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| PROGRAMME |
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| 26
JULY 2011 |
| 10:30 - 12:30 |
Parallel 1: HARNESSING BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT
PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
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Part 1: Business perspectives
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| Objectives: |
To identify modalities for forging interactions, collaborations and partnerships
between governments and the private sector to address the challenges faced by business in the Asia-Pacific region
in adopting, maintaining and scaling responsible business practices. The session will explore a range of topics common
across Asia-Pacific. In part one, business leaders will share good practices and ongoing challenges in relation to
topics including workplace rights in the supply chain, migrant workers, land and community engagement. |
| Moderator: |
Mark Hodge, Director, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights |
| Panelists: |
Leena Wokeck
, Director, CSR Asia Center: the Asian Institute for Technology (AIT)
Anthony Lobo, Assistant General Manager, Tata Consultancy Services
Richard Wong, Global CSR & Employee Relations, Flextronics
Sharon Chong, CSR Manager, Wilmar International Ltd.
Bo Ellehave, General Manager, Sustainability, Masersk Line
Pamela Mar, Project Director, Li & Fung
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• What are the dilemmas companies face in the region
in terms of responsible and sustainable business practice?
• How can we understand the relative and shared responsibilities of all actors in addressing
these dilemmas? What are the various actions governments can take in supporting responsible business practices?
• What is the role of responsible business standards in creating sustainable investment environments?
• In what ways can collaborative partnerships involving companies, stakeholders, national governments
and regional bodies help address these dilemmas?
• What resources and tools are needed now to help build capacity of different actors?
• What concrete steps are possible now?
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| 12:30 - 14:30 |
Lunch hosted by
the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking of Thailand (JSCCIB)
Special side event of APBF:
Ending Human Trafficking is Smart Business
in collaboration with the End Human Trafficking Now!
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| 14:30 - 16:30 |
Part 2:
Government and multi-lateral perspectives
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| Moderator: |
Peter Brew, Director, Asia Pacific, IBLF |
| Panelists: |
H.E. Sok Siphana
, Advisor, The Royal Government of Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Dalrai Davaasambuu, Ambassador, Economic Affairs Advisor to the Chairman, the Great lkh Khural, Monoglia
Anangga W. Roosdiono, Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council
Tuomo Poutiainen, Chief Technical advisor, ILO
Habiba Tasneem Chowdhury, Chief Coordinator, Institute of Hazrat Mohammad
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Last update: 29 JULY
2011
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