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ASEAN CSR Network: November 2017 Newsletter
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Promoting and enabling
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ISSUE: November 2017
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CSR Practitioners, Academics, and Advocates in ASEAN meet
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To continue the efforts of the Sustainability Consortium of Professionals and Educators (SCOPE), a Meeting of Interested Parties was organized at the NUS Business School. The event brought together a group of 30 participants from 7 ASEAN countries to discuss issues in the practice of responsible business, and ways that they can be addressed. Read more here. |
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THE LATEST @ ACN |
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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS |
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Published in a leading academic journal on sustainability by MDPI, the study asserts the positive relation between sustainability reporting and a firm's market value as measured by stock prices. It was led by the Director of NUS Business School's CGIO, Prof. Lawrence Loh, and co-written by the CEO of ACN, Mr. Thomas Thomas, and researcher of CGIO, Ms. Yu Wang. Read more here. |
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ENGAGEMENTS |
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Bangkok, Thailand |
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The 2017 AICHR Training on Business and Human Rights was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 13-16 November 2017. It is a training programme on human rights that focuses on the linkages between business and human rights, including the Guiding Principles adopted by the United Nations in 2011. ACN was a partner of AICHR for this event, and ACN's CEO Mr. Thomas Thomas participated in the training programme as a moderator and a discussant for some sessions. ACN's Chair, Ms Yanti Triwadiantini of Indonesia Business Links, and ACN's Deputy Chair, Ms Pensri Suteerasarn of Thai Listed Companies Association, also delivered speeches during the training. For more information, read AICHR's write-up here. |
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Sharing of insights from ASEAN
Geneva, Switzerland |
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Read more here. |
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ACN at AICHR Regional Dialogue
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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Read more here. |
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UP NEXT |
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19 December 2017 Conference: "Making Responsible Business Work for Companies: Can Companies Do Well by Doing Good?" Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Laos 21 December 2017 Conference: "Corporate Social Responsibility: Responsible Business and Sustainability" Youth Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia Cambodia |
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CSR-RELATED NEWS |
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The Singtel Group's carbon targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative--a first for a company in Asia, aside from Japan. The initiative gives recognition to organisations committed to maintain a global temperature below 2°C, in accordance to the COP21 Paris Agreement. The Singtel Group "aims to cut absolute Scope 1 and 2 direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions across its own Singapore and Australian operations by 42% from its 2015 base-year by 2030." In addition, the group also pledges to work with suppliers to reduce Scope 3 third-party emissions by 30% within the same timeframe.
The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) is involved in the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine (UEHRD), formed in 17 October 2017. In pursuit of peace and development in Myanmar, it is a humanitarian response of the businesses to the refugee crisis in the Rakhine State. As focal point and coordinator, UMFCCI will direct business focus to the reception, resettlement, and the facilitation of job creation and vocational trainings for sustainability. Dr. Aung Tun Thet, Chair of Global Compact Network Myanmar, a strategic partner of ACN, acts as the Chief Coordinator of the initiative. UMFCCI's Ms. Khine Khine Nwe, who is also a trustee of ACN, is handling one of the 9 Task Forces, particularly on Job Creation and Vocational Education. Learn more about UEHRD here.
Read about KADIN here.
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ASEAN continues to stride forward with its regional integration efforts with a view to narrowing the development gap and delivering more benefits to more people. A factsheet has been done up and it highlights the progress of the three ASEAN Community pillars and priorities as the grouping celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017. |
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Participating Organisations
Indonesia - Indonesia Business Links Malaysia - International Chamber of Commerce - Malaysia
Philippines - League of Corporate Foundations
Singapore - Global Compact Network Singapore
ASEAN - ASEAN Foundation
Vietnam - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Myanmar - Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
If your country does not have a Participating Organisation formalised as a convenor yet, you may contact the Secretariat of the ASEAN CSR Network directly. ASEAN CSR Network is a company limited by guarantee in Singapore, with charity status as an International Charitable Organisation (ICO) and is an ASEAN accredited Entity. Our mailing address is: ASEAN CSR Network 10 Hoe Chiang Road, #08-03 Keppel Towers Singapore 089315 info@asean-csr-network.org Copyright © 2017, ASEAN CSR Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preference or unsubscribe from this list |