The workshop will present challenges and good practices of public policy in promoting CSR at regional and local level, focusing on CSR in small and medium enterprises. Key questions to be addressed include: How can regional and local authorities promote understanding of CSR and help SMEs implementing CSR strategies and practices? How to strengthen dialogue and engagement of policymakers, the business community and the local community? Which public policies can promote a more strategic and integrated approach for developing CSR in SMEs in a specific regional context? How to guarantee funding for CSR initiatives?How can we monitor and evaluate the impact of CSR initiatives? Mia De Vits, Vice-President of the Flemish Parliament (Belgium) and PES Group coordinator for economic and social policies, Claude Gewerc, President of Picardie Region (France) and CoR member, Albert Bore, Leader of the Birmingham City Council (UK) and CoR member, Gerd Placke, Senior Project Manager of the Bertelsmann Foundation, Susan Bird, Policy coordinator and CSR expert at Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission, Claudia Fiaschi, Vice-President of the cooperative group CGM and President of the Tuscany branch of Confcooperative, and Róbert Braun, Chairman of New Economics Forum, are among the panellists. The debates will be moderated by Mark Rogerson (Grapevine Communications).