全球500強企業在高等教育中的責任
很多大型企業都有壹個社會責任基金，全球500強企業更是在社會投資與建設方面扮演著非常重要的角色，高等教育也與企業緊密結合，相互作用，聯合國教科文組織也在日前發布了壹項報告，呼籲民間資產更大更有效益地投入教育之中。
A new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) calls for greater investment in education funding from the world’s highest-revenue companies – the Fortune Global 500. Titled “Business Backs Education”, the report reveals that Fortune Global 500 companies spent a total of US$2.6 billion on education-related initiatives in 2013, comprising 13% of their combined corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget. By 2020, UNESCO says that should be 20%.
聯合國教科文組織在壹項題為“商業支持教育”的新報告中，呼籲全國500強企業增加對教育的投資。該報告指出全球財富500強企業在2013年為教育投資了26億美元，占社會投資預算的13%，到2020年時，所占比例應為20%.
How do Global 500 companies support education?
Less than half of Global 500 companies were found to allocate any CSR funding to higher education, and just 4.3% of CSR investments went towards higher education funding schemes such as scholarships, grants, infrastructure and research resources.
全球500強企業怎樣支持教育?
全球500強企業中只有不到壹半的企業把社會責任基金投入高等教育，而其中也只有4.3%的企業社會責任基金以獎學金、研究經費、基礎設施建設經費等形式投入了高等教育。
Between 2011 and 2013, the Global 500’s top 10 investors in education were Banco Santander, IBM, Telefonica, ExxonMobil, Target, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft, Toyota Motor, Rio Tinto Group and Wells Fargo. Of these, ExxonMobil was the leader in higher education funding, allocating US$47.3 million to CSR activities in this field in 2013.
在2011-2013年間，全球500強企業中教育投資前10強的公司是：Banco Santander, IBM, Telefonica, ExxonMobil, Target, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft, Toyota Motor, Rio Tinto Group and Wells Fargo. 當然，埃克森美孚公司是高等教育投資中的佼佼者，2013年該公司投資教育企業社會基金高達4730萬美元。
Recommendations for more effective education funding
UNESCO argues that funding for education continues to lag seriously behind global demand, and that education has long been neglected by CSR initiatives, which have tended to focus on sectors such as healthcare. The report concludes with a set of recommendations for companies, outlining strategies for more effective CSR activities in the education sector. Key points include: thinking long-term; ensuring CSR projects are well-integrated with business models; focusing on needs-based initiatives; and coordinating effectively with other agencies. Simply investing more cash may not always lead to the biggest impact, the report argues; instead, approaches based on effective innovation and collaboration may lead to better outcomes in the long run.
怎樣更有效地投資教育
聯合國教科文組織指出，教育經費依然不夠充足，在企業社會基金中教育投資所占比例也壹直遠遠落後於醫療投資。報告中包含壹系列關於提高教育投資效益的
建議，比如以長遠角度來規劃、確保企業社會基金與商業目的完好結合、與其他機構有效配合等等。當然投資得越多不壹定就能帶來越大的效益，但是從長遠看來，它可能會帶來更大的效益。
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