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“CGEM” General Confederation of Companies in Morocco.

Label CGEM pour la RSE : « The CGEM Label for Corporate Social Responsibility »

CGEM Label for CSR (RSE):

The CGEM Label for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a solemn recognition of compliance by companies of Morocco for their commitment to observe, protect and promote the universal principles of social responsibility and sustainable development in their economic activities, their social relations and more generally, in their contribution tovalue creation.Through this initiative, the CGEM will promote the attractiveness factors of productive investment and long-term growth that are now, human development, respect forfundamental rights of human beings and the rule of law, the quality of employment conditions, regulation of industrial relations, environmental protection, transparency and effectiveness of competition rules. Label A Commission was set up at the Board of Directors of the CGEM held September 28, 2006. The Commission's mission is toestablish rules and procedures for the allocation of this Label.

The role of CSR ( RSE) :

Only a few local companies are socially engaged in Morocco, a country that is average in terms of its development (HDI ranking: 130th). The public generally pays little attention to CSR. Foreign investors, on the other hand, serve as role models with regard to community involvement and helping to raise awareness on this issue. French companies are particularly numerous in the Moroccan market. Among the German companies have been active in Morocco for many years are Siemens, Bayer, BASF, Beiersdorf, Lufthansa and TUI.Morocco offers a variety of opportunities for CSR projects. So far, training has been given special attention. German companies recognize that they need to provide initial and ongoing training for their employees, since the Moroccan system is not producing enough skilled workers. German companies could also benefit from their experience in areas such...