso, Telefonica (Spain), Emily Maxon, Tenaris (Argentina), José Angel Fernandez Izard, Union Fenosa (Spain), Dayse Gomes and Tatiana Matos, VALE (Brazil), Henri Proglio, Christian Dapilly and Hilaire de Chergé, Veolia Environnement (France), Katherine Madden, WBCSD (Switzerland). |
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| An
event within the eventl: GlobalCCU Grand
Dinner at the Sorbonne University on 3 April 2008 at 8:30 p.m. |
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An
elegant GlobalCCU Grand Dinner will be held on the second evening
of the forum at the historic Sorbonne University in Paris. As well
as enjoying the splendour of this one oldest University in the
world, which was founded in the 13th century, attendees can discuss
over dinner with peers from many different countries and cultures
around the world. It is an exceptional opportunity to meet our
guest of honour, Mr Georg Kell, the Executive Director of the
United Nations Global Compact in New York, who will preside
over the evening. This convivial occasion is also open to non-participants
of the 2008 GlobalCCU Forum (Academics, diplomats, civil society
representatives...). Go to the website www.globalccu.com to
find out how to book your ticket or a table at this grand event.
The evening is punctuated with musical interludes by the Ganymed
ensemble. |
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