Clusters and Shared Value:
a natural alliance
Alberto Pezzi
Director of Clusters
Member of TCI Network Board of Directors
0. Introduction
1. The concept of Shared Value and its origins
2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance
3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level
4. The way ahead and conclusions
0. Introduction
1. The concept of Shared Value and its origins
2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance
3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level
4. The way ahead and conclusions
INEQUALITY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ARE BECOMING THE HOTTEST
TOPIC IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEBATE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL CONCERNS REMAIN ALSO
AROUND ...
WELL-BEING IS INCREASINGLY BEING MEASURED WITH NON-
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
BEYOND GDP
1920
Source: Adapted from Marsé M. with data of http://www.wikiprogress.org/images/Chronical_evolution_of_related_measures_of_progress.pdf
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1930 1960
PIB (1934) –
Simon Kuznets
FIB (1976)
National Happiness
Bhutan
EWI (1972)
Economic well-being
index
SWBI (1989)
Sustainable well
being index
Index
1990
HDI (1990)
Human Development
Index - UNDP
GPI (1995)
Genuine
Progress Index
IDG/IAG (1995)
Gender development index
UNDP
IIG (2010)
UNDP
BLI - Better life index
(2011)
OECD
2000 2010
IPH (1998)
Human poverty
index - C
IPH (2010)
Multi-dim. human
poverty index -
UNDP
SPI (2013)
Social progress Index
Happy Planet
Index (2006) -
New Economics
Foundation
Material scenario
Economic indicators
Social scenario
Economic + social indicators
Global scenario
Economic, social and environmental indicators
IQFV (1979)
Quality of life index -
David Morris
IQV (1995)
Quality of life Index – Ed
Diener
SHI (1986)
Index de Social Health
Marc Miringof
IBE (1998)
Well-being economic
Index
- Lars Osberg
and Andrew Sharpe
CIW (2011)
Canadian Index of
Wellbeing
EXAMPLE: CANADIAN INDEX OF WELL-BEING
Source: uwaterloo.ca/canadian-index-wellbeing/
0. Introduction
1. The concept of Shared Value and its origins
2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance
3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level
4. The way ahead and conclusions
SHARED VALUE: A NEW BIG IDEA?
2011
2011
SHARED VALUE: DEFINITION
 SV is about creating a common ground for economic and societal values
 SV is not anecdotic, it should be embedded in firm strategy
But how is Shared Value
created?
“... policies and operating practices that enhance the
competitiveness of a company while simultaneously
advancing the economic and social conditions in the
communities in which it operates”
M.E. Porter and M. Kramer, HBR, 1-2, 2011
THREE WAYS TO CREATE SHARED VALUE
Conceiving new
products and
markets
Redefining
productivity in the
value chain
Building supportive
industry clusters at
the company’s
location
Source: Adapted fromPorter, Michael and Kramer, Mark (January 2011): Creating Shared Value, Harvard Business Review, Boston.
• Products and
services better
aligned with
societal needs
• Providing
products and
services to
disadvantaged
communities
• …
• Better and more
efficient use of
scarce natural
resources
• New business
models that take
into account
specific societal
needs
• …
• Developing skills
of local suppliers
• Improving local
business
environment
• …
CSV implies
a change of
mindset
It is a long
term
strategy
It is not a
marketing
campaign for
the company
It implies to
find a social
value that
has an
economic
value for the
company
Social value
becomes a
key element
in firm
strategy
SHARED
VALUE
CSR
Citizenship, philanthropy, sustainability
Discretionary or in response to external
pressure
Separate from profit maximization
Agenda is determined by external reporting
and personal preferences
Impact limited by corporate footprint and
CSR budget
CSV
Joint company and community value
creation
Integral to competing
Integral to profit maximization
Agenda is company-specific and internally
generated
Realigns the entire company budget
Source: Adapted fromPorter, Michael and Kramer, Mark (January 2011): Creating Shared Value, Harvard Business Review, Boston.
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SHARED VALUE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
CSR CSV
• Re-Distribution of value for
social needs
• Limited impact due to limited
financial resources
• Expanding business opportunities
by identifying social needs
• Scalable social impact: social
value embedded in the business
model
Source: Adapted from J. Wilson, internatl presentation, 2017.
Example: Transforming procurement to
increase quality and profit
Example: Fair trade purchase
SOME COMPANIES INVOLVED IN SHARED VALUE INITIATIVES
0. Introduction
1. The concept of Shared Value and its origins
2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance
3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level
4. The way ahead and conclusions
•EARLY IDEAS
•Based on the
observation of
early
industrial
development
in England
1800s
•INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICTS
•Territorial
competitiveness
of “third” Italy
•Silicon Valley
vital intangible
1980s
•CLUSTERS
•Competitive
advantage in
innovation,
business
creation,
•Concept
became
mainstream
1990s
CLUSTER AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT’S CONCEPTUAL ROOTS
Source: Adapted from Konstantynova & Wilson (2017)
Source: Konstantynova & Wilson (2017), based on Becattini (1990; 2002), Bellandi (1997
“A socio-economic entity which is characterised by the
active presence of both a community of people and a
population of firms in one naturally and historically
bounded area”
Prof. Giacomo Becattini (1927-2017)
CLUSTER AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT’S CONCEPTUAL ROOTS
CLUSTERS AND SHARED VALUE COMMUNILITIES AND
OPPORTUNITIES
CLUSTERS
• Presence of different stakeholders
with common strategic challenges
• Potential improvements from
business environment and firm
strategy
• Increasing opportunities from inter-
cluster / sectorial cooperation
SHARED VALUE
• Possible source of CSV mainly from:
– Value chain optimization
– Definition of new business model
• Change of mindset as a key element
for CSV
• Possible initiatives to be leaded by
community leaders
• Long term vision
CSV
CLUSTER
STRATEGY
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
SOCIETAL
NEEDS
EXAMPLE OF INTER-CLUSTER COOPERATION PROJECT WITH SV
COMPONENT
Leather tanning workshops in Igualada (Barcelona) begin XVIII century
Source: J. Nadal, Atlas de la Industrialización en España 1750-2000, Barcelona 2003
Barcelona
Igualada
Increase of firm
competitiveness
through
economies of scale
and supply chain
efficiency
Improvement of
local
environment by
reducing water
contamination
Problem
Intensive use of
water in pork meat
industry in
Catalonia:
implications at
environmental and
cost level
Answer/solution
Revision of water
treatment plants
(EDAR) and
optimization of
operating cycles
ResultswithSVcomponent
Operational
improvements
with saving up to
50.000 € / year.
Power and water
savings between
10% and 35%.
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EXAMPLE OF INTER-CLUSTER COOPERATION PROJECT WITH SV
COMPONENT
Source: ACCIÓ, CWP, Innovacc
Design and
manufacturing of a
specific low-cost device,
“Aerofeeder”
ACCIÓ
connects
FEMAC and
Aquiplus
cluster
Low
productivity for
insufficient
water
oxygenation in
low income fish
farmers
EXAMPLE OF INTER-CLUSTER COOPERATION PROJECT WITH SV
COMPONENT
CLUSTERS AND SHARED VALUE
– TERRITORIAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPLIES LOOKING BEYOND SIMPLE ECONOMIC
PRODUCTIVITY
– STRATEGY AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS OF CLUSTER
COMPETITIVENESS
– CLUSTERS HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL VALUE THAT HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY FORGOTTEN BY
POLICY MAKERS
– HORIZONTAL COOPERATION INITIATIVES OFTEN HAVE A SOCIAL VALUE BECAUSE THEY
COMBINE BUSINESS AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES WITH POSITIVE EFFECTS IN A SPECIFIC
COMMUNITY
– HUMAN COMPONENT (LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC CHANGE, ETC.) IS KEY IN CLUSTER
DEVELOPMENT
CLUSTERS ARE THE IDEAL GROUND FOR CREATING SHARED VALUE
0. Introduction
1. The concept of Shared Value and its origins
2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance
3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level
4. The way ahead and conclusions
Source: Konstantynova & Wilson (2017)
Industrialdistrict
Level 2: Institutional
environment
Level 1: Social
embeddeness
Level 4: Resource
allocation
P2: components of social embedded cluster development approaches
P1: components of traditional cluster development approaches
Cluster policy
Cluster programme
Programmes supporting
collaboration or specific
groups of related companies
& other organisations
Policy instruments
Direct support for
collaboration, innovation,
etc.
Cluster organisations
Cluster
population of firms & other
organisation from same &
related sectors
Community
cultural complexity
including informal
instituition, norms,
traditions, customs
Level 3: Institutions of
Governance
Institutional theory context
Widening the scope of cluster development
PROMOTING SV AT CLUSTER LEVEL
· Strategic Analysis
· Specialized training
· Social needs and
challenges to be
tackled from the
cluster perspective
· Mapping of cluster
associations
potentially
interested in the
project
· Identification of
short and long-term
goals (cluster level)
· Assessment of key
stakeholders
· Definition of the
methodological
framework
· KPIs and control
metrics definition
· Identification and
implementation of
SV projects, both
collaborative and at
single-cluster level
STAGE IISTAGE I STAGE III
Cluster associations
considered for roll-outs
Training sessions
Focus groups
Working Plan
Guidelines for Project
certification
Project Implementation
Source: ACCIÓ, 2017
DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY FOR CSV AT CLUSTER LEVEL
10-15 CLUSTERS
INTERESTED
PILOT INITIATIVES
SELECTED IN 3
CLUSTERS
LOCAL AND CROSS-
BORDER
IMPLEMENTATION
2017 2018 2019
0. Introduction
1. The concept of Shared Value and its origins
2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance
3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level
4. The way ahead and conclusions
CONCLUSIONS
- SHARED VALUE IS A SIMPLE CONCEPT, BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A
POWERFUL ONE IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONTEXT
- THE ORIGINAL SOCIAL COMPONENT OF CLUSTERS CONCEPT MUST BE
RECOVERED AND ENHANCED IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT NEEDS AND
SENSITIVITIES
- CLUSTERS ARE THE IDEAL GROUND FOR IDENTIFYING, DESIGNING AND
IMPLEMENTING SV INITIATIVES
- NEW AGENDAS MUST BE SET FOR COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS AND CLUSTER
ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO RELEASE SHARED VALUE’S FULL POTENTIAL
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Alberto Pezzi, Presentation TCI2018 European Conference Sofia

  • 2.
    Clusters and SharedValue: a natural alliance Alberto Pezzi Director of Clusters Member of TCI Network Board of Directors
  • 3.
    0. Introduction 1. Theconcept of Shared Value and its origins 2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance 3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level 4. The way ahead and conclusions
  • 4.
    0. Introduction 1. Theconcept of Shared Value and its origins 2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance 3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level 4. The way ahead and conclusions
  • 6.
    INEQUALITY AND ITSCONSEQUENCES ARE BECOMING THE HOTTEST TOPIC IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEBATE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL CONCERNS REMAIN ALSO AROUND ... WELL-BEING IS INCREASINGLY BEING MEASURED WITH NON- ECONOMIC INDICATORS
  • 7.
    BEYOND GDP 1920 Source: Adaptedfrom Marsé M. with data of http://www.wikiprogress.org/images/Chronical_evolution_of_related_measures_of_progress.pdf 7 1930 1960 PIB (1934) – Simon Kuznets FIB (1976) National Happiness Bhutan EWI (1972) Economic well-being index SWBI (1989) Sustainable well being index Index 1990 HDI (1990) Human Development Index - UNDP GPI (1995) Genuine Progress Index IDG/IAG (1995) Gender development index UNDP IIG (2010) UNDP BLI - Better life index (2011) OECD 2000 2010 IPH (1998) Human poverty index - C IPH (2010) Multi-dim. human poverty index - UNDP SPI (2013) Social progress Index Happy Planet Index (2006) - New Economics Foundation Material scenario Economic indicators Social scenario Economic + social indicators Global scenario Economic, social and environmental indicators IQFV (1979) Quality of life index - David Morris IQV (1995) Quality of life Index – Ed Diener SHI (1986) Index de Social Health Marc Miringof IBE (1998) Well-being economic Index - Lars Osberg and Andrew Sharpe CIW (2011) Canadian Index of Wellbeing
  • 8.
    EXAMPLE: CANADIAN INDEXOF WELL-BEING Source: uwaterloo.ca/canadian-index-wellbeing/
  • 9.
    0. Introduction 1. Theconcept of Shared Value and its origins 2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance 3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level 4. The way ahead and conclusions
  • 10.
    SHARED VALUE: ANEW BIG IDEA? 2011 2011
  • 11.
    SHARED VALUE: DEFINITION SV is about creating a common ground for economic and societal values  SV is not anecdotic, it should be embedded in firm strategy But how is Shared Value created? “... policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates” M.E. Porter and M. Kramer, HBR, 1-2, 2011
  • 12.
    THREE WAYS TOCREATE SHARED VALUE Conceiving new products and markets Redefining productivity in the value chain Building supportive industry clusters at the company’s location Source: Adapted fromPorter, Michael and Kramer, Mark (January 2011): Creating Shared Value, Harvard Business Review, Boston. • Products and services better aligned with societal needs • Providing products and services to disadvantaged communities • … • Better and more efficient use of scarce natural resources • New business models that take into account specific societal needs • … • Developing skills of local suppliers • Improving local business environment • …
  • 13.
    CSV implies a changeof mindset It is a long term strategy It is not a marketing campaign for the company It implies to find a social value that has an economic value for the company Social value becomes a key element in firm strategy SHARED VALUE CSR Citizenship, philanthropy, sustainability Discretionary or in response to external pressure Separate from profit maximization Agenda is determined by external reporting and personal preferences Impact limited by corporate footprint and CSR budget CSV Joint company and community value creation Integral to competing Integral to profit maximization Agenda is company-specific and internally generated Realigns the entire company budget Source: Adapted fromPorter, Michael and Kramer, Mark (January 2011): Creating Shared Value, Harvard Business Review, Boston. 13 SHARED VALUE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
  • 14.
    CSR CSV • Re-Distributionof value for social needs • Limited impact due to limited financial resources • Expanding business opportunities by identifying social needs • Scalable social impact: social value embedded in the business model Source: Adapted from J. Wilson, internatl presentation, 2017. Example: Transforming procurement to increase quality and profit Example: Fair trade purchase
  • 15.
    SOME COMPANIES INVOLVEDIN SHARED VALUE INITIATIVES
  • 16.
    0. Introduction 1. Theconcept of Shared Value and its origins 2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance 3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level 4. The way ahead and conclusions
  • 17.
    •EARLY IDEAS •Based onthe observation of early industrial development in England 1800s •INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS •Territorial competitiveness of “third” Italy •Silicon Valley vital intangible 1980s •CLUSTERS •Competitive advantage in innovation, business creation, •Concept became mainstream 1990s CLUSTER AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT’S CONCEPTUAL ROOTS Source: Adapted from Konstantynova & Wilson (2017)
  • 18.
    Source: Konstantynova &Wilson (2017), based on Becattini (1990; 2002), Bellandi (1997 “A socio-economic entity which is characterised by the active presence of both a community of people and a population of firms in one naturally and historically bounded area” Prof. Giacomo Becattini (1927-2017) CLUSTER AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT’S CONCEPTUAL ROOTS
  • 19.
    CLUSTERS AND SHAREDVALUE COMMUNILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES CLUSTERS • Presence of different stakeholders with common strategic challenges • Potential improvements from business environment and firm strategy • Increasing opportunities from inter- cluster / sectorial cooperation SHARED VALUE • Possible source of CSV mainly from: – Value chain optimization – Definition of new business model • Change of mindset as a key element for CSV • Possible initiatives to be leaded by community leaders • Long term vision CSV CLUSTER STRATEGY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SOCIETAL NEEDS
  • 20.
    EXAMPLE OF INTER-CLUSTERCOOPERATION PROJECT WITH SV COMPONENT Leather tanning workshops in Igualada (Barcelona) begin XVIII century Source: J. Nadal, Atlas de la Industrialización en España 1750-2000, Barcelona 2003 Barcelona Igualada Increase of firm competitiveness through economies of scale and supply chain efficiency Improvement of local environment by reducing water contamination
  • 21.
    Problem Intensive use of waterin pork meat industry in Catalonia: implications at environmental and cost level Answer/solution Revision of water treatment plants (EDAR) and optimization of operating cycles ResultswithSVcomponent Operational improvements with saving up to 50.000 € / year. Power and water savings between 10% and 35%. 21 EXAMPLE OF INTER-CLUSTER COOPERATION PROJECT WITH SV COMPONENT Source: ACCIÓ, CWP, Innovacc
  • 22.
    Design and manufacturing ofa specific low-cost device, “Aerofeeder” ACCIÓ connects FEMAC and Aquiplus cluster Low productivity for insufficient water oxygenation in low income fish farmers EXAMPLE OF INTER-CLUSTER COOPERATION PROJECT WITH SV COMPONENT
  • 23.
    CLUSTERS AND SHAREDVALUE – TERRITORIAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPLIES LOOKING BEYOND SIMPLE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY – STRATEGY AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS OF CLUSTER COMPETITIVENESS – CLUSTERS HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL VALUE THAT HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY FORGOTTEN BY POLICY MAKERS – HORIZONTAL COOPERATION INITIATIVES OFTEN HAVE A SOCIAL VALUE BECAUSE THEY COMBINE BUSINESS AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES WITH POSITIVE EFFECTS IN A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY – HUMAN COMPONENT (LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC CHANGE, ETC.) IS KEY IN CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CLUSTERS ARE THE IDEAL GROUND FOR CREATING SHARED VALUE
  • 24.
    0. Introduction 1. Theconcept of Shared Value and its origins 2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance 3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level 4. The way ahead and conclusions
  • 25.
    Source: Konstantynova &Wilson (2017) Industrialdistrict Level 2: Institutional environment Level 1: Social embeddeness Level 4: Resource allocation P2: components of social embedded cluster development approaches P1: components of traditional cluster development approaches Cluster policy Cluster programme Programmes supporting collaboration or specific groups of related companies & other organisations Policy instruments Direct support for collaboration, innovation, etc. Cluster organisations Cluster population of firms & other organisation from same & related sectors Community cultural complexity including informal instituition, norms, traditions, customs Level 3: Institutions of Governance Institutional theory context Widening the scope of cluster development PROMOTING SV AT CLUSTER LEVEL
  • 26.
    · Strategic Analysis ·Specialized training · Social needs and challenges to be tackled from the cluster perspective · Mapping of cluster associations potentially interested in the project · Identification of short and long-term goals (cluster level) · Assessment of key stakeholders · Definition of the methodological framework · KPIs and control metrics definition · Identification and implementation of SV projects, both collaborative and at single-cluster level STAGE IISTAGE I STAGE III Cluster associations considered for roll-outs Training sessions Focus groups Working Plan Guidelines for Project certification Project Implementation Source: ACCIÓ, 2017 DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY FOR CSV AT CLUSTER LEVEL 10-15 CLUSTERS INTERESTED PILOT INITIATIVES SELECTED IN 3 CLUSTERS LOCAL AND CROSS- BORDER IMPLEMENTATION 2017 2018 2019
  • 27.
    0. Introduction 1. Theconcept of Shared Value and its origins 2. Shared Value and clusters: a natural alliance 3. How to implement SV in practice at cluster level 4. The way ahead and conclusions
  • 28.
    CONCLUSIONS - SHARED VALUEIS A SIMPLE CONCEPT, BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A POWERFUL ONE IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONTEXT - THE ORIGINAL SOCIAL COMPONENT OF CLUSTERS CONCEPT MUST BE RECOVERED AND ENHANCED IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT NEEDS AND SENSITIVITIES - CLUSTERS ARE THE IDEAL GROUND FOR IDENTIFYING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SV INITIATIVES - NEW AGENDAS MUST BE SET FOR COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS AND CLUSTER ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO RELEASE SHARED VALUE’S FULL POTENTIAL 28

Editor's Notes

  • #9 In 2011 we launched the first national index report of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW). We discovered that between 1994 and 2008, Canada showed robust economic growth, but increases in the wellbeing of Canadians were not nearly comparable. Since then, we are now able to track the significant impact the 2008 recession has had on the quality of life of everyday Canadians. As the gap between Canadians at the top and those at the bottom continues to grow, it is important to recognize that societies with greater inequality are shown to have worse health and wellbeing outcomes. The evidence shows negative impacts are felt by those both at the bottom and top of the socioeconomic ladder, meaning everyone suffers decreased wellbeing in unbalanced societies.  The CIW provides a broader depth of understanding that, when partnered with GDP, gives us the evidence needed to help Canadians make decisions that will build a society that responds to the call for greater fairness. The choices we make as a society will determine whether we face a distressed future or a better quality of life.
  • #11 According to some Harvard economists – among whom Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer – capitalism as a system is experimenting now a crisis more serious than the usual ones. They maintain that it must be faced with a deep change in the way of conceiving and doing business. Their big idea: “involves creating economic value in a way that also creates value for society by addressing its needs and challenges. Businesses must reconnect company success with social progress. Shared value is not social responsibility, philanthropy, or even sustainability, but a new way to achieve economic success”. Accordingly, companies should tailor their projects in such a way to take account ex ante of implied social costs. The authors emphasize the difference of this approach from the current practice of compensating ex post the places hit by their presence. In this comment, some practical limitations of such a project, and some implications of the approach proposed for economic theorizing, are discussed. - Nella valutazione di un gruppo di economisti di Harvard il capitalismo come sistema attraversa una crisi più seria del solito, che deve essere fronteggiata con un cambiamento del modo di fare impresa. Si tratterebbe, soprattutto per le companies transnazionali, di passare dal commisurare i loro progetti di azione ad una massimizzazione dei ricavi monetari netti su di un periodo abbastanza breve, come oggi accade, ad un approccio che contemperi ex ante i propri ricavi con i costi sociali intravvedibili. In questo commento si sottolineano alcuni limiti di tale progetto e si patrocina una soluzione più radicale del problema con lo spostare apertamente alla fase del progetto di investimento il superamento di eventuali conflitti col bene pubblico dei luoghi investiti, pur senza nascondersi i rilevanti problemi di ri-ordinamento giuridico che ne discenderebbero. Incidentalmente si nota che l’approccio suggerito implica una rimessa in discussione della teoria del valore economico oggi dominante.
  • #15 Example of fair trade commerce Vs. change of model in procurement
  • #16 Almost all multinationals A great part are American Consumer goods
  • #20 Los clústeres proporcionan un marco para organizar la implementación de muchas políticas públicas e inversiones dirigidas al desarrollo económico
  • #24 HAVE STRONG LINKAGES WITH THE LOCaL COMMUNITY. ITS CONCEPTUAL ROOTS clusters are the ideal ecosystem for SV initiatives because: They include different stakeholders of the same value chain Thinking at cluster level multiplies the possibilities of identifying SV initiative: - for the implication of different cluster stakeholders sharing common challenges - for the opportunity of detecting and applying diverse business models - for the possibilities given by cluster to cluster collaboration -
  • #26 Clusters have a great potential for CSV, but there is a need for systematization of the approach, develop methodology and créate incentives.
  • #29 Promote and disseminate the concept at European, National and local level Create methodology and best practice (like cluster concept at the beginning) Define incentives