Hungary
Róbert Braun co-founded Braun & Partners Ltd., a business focused CSR consultancy, bringing together specialists from the fields of social accounting, sustainable development, business strategy and communication in 2005. He is managing director of Braun & Partners Network and navyblue europe. Róbert is a recognised expert in social thinking, strategy and communications. He has 15 years of professional experience, including 5 years of dealing with Corporate Social Responsibility issues, as well as in pre-transition Hungary, working with NGOs such as the Raoul Wallenberg Association and other human rights organizations. Róbert’s recent client work involves development and implementation of corporate organisations’ social strategies, social branding and CSR communications. He has been actively involved in the development of the Accountability Rating on a regional level, as well as the introduction of Global Reporting Initiative/G3 reporting guidelines in Hungary. He wrote extensively on CSR in Hungarian. Prior to establishing Braun & Partners, Róbert led the strategy effort of PM Gyurcsány in Hungary and acted as communication director to PM Medgyessy. Earlier he worked for such brands as Sziget, the biggest cultural festival in Europe as communications director and co-founded Index.hu, the leading internet portal. He is an Associate Professor of CSR and Marketing at the Corvinus University of Budapest.