HONG KONG, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CSR Asia, the leading
provider of information, training, research and advisory services
on sustainable business practices in Asia, will launch the
8th CSR Asia Summit at the Hong Kong Conventional and
Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 14th to 15th
September, 2010.
The CSR Asia Summit is the flagship event from CSR Asia, which
is the most innovative and challenging conference on corporate
social responsibility (CSR) in the Asia-Pacific region. The Summit
will gather over 350 international thought leaders to explore key
CSR issues and strategies, bringing new insights for businesses,
governments, non-profit organisations and other CSR practitioners.
This year, the theme of the summit is 'Strategic Solutions for
Sustainability', which will address pressing concerns and reveal
important emerging trends for businesses to address around the
region.
Stephen Frost, CSR Asia's Executive Director said: "CSR has
become one of the indispensable core values and a unique
differentiator of a successful company. Through this Summit, we
would like to share our experiences and insights with companies in
Asia on how they can incorporate sustainability strategies into
their business operations."
More than 55 key opinion leaders from local and international
corporations, regulators, non-governmental organisations and other
experts will address a wide range of topical CSR issues in Asia
during the two-day Summit. Some of the conference discussion topics
include: carbon disclosure, business strategies for adapting to a
changing climate, the relationship between CSR and corporate
governance and development of a more professional corporate culture
in China.
Company stakeholders today demand of an organisation not only
information transparency, but also the disclosure of its carbon
footprint. Liam Salter, Managing Director of RESET (HK) Limited and
Jeanne Ng, Director of Group Environmental Affairs for CLP Holdings
Limited will investigate "Carbon Disclosure and the Value of
Reporting" to help companies gain insights on how they are
positioned to align their businesses with regional and global
legislation on climate change reporting.
There will also be a focus on the increased importance of
corporate governance in a company's CSR strategy to address the
needs of all stakeholders. Corporate governance experts such as
Harish Srivatsava, Lead Faculty -- CSR of Centre for Organisation
Development, Sharmila Gopinath from the Asian Corporate Governance
Association and Erin Lyon, Executive Director of CSR Asia, will
outline the trends, share best practices and failures of Asian
corporate governance practices in the "Embedding CSR into Corporate
Governance" session, for corporations to achieve their objectives
of sustainable business growth.
A new long-term initiative, China Compliance Professional
Association, was established in Hong Kong to develop a culture of
professionalism among auditors working in mainland China. This
initiative seeks to address a number of key issues in the auditing
industry. Key players who initiated this industry-led project,
include Kitty Potter, Associate Director of APCO Worldwide and
Stephen Frost, Executive Director of CSR Asia, will speak at the
"China Compliance Professionals Association Workshop" session to
discuss how to provide business solutions to develop a more
professional corporate culture, gain greater control over industry
practices and increase employees' levels of competency.
As with previous CSR Asia Summits, the results of the "Asian
Sustainability Rating™" will also be announced during this year's
event. The Asian Sustainability Rating™ is an ESG (Environment,
Social and Governance) benchmarking tool for use by Asian
companies, investors and other stakeholders, which enables them to
add a sustainability dimension to their investment decision-making
and engagement practices.
For more details about CSR Asia and the Summit, please visit
www.csr-asia.com.
About CSR Asia
CSR Asia is the leading provider of information, training,
research and advisory services on sustainable business practices in
Asia. Operating as a dynamic social enterprise committed to
corporate social responsibility (CSR), CSR Asia occupies the unique
middle ground between civil society organisations and fully
commercial consultancies. This enables us to provide
independent and cutting edge services and expert insight into the
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues facing companies in
Asia. Through our offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Edinburgh,
Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
CSR Asia builds capacity and promotes awareness of CSR in order to
advance sustainable development across the region. www.csr-asia.com
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