7.13.2004 ET

(CSRwire) Hong Kong - Representatives from some of the world's biggest brands including the CEO of Nestle Phillipines, senior executives from HSBC, Nike, Tata Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, Timberland Asia, Shell Hong Kong, MTR Corporation, adidas Salomon and many others are meeting in Hong Kong on the 14-15th October to debate and discuss the state of corporate responsibility in Asia.

See full speaker list and programme at http://www.ethicalcorp.com/asia2004

"Corporate social responsibility is certainly not a new concept in Asia - however it is now gaining real momentum as companies increasingly realise its positive implications for both society and the long-term bottom line", said Tobias Webb, editor of Ethical Corporation and ethicalcorp.com.

Ethical Corporation events always attract a high level of attendee from across the spectrum - and this event is already gaining a high level of interest from large corporations, NGO's, Government and CSR thought-leaders.

On October 14th the conference will be opened by the Hong Kong Government's Companies Registrar, Gordon Jones and lead straight into the opening discussion on the state of corporate responsibility progress across Asia, which features representatives from Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.

On the second day there are 16 interactive off-the-record discussion groups each led by 2-3 experts tackling issues such as; The business case for NGO engagement, Communicating ethical standards to employees, Reporting and external communications, Environment standards and management, and building internal anti-corruption systems.

The full conference information and conference brochure can be accessed at: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/asia2004

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