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IRDO –Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility

IRDO was established as a non-profit organization in 2004 with the goal of systematically researching and promoting the development of social responsibility (SR) in Slovenia, and thus to actively contribute to the development of SR in Slovenia and abroad. IRDO’s activities include research, consulting, education, information, promotion, publishing and charitable works. Researching SR on an interdisciplinary, holistic and systematic basis is carried out at its scientific research centre. IRDO’s approximately 100 members are interested in the positive and negative impacts of social responsibility, the comparison of research and theoretical backgrounds with practical experiences – in legislation, economics, welfare, preservation of the environment, etc. IRDO analyzes conditions in Slovenia and compares them with conditions abroad.

The IRDO Institute, in cooperation with the Styrian Chamber of Commerce and other professional associations and partners, organises a conference each year on “Social responsibility and challenges of time”. The first was in 2006. For the first two years we were honoured to have the conference under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Janez Drnovšek – and subsequently our current President Dr. Danilo Türk. The conference features several Slovenian and foreign speakers discussing social responsibility from different angles: government, ethnic, entrepreneurial, media, education, and research. Every year we publish the conference proceedings, which is (with abstracts) available for free on www.irdo.si, where you can also find more information about the IRDO Institute.

In 2009, IRDO established the first Slovenian Award for Social Responsibility HORUS, in co-operation with its partners (PRSS and others). More about IRDO institute you can find here: https://www.irdo.si/en/home/