Discussion with Pontis foundation

1. OUR DISCUSSION WITH
PONTIS FOUNDATION
The 20th of April 2017, Hlohovec

2. WHAT IS PONTIS
FOUNDATION?
• an organization, that brings
together people, organizations and
countries to achieve a positive
change in Slovakia and beyond
• they organise a series of educational
events every year, where we they
teach others and learn themselves
(conferences, forums, trainings,
courses, etc.)
• they work on more than 50 large-
scale projects a year

3. WHAT WAS THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT?
Problems of business
• we talked about problems of business and how to solve
them
We mentioned:
• 1. Increasing number of rubbish – we found out, that we
should recycle more, because in comparison with some
developed countries we do not recycle enough
• 2. Children labour – big firms try to prevent children
labour and help these children
• 3. Youth unemployment
• 4. Corruption – we discussed how to stop corruption and
we exposed, that public pressure could really help
New CSR cycle:
• Mapping stakeholders
• Speaking to stakeholders
• Partners´ themes and expectations
• Planning and goals
• Control of progress
• Communication and checking
Responsible business
• we learned what do terms; philanthropy ,
stakeholders, Triple bottom line and
sustainable development mean
• They showed us what Slovaks answered to
question: „What do you think the
responsible business is?“ Answers were:
honesty while doing business, not abusing
employees, ecologic behaviour, high quality
products, good relationships, donations,
antidiscrimination measure, etc.

4. OUR MEETING WITH STUDENTS
FROM HLOHOVEC
• we had our discussion also with students from
Business Academy in Hlohovec
• firstly, we looked through their school which we really
liked and then, we took part in discussion
• after the discussion we had lunch and we went to
Pánska záhrada (a park in Hlohovec)

5. We absolutely liked their
school environment and
mainly the relaxation zone.

6. There is not a better way to
appease hunger than pizza! :)

7. Mr Urminský, director of museum Hlohovec, told us
lots of interesting information about the present and
history of Pánska Záhrada.
Even the weather is cold and windy,
we still have reasons for smile! :)

8. THANKS FOR
WATCHING!
• Barbora Cibulková