Corporate Social Responsibility means integrating social and environmental issues into business activities and exchanges. A source of many benefits, this approach involves organising activities for employees. Whereez offers you its help and advice in this article.
Why organise a CSR activity in Réunion?
Whatever the business sector, the challenge of CSR remains the same: to align a company's social and environmental activities with its objectives, principles and values.
On an island with a rich terrestrial and marine biodiversity, this approach has an even greater impact.
Raising employee awareness of local environmental issues
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Réunion is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. As a result, there are major environmental issues at stake. Raising employees' awareness of CSR is essential if we are to anticipate and manage the risks associated with these issues.
Organising a CSR activity on this tropical island means offering employees the means to understand and respond to environmental challenges. For a company active on the island, this approach is a guarantee of long-term success.
Strengthening team cohesion around sustainable values
CSR activities aim to strengthen team cohesion and a sense of belonging, while encouraging employees to work towards common goals.
At the heart of the concerns of companies in all sectors, environmental issues are integrated into a CSR approach and are all the more concrete on an island with an exceptional natural heritage. Each CSR seminar is an opportunity to involve employees in concrete actions to protect the environment. All the while strengthening the company's employer brand.
What CSR activities should you choose in Réunion?
Don't just organise a company evening. There are plenty of activities on Réunion that are compatible with the challenges of a CSR approach. Here are Whereez's top picks.
Environmental activities: beach clean-ups, reforestation
Do you want to raise your teams' awareness of sustainable environmental issues? There's nothing better than an eco-responsible seminar. Beach clean-ups and reforestation encourage awareness and help develop the right reflexes.
The icing on the cake is that these activities take place in the fresh air, in the heart of lush natural surroundings. You could also take advantage of the opportunity to discover the"Forest Bath" activity for a total immersion in the silence and atmosphere of the great outdoors.
Social activities: solidarity actions, support for local associations
Social issues are at the heart of our CSR approach. With social team building activities, you encourage partnerships and collaboration. These activities have many advantages for the company and its employees:
- They bring employees together around an inspiring project
- They have an impact on the local community
- They enhance the company's social commitment
A very good example is this solidarity cooking workshop where you will cook for homeless people who will receive your creations from an association specialising in street outreach.
Awareness-raising workshops: biodiversity, circular economy, waste sorting
Awareness-raising workshops bring together and engage employees who can have a real impact on the environment. For a company, these are concrete opportunities to improve its carbon footprint and brand image.
Awareness-raising workshops instil eco-responsible reflexes in employees, who change their behaviour at work and at home. Whereez has even developed its"Great CSR Fair", a sort of multi-workshop team-building event focusing on responsible actions. Or the famous"Fresque de la Biodiversité" (Biodiversity Fresco), which takes on its full meaning on the island of Réunion.
How can you integrate local roots into your CSR approach?
A CSR approach can help to consolidate a company's links with its local area. With a local base, you can build customer loyalty on Réunion while attracting the interest of talented people committed to preserving the island.
Working with committed Réunionese service providers
The first thing you need to do if you want to incorporate local roots into your CSR approach is to seek out local service providers who are genuinely committed to protecting the environment. In this way, you can demonstrate your concrete desire to act in favour of nature and the local population.
This approach will not only benefit your employer brand, but also your corporate image.
Favour short circuits and local initiatives
Another way of improving your image in the eyes of your teams and customers is to give preference to short distribution channels and local initiatives. By giving priority to local players, your company is demonstrating its concrete commitment to the island.
Practical advice for a successful CSR activity
Here are a few tips to put into practice to obtain concrete results from your CSR activity.
Define clear and measurable objectives
Take the time to define the objectives you want to achieve and choose your activities based on them. Define measurable goals so that you can assess the performance of your approach. This analysis will enable you to make the necessary improvements.
Involve participants actively
It is impossible to achieve the objectives set if the people involved in CSR activities are not interested. Take care to prepare your employees in advance. It is essential that they are made aware of the project in advance. In particular, you should inform them of the benefits of the activities organised and the results expected.
Communicating your commitment after the event
A sustainable approach is a long-term one. To improve your company's image and employer brand, continue your efforts after the seminars and communicate with your customers and business partners.
Reorganise company life to adopt the right reflexes and give your teams the means to act in favour of the environment.
Rely on Whereez to organise your CSR activity in Réunion
Serving companies from all sectors, our events agency on La Réunion has a single objective: to give you the opportunity to organise memorable events that will have a positive social impact, by working with Réunion-based service providers who are genuinely committed.
To offer your employees original and inspiring experiences, we offer a selection of unique and surprising activities, venues and events. Top-of-the-range hotels, gourmet restaurants, exceptional natural sites, Olympiads, escape games, show walks, introductory courses, sporting challenges - the list is long and varied.
More than just a reference portal for booking event services, Whereez offers you a great opportunity to demonstrate your responsible and sustainable commitment through partnerships with local players.
