The Event




The Awards

The summit in partnership with The Ethical Corporation Awards 2010 more information on the Ethical Corporation Awards request an entry form for the Ethical Corporation Awards

Gold Sponsor

accenture

Silver Sponsor

bureau veritas

Co-sponsors

ECDL
two tomorrows

logica

Trust Sponsor

edelman

Reusable Bottle Sponsor

cool green attitude

Coffee Break Sponsor

utzcertified

Exhibitors

sap context mreal tfsp

Speakers

ricoh danone eon ricoh ricoh ricoh ricoh ricoh ricoh ricoh ricoh ricoh cemex deutsche telekom gsk interface flor kingfisher novozymes produce world statoil hydro toyota reed elsevier sony ericsson plant health care amnesty bovis lend lease vodafone rbs dole Intel ica H & M volkswagen tata maersk

The biggest European CSR and sustainability conference of 2009

The Responsible Business Summit is returning on 11 - 12 May 2009 for the eighth time. This conference brings together the leading minds in the corporate world to discuss the sustainability and CSR challenges facing business over the coming year.

Given the current economic climate, this year's summit will be focused on how corporate responsibility will be affected by recession. Will your CSR department be shrunk, or even closed altogether? Or will CSR be an invaluable source of new business opportunities and innovation that your board cannot afford to lose?

Addressing this and other topics at the conference will be CEOs, Presidents and Chairmen from some of the world's biggest companies, along with over 35 leading corporate responsibility Vice-Presidents and Directors.

Our confirmed speakers currently include:

  • Ikea, Anders Dahlvig, CEO
  • Timberland, Jeff Swartz, CEO
  • Eurostar, Richard Brown, CEO
  • Shell, James Smith, UK Chairman
  • Green and Black´s, Craig Sams, President and Founder
  • BP Biofuels, Philip New, CEO
  • The Economist, Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor

For a full list, just go here

Topics to be covered at this dynamic and interactive Summit will include:

  • Sustainability in a downturn
  • Embedding corporate responsibility in your company
  • Climate change regulation and expectations
  • The potential and challenges of emerging markets
  • Cutting edge practices in community engagement
  • How to convince the board to keep investing in CSR in a recession
  • Working in partnership for transformational change
  • Supply chain challenges: a look across the whole chain

A full agenda can be found here

See below for a full speaker list:

  • IKEA, Anders Dahlvig, President & CEO
  • Timberland, Jeff Swartz, CEO
  • Shell, James Smith , UK Chairman
  • Eurostar, Richard Brown, CEO
  • Hydro, Eivind Reiten, President and CEO
  • Green and Black´s, Craig Sams, President & Founder
  • BP Biofuels, Philip New, CEO
  • The Economist, Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor
  • ABB, Ron Popper, Head of Corporate Responsibility
  • Accenture, Mark Spelman, Global Managing Director, Strategy Practice
  • Accenture, Peter Lacy, Head of Sustainability Practice Europe, Africa and Latin America
  • Alliance Boots, Richard Ellis, Group Head of CSR
  • Areva, Jean Pol Poncelet, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development and Continuous Improvement
  • BASF, Tanja Castor, Senior Manager CSR
  • BBC, Yogesh Chauhan, Chief Adviser Corporate Social Responsibility
  • BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Eric Borremans, Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment + Vice Chair at the IIGCC
  • Cadbury, David Croft, Conformance and Sustainability Director
  • Caterpillar, Gwenne Henricks, vice president of our Industrial Power Systems Division (Perkins Engines)
  • Centrica, JosĂ© Davila, Head of Strategy for British Gas New Energy
  • DHL Express Global, Cristina Koh, Senior Vice President, Communications and Sustainability
  • EDF Energy, Robert Sansom, Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development
  • EON, Eric Brandsma, Vice President Corporate Responsibility
  • ECDL Foundation, Piotr Mrozinski, regional development executive
  • Faitrade Labelling Organisation, Rob Cameron, CEO
  • GlaxoSmithKline, Julia King, VP, Corporate Responsibility
  • Iberdrola, Ann Loughrey, Head of CSR (Scottish Power)
  • ING Group, Dailah Nihot, Global Head Corporate Responsibility & Sustainable Development
  • Innocent Drinks, Jessica Sansom, Head of Sustainability
  • JPMorgan, Mark Eadie, Executive Director, Environmental Management
  • KPMG, Nigel Smith, Head of Corporate Responsibility Advisory
  • Marks and Spencers, Mike Barry, Head of CSR
  • Merrill Lynch, Matthew Hale, Head of Sustainable Banking, EMEA
  • National Express, Nick Coad, Head of Group Environmental Strategy
  • NestlĂ©, Dr Claus Conzelmann, VP Safety Health and Environment
  • Novo Nordisk, Susanne Stormer, VP of Global Triple Bottom Line Management
  • Royal Bank of Scotland, Stephen Moir, Head of Community Investment
  • SABMiller, Andrew Whales, Group Head of Sustainable Development
  • Standard Chartered Bank, Debbie Whitaker, Head of Sustainability
  • Standard Life, Andrew Marshall-Roberts, Group Head of Corporate Responsibility
  • Starbucks, Hans Van Bochove, CSR and Communications Director
  • Suez, StĂ©phane QuĂ©rĂ©, Senior Vice President Sustainable Development
  • Telefonica, Alberto Andreu, Global Director of Reputation, CSR, Brand and Sustainability
  • Tesco, Ruth Girardet, Corporate Responsibility Director
  • Tfl, smarter travel unit, speaker to be confirmed
  • The Bodyshop, Jan Buckingham, Global Values Director
  • The Guardian, Jo Confino, Head of Sustainable Development and Guardian Executive Editor
  • Timberland, Anabel Drese, CSR Director for Europe
  • Unilever, Santiago Gowland, Vice President Corporate Responsibility & Unilever Brand
  • Virgin Media, Stuart Poore, Director of Corporate Responsibility
  • Vodafone, Joaquim Croca, Head of Corporate Responsibility performance and reporting
  • Volkswagen, Dr. Gerhard Prätorius, Head of Coordination CSR and Sustainability
  • WWF UK, Oliver Greenfield, Head of Sustainable Business & Markets
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