Institute for Corporate Culture Affairs
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The Institute for Corporate Culture Affairs (ICCA)http://www.cca-institute.org, is a not-for-profit institute based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
, that assists companies in mainstreaming their corporate social responsibility
(CSR) activities. It does this by supporting the establishment of CSR within international corporations, raising awareness of CSR and sustainability, running programmes and publications.
ICCA was founded by Professor Manfred Pohl in March 2003 and its present Chairman is Takis Arapoglou, Chairman and CEO of the National Bank of Greece. Professor Manfred Pohl is the former head of CSR at Deutsche Bank and an economics historian and author of countless books on Business History
including the history of Deutsche Bank and the Baghdad Railway
. Among ICCA's Board members are Professor Dirk Matten (Schulich School of Business
, York University of Canada), Professor Steiner (Hunter College
, City University, New York) and Professor Jeremy Rifkin
(Founder and President, The Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington). Deutsche Bank
Chairman Joe Ackermann has been President of the Board of Patrons of ICCA since 2006.
In December 2007, ICCA published the world's first CSR Dictionary: "The A to Z of CSR" including authored articles by over 100 experts from around the world for including Mary Robinson
, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and president of Ireland who wrote on Human Rights
and Jonathon Porritt
who wrote on the Five Capitals
model. In all the book emcompasses over 300 definitions to every major CSR related terms, from Global Warming
to Stakeholder theory
from Global Compact, to the Equator Principles
. The "A to Z of CSR" was translated into Korean in 2008 and was released as a paperback and e-book in 2010.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, that assists companies in mainstreaming their corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
(CSR) activities. It does this by supporting the establishment of CSR within international corporations, raising awareness of CSR and sustainability, running programmes and publications.
ICCA was founded by Professor Manfred Pohl in March 2003 and its present Chairman is Takis Arapoglou, Chairman and CEO of the National Bank of Greece. Professor Manfred Pohl is the former head of CSR at Deutsche Bank and an economics historian and author of countless books on Business History
Business history
Business history is the branch of economic history that deals with the history of business organizations, methods, government regulation, labor relations, and impact on society. It also includes biographies of individual companies and entrepreneurs....
including the history of Deutsche Bank and the Baghdad Railway
Baghdad Railway
The Baghdad Railway , was built from 1903 to 1940 to connect Berlin with the Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad with a line through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq....
. Among ICCA's Board members are Professor Dirk Matten (Schulich School of Business
Schulich School of Business
The Schulich School of Business is York University's business school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is an internationally-ranked business school. Schulich offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, public administration and international business as...
, York University of Canada), Professor Steiner (Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
, City University, New York) and Professor Jeremy Rifkin
Jeremy Rifkin
Jeremy Rifkin is an American economist, writer, public speaker, political advisor and activist. He is the founder and president of the Foundation On Economic Trends...
(Founder and President, The Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington). Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
Chairman Joe Ackermann has been President of the Board of Patrons of ICCA since 2006.
In December 2007, ICCA published the world's first CSR Dictionary: "The A to Z of CSR" including authored articles by over 100 experts from around the world for including Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson served as the seventh, and first female, President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. She first rose to prominence as an academic, barrister, campaigner and member of the Irish Senate...
, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and president of Ireland who wrote on Human Rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and Jonathon Porritt
Jonathon Porritt
Jonathon Espie Porritt, CBE, is an English environmentalist and writer. Porritt appears frequently in the media, writing in magazines, newspapers and books, and appearing on radio and television regularly.-Early life and family background:...
who wrote on the Five Capitals
Five Capitals
The Five Capitals Model of sustainable development was developed by the organization Forum for the Future. The model groups together:* Natural capital* Social capital* Human capital* Manufactured capital* Financial capital...
model. In all the book emcompasses over 300 definitions to every major CSR related terms, from Global Warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
to Stakeholder theory
Stakeholder theory
The stakeholder theory is a theory of organizational management and business ethics that addresses morals and values in managing an organization. It was originally detailed by R...
from Global Compact, to the Equator Principles
Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary set of standards for determining, assessing and managing social and environmental risk in project financing....
. The "A to Z of CSR" was translated into Korean in 2008 and was released as a paperback and e-book in 2010.
Further reading
- Manfred Pohl & Nick Tolhurst (2010). Responsible Business : How to Manage a CSR Strategy Successfully; London England; New York, NY: Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-470-71242-9
- Visser, Wayne, Dirk Matten, Manfred Pohl, and Nick Tolhurst (Editors) (2007). The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility. London, England; New York, NY: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-72395-1.
- Hennigfeld, Pohl & Nick Tolhurst (2006). The ICCA Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility London, England; New York, NY: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-05710-0.