ACCSR’s
2nd Annual Conference
Raising the Bar: Leading Sustainable
Business in 2008
| WHEN: |
Wednesday
20th February 2008
8.30am – 5.30pm |
| WHERE: |
Westpac
Conference Centre
275 Kent Street, Sydney |
Start the year with the information you need.
ACCSR’s 2008 annual conference is
being held in collaboration with the United
Nations Global Compact and is being hosted
by Westpac.
Register now to
qualify for the first early bird rate which
finishes on 14th December.
The conference will explore the major international
and domestic trends and policy developments
affecting corporate social responsibility and
sustainability. What will the new government
mean for CSR and sustainability? Hear from
leaders in business, government and civil society
on the drivers for sustainable business in
2008, including:
- Gavin Jennings MLC, Minister
for Environment, Climate Change and Innovation
(VIC)
- Deena Shiff, Group Managing
Director, Telstra Business
- Graeme Innes, Human Rights Commissioner
- Gareth Edgecombe, Managing Director,
Coca-Cola Australia
- Professor David Kinley, Chair
in Human Rights Law, Sydney University
- Frank Costigan QC, Chairman,
Transparency International
- Alex Malley, President, CPA Australia
- Paul Hohnen, International Sustainability
Expert
- Don Henry, Executive Director,
Australian Conservation Foundation
- Campbell Hanan, Group Executive,
Investment Portfolio, Investa
- Sharan Burrow, President, Australian
Council of Trade Unions, and
- A senior executive from Westpac
The UN Global Compact is the world’s
largest CSR initiative. Endorsed by the 2007
G8 Summit and by leading businesses around
the world, at the Leaders Summit held in
July 2007, the Compact asks participants
to commit to principles that advance the
environment, human rights, labour and anti-corruption.
This conference will provide practical insights
into the challenges of leading sustainable
business in these areas.
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ACCSR News
& Events: December 2007
IN THIS ISSUE:
ACCSR's 2nd Annual Conference
2008
Workshop Program
La Trobe
University
What
the new Labor Government means for CSR
About ACCSR
2008 Workshop Program
ACCSR has
released dates for its learning
programs in 2008.
We are very pleased to be hosting international
experts, Ann Svendsen from the Centre for Sustainable
Community Development at Simon Fraser University
in Vancouver in May 2008 and Dr Sanjay Sharma,
Dean of the John Molson School of Business
at Concordia University in Toronto in July/August
2008. Ann will be facilitating a two-day workshop
on “Co-creative Stakeholder Engagement” in
Melbourne and Sydney and Sanjay will be facilitating
a one-day workshop on “Building Organisational
Change for Sustainable Strategy” in Melbourne
and Sydney.
Other workshops include: Introducing CSR,
ExperienceCSR, Reporting CSR and Measuring
CSR.
Click
here to see the full list of programs
and to download a registration form. (170 KB
PDF)
La Trobe University
We are often asked if attending our workshops
can earn credit towards a recognised qualification.
We are pleased to announce that La Trobe University's
Graduate School of Management will recognise
four days of ACCSR workshops and an assessment
component as one elective unit towards the
Graduate Certificate of Business Administration.
For information, email leeorablack@accsr.com.au
What
the new Labor Government means for CSR
Business can expect some profound and positive
behind-the-scenes changes in the Rudd Labor
Government’s approach to corporate social
responsibility says Leeora Black, Managing
Director of the Australian Centre for Corporate
Social Responsibility.
Click here to
read ACCSR’s Briefing
Paper on the new Labor Government.
This article appeared in The Age and Ethical
Corporation on 26th November 2007
ABOUT
ACCSR
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social
Responsibility is a leader in CSR research,
learning and strategy. Our unique capability-building
approach helps organisations identify and understand
their social responsibilities, capacity and
impact and develop strategies and tactics to
reduce social risks and improve both performance
and social responsiveness.
The Australian
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility would like to wish you Season’s Greetings and
all the best for 2008. |
