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 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 companies 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 buiness 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 TM” will also be announced during this year’s event. The Asian Sustainability Rating TM 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.
When CSRtextile asked Stephen Frost what CSR Asia hopes to achieve with this Summit, he answered “pushing the conversation about CSR beyond where it is today, provoking and challenging thought leaders, providing participants with the opportunity to listen and learn from best and leading practices, raising the bar and striving for a positive change”.
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