CSR News from around ASEAN

Workshop report on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

The ASEAN Responsible Business Forum was held on 27-29 October 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On the last day, a workshop on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights was held and jointly organised by Singapore Management University and the ASEAN CSR Network.

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Snapshots from the ASEAN Responsible Business Forum

The ASEAN Responsible Business Forum was held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27-29 October 2015. Organised by the ASEAN CSR Network, Oxfam, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers and the ASEAN Foundation.

Here's a snapshot of some the speakers, panellists and the delegates at the Forum on 28th October.

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ASEAN CSR speaks at the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) workshop

The CEO of ASEAN CSR Network, Mr. Thomas Thomas, was one of the speakers at the AICHR workshop on the Role of Youth in Promoting Human Rights in ASEAN: Making Rights a Reality. The event was held at the University of Malaya, from 30-31 October 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Public, Private and People Partnership for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development in ASEAN

Mr. Thomas Thomas, the CEO of ASEAN CSR Network was in Laos for the 12th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (12th SOMRDPE) from 13-14 October 2015. There, he made a presentation on the theme “Public, Private and People Partnership (4Ps) for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development in ASEAN.”

Mr. Thomas talked about responsible business practices as a way of achieving equitable, inclusive and sustainable development and poverty eradication. 

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