MESSAGE FROM CSR ASIA
Welcome to the CSR Asia Summit 2007!
It is a great pleasure to invite you to join us in Hong Kong this year for our fifth international conference.
Awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has certainly grown recently in Asia and the push for companies to get involved in tangible CSR initiatives is coming from a range of different stakeholders. However, at CSR Asia, we have always stressed that the social and environmental risks facing businesses and investors in this region are often very different to those existing in Europe or America. That is why we have chosen to focus the CSR Asia Summit this year on the 20 top issues that have the potential to pose a risk, but also provide opportunities, to business and brands in the Asia-Pacific.
The topics that will be addressed by expert speakers have been chosen because of their relevance to ongoing risks and opportunities in this part of the world. Given the line-up of presenters we are sure that delegates will come away inspired by challenges and solutions to some of the big CSR questions that companies are asking themselves. We will be dealing with the issues and concerns that are most likely to impact on companies in Asia. We will be pointing to the issues that companies need to be dealing with and the strategies and initiatives to get them there.
Special thanks go to all our sponsors, supporting partners and expert speakers for helping to ensure the most innovative and challenging summit on corporate social responsibility in Asia this year. Our conference is not a PR exercise, but an attempt to engage in the strategies that can help the private sector be truly responsible. Please book early to avoid disappointment as places are limited.
Best regards,
CSR Asia
KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS EVENT :
Network with high profile delegates and speakers
The CSR Asia Summit will provide a rare opportunity to tap into the knowledge of global and Asian experts and practitioners in the field of social, environmental and corporate governance risk issues.
Key CSR issues
The intensive two-day event will explore the 20 top issues that are shaping the CSR agenda in Asia. Many environmental and social factors translate into investment risks and opportunities that have the potential to damage or enhance business.
Share best practice
With over 40 experts speaking at the summit, you will be exposed to best practice case studies, tools and strategies that will help you address your corporate social responsibility challenges and make your business a leader.
Join the SRI Leaders
Leaders in socially responsible investment are emerging across the region and global practitioners are focusing on the Asia factor. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet the people shaping SRI in Asia.
CSR Trends in the fashion and lifestyle industry
CSR Asia will launch the results of the first Global Survey of CSR activities in over 1,500 fashion and lifestyle companies from 10 countries. The results will enable companies to evaluate and compare their perceptions and activities related to social and environmental issues.