Enhancing Corporate Disaster Response: A Global Initiative by Ericsson
Highlighting Ericsson's involvement in disaster response through its ERV volunteers program, promoting global and local disaster preparedness initiatives to address business and social objectives.
Enhancing Corporate Disaster Response: A Global Initiative by Ericsson
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Think and Act both Locally and Globally Åsa Aronson and Jesper Mott
Business has a greater role The challenge is clear Companies today are expected to: • demonstrate commitment to societal values • insulate society from negative impacts of business operations Changes in perceived roles • government • public sector • corporations
What we found • Corporate involvement in disaster response is needed • Ericsson and it’s employees have unique capabilities to make a difference • By being a corporate leader of a more efficient response to disaster, Ericsson addresses business and social objectives
Ericsson Response Volunteers • Managers and individuals commitment • In parallel with their normal work • ERV profile and skills • Trained for emergency operations • The ERVs will be used in assessments and relief operations both as individuals and in implementation teams • Missions can be national, regional or international • ERVs will work under the flag of IFRC or the UN in international operations
Global and Local Response programs • Establish a global and local organizations for response to disasters - a global network of Ericsson staff • In major disasters Ericsson Global organization will support the IFRC or UN with volunteers. • Inclusion of partners “Volunteers” into ER disaster operations • Together with local relief organizations, UN and IFRC develop and roll-out country specific programs for local disaster preparedness and response • Develop and support Country Program coordinators and communicators network
Disaster Response Program impact on: • employees • management / company • society and public sector • private sector