| Add extra value to your participation at the CSR Asia Summit by joining our training events in six critical areas, including, introduction to CSR, stakeholder engagement, carbon footprinting, social media, ISO 26000 and community investment. Here are the top reasons for you to attend the courses: |
- Identify and engage with the most important CSR issues
- Strengthen your skills in tackling CSR challenges
- Share best practice case studies from across Asia
- Learn from the best CSR trainers in Asia
- Interact with and gain new insights from international delegates
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Available training workshops:
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Registration & course fee:
- US$120 for Training 4: Introduction to CSR in Cantonese
- US$150 for all other sessions
- Register by 13 August 2010 and receive 10% off
- CSR Asia Strategic Partners (CASPs) are offered a fixed 20% discount on all courses. To learn more about our CASP programme, click here.
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Training 1: Is the social media worth engaging? Evidence from the on the ground
13 September 2010, 9am – 12pm
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Course leader:
• Stephen Frost, Executive Director, CSR Asia
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What is the worst scenario you can think of involving a disgruntled customer with a digital camera and access to YouTube? If the picture forming in your mind is horrifying, then this workshop is for you. This session will provide you with the broad scope of the new social media, identify key trends in Asia and outline best practices of how companies are responding to the social media, public relations and new forms of engagement.
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Training 2: Stakeholder engagement
13 September 2010, 9am – 12pm
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Course leader:
• Richard Welford, Chairman, CSR Asia
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In order to practise corporate social responsibility (CSR), there is a need for companies to define exactly what is responsible, which can only be done in dialogue with stakeholders. This session will outline the ways in which stakeholders can be identified, prioritised and engaged, stressing the need for an ongoing dialogue to highlight emerging trends and issues and establishing effective partnerships.
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Training 3: Climate change and carbon footprinting
13 September 2010, 2pm – 5pm
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Course leader:
• Jacqui Dixon, Director Hong Kong, CSR Asia
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In order for a company to reduce its climate change impact, it first needs to understand its carbon footprint and the core ingredients needed for a credible climate change strategy. This training will provide a step-by-step approach to measure and manage a company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It will also examine issues such as carbon neutrality, choosing the appropriate boundaries when accounting for GHG emissions and deciding on how far down the value chain companies should be looking.
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Training 4: Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
[Language: Cantonese]
13 September 2010, 2pm – 5pm
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Course leaders:
• Brigit Fung, Business Development Manager, CSR Asia
• Anita Wong, Project Manager, CSR Asia
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This half day training course is an introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Participants will be taken through the fundamentals of CSR, examining the development of CSR specifically in the context of the Asia-Pacific region. Case studies and practical examples will be used to provide participants with an understanding of CSR basics, and introduce the first steps for organisations wanting to start looking and engaging with social and environmental issues. You will walk away with seven practical tools for effective implementation of CSR within your organisation. This course will be conducted in Cantonese and topics will include:
- Stakeholder engagement
- Environmental assessments
- Supply chain codes of conduct
- Community investment and evaluation
- CSR and human resources management
- Reporting and communications
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Training 5: ISO 26000
16 September 2010, 9am - 12pm
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Course leader:
• Richard Welford, Chairman, CSR Asia
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ISO 26000 is the new guidance standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specifically focusing on social responsibility. The new guidance aims to provide practical assistance related to operationalising social responsibility, identifying and engaging with stakeholders, and enhancing credibility of reports and claims made about social responsibility. This standard is set to shape the future of responsible business when it will be launched in late 2010. This training will outline the scope and rationale of ISO 26000 and address the core social responsibility issues identified.
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Training 6: Community investment and community Impact: Measuring what matters
16 September 2010, 9am - 12pm
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Course leader:
• Michelle Brown, Director, Community Investment and Engagement, CSR Asia
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“What gets measured gets managed and what gets managed gets done” is a widely quoted management philosophy. However, is the same principle also guiding companies’ approaches to community engagement, community investment and understanding community impact? Join this session to learn about current approaches to measurement of community investment and community impact.
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