18 – 19 March, 2015
Maribor, Slovenia

On 18 and 19 March 2015, Štefan Simončič, President of the Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., will participate as one of the speakers at the 10th IRDO International Conference on Social Responsibility and Current Challenges – Planning and Reporting on Social Responsibility (Social Responsibility and Current Challenges 2015 – Newest scientific and practical views with case studies), which will take place in Maribor, at the Rector’s Office of the University of Maribor, Slomškov trg 15.

The conference will present how to plan and report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The conference will share corporate, theoretical and expert views, opinions and experiences on planning and reporting on CSR, highlight the strengths and weaknesses of existing aspects of CSR, review good practices and address CSR in a holistic way.

There are no losers in social responsibility, everyone benefits!

For companies, organisations and individuals, social responsibility brings many benefits:

  1. increased employee loyalty,
  2. lower turnover and absenteeism,
  3. increased motivation to work,
  4. more innovation,
  5. increased productivity,
  6. production growth,
  7. increased reputation and competitiveness,
  8. excellent business partners,
  9. a healthy environment; and
  10. more savings and more profits.

Why attend the conference?
Because you will:

  • learn how to become a socially responsible company, organisation, individual,
  • learn how to plan and report more effectively on social responsibility,
  • learn about examples of good practice from Slovenian companies, NGOs and other organisations,
  • make new contacts and acquaintances with socially responsible entrepreneurs, experts, scientists and researchers,
  • make an impact on improving the situation in Slovenia through their contribution.