| 9.00 | Opening Keynote: Corporate Responsibility: How Should Asia Respond? - What are the East-West dynamics of corporate
responsibility? Dr Edgar Cheng , Vice-Chairman, Council for
Sustainable Development and Former Chairman of the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange |
| 9.20 | Keynote Address: The Government's role in enhancing corporate responsibility Gordon Jones, Registrar of Companies, Government
Hong Kong |
| 9.40 | Opening Discussion: The state of corporate responsibility progress in Asia How far have large companies – and countries - come in Asia in
recent years with corporate ethical issues? Hear independent, agenda-free 10 minute viewpoints on these regions:
Hong Kong: Shalini Mahtini, CEO, Community
Business Short presentations followed by a Q&A session |
| 11.30 | Networking and Refreshments Break |
12.00 |
Morning Keynote: Tackling the key challenges in Asia - Corporate Responsibility in action in the supply chain Hear the major corporate responsibility issues that Nike is currently facing in Asia and how the company prioritises its programme development and roll-out to ensure maximum business benefit Dusty Kidd, VP Global Compliance, Nike |
| 12.35 | Case Study: Corporate Responsibility in a developing nation: Tata Motors Dr. U. V. Gokhale, Divisional Manager
– Health Services, Tata Motors Limited |
| 1.05 | Lunch |
| 2.15 | Afternoon
Keynote: SME engagement– the role of a responsible bank in
Asian economic development The activities of large corporations are coming under increasing amounts of scrutiny, partly due to the actions of companies like Enron and partly due to the emergence of ethical indices such as FTSE4Good. Against this backdrop, there is an opportunity for some organisations to gain a competitive advantage by going beyond generally accepted standards. In this session, HSBC will define its view role of large corporates
in helping small- and medium-sized enterprises adopt best practice. Margaret Leung, Global Co-Head, Commercial Banking
Business, HSBC |
| 3.00 | Case Study: Facilitating cooperation between NGOs and the private sector in development projects and anti-poverty initiatives in Asia and the Pacific: The Asian Development Bank Bart W. Édes, Office of External Relations/NGO
Center, Asian Development Bank |
| 3.30 | Networking and Refreshments Break |
| 4.00 | Case Study: Building Corporate Governance Culture in China - A Case Study Of DuPont Hongji Films Foshan Co Ltd
Joseph Wong, President, Du Pont China Limited |
| 4.30 | Panel Discussion: Do Asian Customers care about corporate responsibility?
Wang Lin Chief Technical Advisor, International
Labour Organization |
| 5:15 | Presentation:
2004 Edelman A/P Stakeholder Study: The only way to have a friend is to
be one In presenting top line results from Edelman A/P's annual stakeholder study, regional president Alan VanderMolen will discuss the increasing importance of CSR to stakeholders and exactly what that means in the region. The Study covers 540 respondents from six stakeholder groups (NGOs,
Government, Media, Upscale Consumers, Employees, Senior Executives)
across nine markets (Korea, Japan, India, HK, China, Malaysia, Singapore,
Australia, Taiwan). Alan Vandermolen, President Asia Pacific, Edelman |
| 5.45 | End day 1 Networking drinks |
DAY 2 Focused interactive discussion groups (limited space)
| 9.15 – 11.00 | 9.15 – 11.00 | 9.15 – 11.00 | 9.15 – 11.00 |
NGO/business engagement
& accountability What's the latest business case for NGO engagement? How can NGOs help define / refine your CR strategy? Which NGOs are effective and why? Working out NGO agendas - how do you define them, and how do you know if you have got it right? Ex-Greenpeace International, Jonathan Wootliff University of Hong Kong, Professor, Richard Welford IED/LEAD-China. Director, Lailai Li, Ph.D Centre for CSR President, Stephen Loke Oxfam Hong Kong, Executive Director, CHONG
Chan-yau |
Reporting and external communications What's missing from current approaches to reporting ? Why are external verifiers problematic? What can be done to create greater trust? This session will also discuss how companies might better aim to reflect cultural and market diversity in non-financial reporting MTR Corporation, Head of Sustainability, Glenn Frommer ASrIA Executive Director, Melissa Brown Shell North Asia, Former CEO, Brian Anderson Access Asia Ltd, Founder, Paul French
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Employee motivation through community volunteering How can companies increase worker productivity and motivation via community volunteering initiatives? What's the business case and how much does it cost? Timberland makes very healthy profits while encouraging staff to take on community and other projects on a voluntary basis. Find out from a senior executive at the company how your firm can benefit from similar activities You'll also hear about the challenges in setting up volunteering structures and how such programs can impact on corporate culture in the long term
Community Business, CEO, Shalini Mahtini APCO Asia, Director CSR, Asia, Kelly Lau |
Working with suppliers on continous monitoring over “same old audits” 'Carrot or stick' ? How can firms get the balance right in supply chain management? Participatory approaches to raising standards in the supply chain – do they work, and why? How much does a more inclusive system cost? And what are the key benefits for staff and management of suppliers?
adidas-Salomon, Regional Manager, South Asia, Hilde Gunn Vestad Sears, Director, Overseas Compliance, Ian Spaulding Verite South East Asia, Director, Marie Apostol
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| 11.00 Break | |||
| 11.30 – 1.15 | 11.30 – 1.15 | 11.30 – 1.15 | 11.30 – 1.15 |
Environment standards and management The Indonesian paper industry and sustainability initiatives Logging and paper companies have traditionally been poor performers when it comes to sustainability issues in Indonesia. In this session, experts in the field will describe how a more inclusive, stakeholder driven approach can help tackle some of the challenges facing companies in the region.
MTR Corporation, Head of Sustainability, Glenn Frommer Shell North, Former CEO Asia, Brian Anderson, |
Community engagement Aside from volunteering initiatives what are the other leading ways that corporations can engage effectively with communities in Asian nations? In this session leading experts will discuss how companies can take on techniques pioneered by others and make them work on the ground What can you learn from NGOs and how can they help you develop win win outcomes? Titan Industries, General, Head Corporate Responsibility, Manoj Chakravarti Institute of Public Affairs Australia, Senior Fellow, Gary Johns Hewlett Packard, Head of Government and Public affairs, Asia Pacific, Joe Fong Community Business, CEO, Shalini Mahtini |
Human rights risk in Asia and limits to responsibilities Doing the right thing: How can you turn principles and policies into daily practices? Many companies have yet to turn policies into effective reality – so how can an ethical culture really be created – and last – in your company? Delegates and speakers at this session will discuss the techniques that work – and how to avoid the ones that don't University of Hong Kong, Professor, Richard Welford Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Director of Legal Development,
Terri Mottershead |
Trade Union and NGO engagement on supply chain standards Companies wishing to make real progress on supply chain and contractor challenges must engage more effectively with both trade unions and NGOs. In this session experts will discuss how the dynamics of successful relationships and partnerships work. You'll also hear about what companies need to change about the ways they work for progress on this front to be made. Gap, Senior Director of Global
Compliance, Asia, Chris Ting Chinese Working Women Network, President, Pun Ngai |
| 1.15 – 2.45 Lunch | |||
| 2.45 – 4.30 | 2.45 – 4.30 | 2.45 – 4.30 | 2.45 – 4.30 |
Building internal anti-corruption systems Laws and initiatives to tackle bribery and corruption are springing up in many nations. But how do these cross borders? What kind of training works, and how do you make sure a policy is not just that? Legal compliance with SOX and the combined code Shell Hong Kong, Lead Counsel, Julia Ma RBI (Responsible Business Initiatives),
Access Asia Ltd, Founder, Paul French
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The relevance of CSR for Asian Business! This session will debate how companies involved in major projects and contracts should look to take on best practice techniques for assessment of future non-financial impacts What can be learned from the past - from the mistakes and successes of others? Hear about the latest big projects that are using a more inclusive approach to social and environmental challenges! Case study: Titan Industries, General, Head Corporate Responsibility, Manoj Chakravart Survey highlights from PIC India’s comprehensive CSR Survey: PIC India, Chief Executive, Viraf Mehta Edelman, President Asia Pacific, Alan Vandermolen |
Communicating ethical standards to employees Is business going to be responsible for everything? - assessing the limits to corporate responsibility Where are the boundaries – is it right for companies to lobby host governments on CR issues, how does this match with concerns over political power? Externalisation of costs , how far is it right to go on internalising external costs? GIFT (Global Institute For Tomorrow), CEO and Founder, Chandran Nair Shell North Asia, Former CEO, Brian Anderson Habitat for Humanity International Corporate Development
Manager-Asia Pacific, Joseph Scaria |
Improving worker health and safety in the supply chain What can companies do to improve their contractor and own factory safety performance? How do you weed out double book keeping and make sure monitoring and improvement education is effective? Aside from technical efforts - what does it take to embed a culture of health and safety improvement within suppliers and factory managers? RBI (Responsible Business Initiatives), Advisor, Dr Faiz Shah Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Sanjiv Pandita Verite Director, South East Asia, Marie Apostol
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