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Corporate Power, Purpose, Personality and Performance to be Addressed at Conference on June 1-2 in London
Ethical Corporation will focus this year on the 'Four P's' of corporate responsibility at its annual conference on June 1-2. Speakers include: Microsoft, Statoil, Citigroup, ABN Amro, Transparency International, Camelot, Adnams, Chubb, TNT, Boots, BBC, Guardian, International Herald Tribune, British Gas, John Kay, and many more
(CSRwire) LONDON, April 14 2005 - Leading thinkers on the role of business in
modern society will gather in London for Ethical Corporation's annual
conference on June 1-2.
The conference promises not to be all the usual suspects on show at most
CSR conferences.
The theme for the event, now in its fourth year, and which is Europe's
largest conference for senior corporate responsibility strategy managers
and practitioners, is focused around core issues faced by large
companies.
The full conference programme can be viewed at: www.ethicalcorp.com/europe2005.
On the theme of "Power" leading thinker John Kay will begin
the event by discussing the correct role of companies' in lobbying
governments.
Following this will be a top level discussion on the subject of how large
a business can be before it becomes anti-competitive, and breakout
sessions on fundamental issues such as water rights, fair trade, tax
avoidance and supermarket supplier relations.
Under the theme of "Purpose", the conference will tackle issues
such as the "business case" for corporate responsibility and looks at what
happens when there's no money in doing the right thing? And asks "can the
business case survive?"
Later in this session, Professor Mary Kaldor, Director of the
Global Civil Society programme at the London School of Economics will
address the issue of 'what else pushes business to act if not the business
case?' and 'What is civil society, and how is it changing?'
In breakout groups under the same theme other vital issues will be
debated, such as: 'Mainstreaming social and environmental risks in
investment decisions', 'Emissions trading - a success in pricing-in
external costs?', 'Pricing-in irreplaceable beauty and cultural pollution:
the case of mass tourism', and 'Corruption and conflict: reassessing the
business case for responsibility in weak governance zones'.
The second day of the conference will focus on both corporate
"Personality" and "Performance".
Under these headings, the conference will debate the questions of 'what
kind of corporate personality does the legal environment create?', and
look at 'Middle aged men in black: women and the responsible company
board'.
Following this are breakouts on internal ethics engagement and
communication, implementing the Davos commitment on corruption, NGO
engagement and advancing ethics in the business school curriculum.
Finally, under the heading of "Performance" the conference will
cover issues like: 'Cracks in the credo - building culture that adapts and
lasts' and features breakout sessions on:
'Aligning incentives with corporate virtue, from the board to the
basement', 'Measuring the unmeasureable: how might the media sector
measure their "Brain print"?', Crisis management, and how firms are
preparing for the new UK Operating and Financial Review requirements in
reporting.
Some of the speakers for the conference so far include:
John Kay, Economist, Author: "The Truth About Markets" and Financial
Times Columnist
George Washington University Law School, Professor of Law, Lawrence
Mitchell, Author: Corporate Irresponsibility, America's Newest Export
London School of Economics and Political Science, Director of the
Global Civil Society programme, Professor Mary Kaldor
ABN Amro, Senior Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Business
Development, Vincent van Assem
Adnams, Chairman, Simon Loftus
The Guardian, Executive Editor, Jo Confino
Microsoft, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Elena
Bonfiglioli
Chubb and Son Inc., Senior Vice President and Managing Director,
World-Wide Operations, Donna Griffin
Citigroup, Director of Community Affairs EMEA, Una Gallagher
International Herald-Tribune, Global Economics Correspondent,
Economics Columnist, The New York Times, Daniel Altman, Ph.D.
The Hewlett-Packard Company, Director of Diversity & Inclusion -
EMEA, Josefine van Zanten
Transparency International, Member of the Board, Jermyn Brooks
BSkyB, Group Head of Internal Communications, Hamish Haynes
Achilles Group ltd, Chief Executive Officer, Colin Maund
TNT Express, Director, Corporate Sustainability, Bob Allen-Turl
Cafe Direct, Chief Executive Officer, Penny Newman
Boots plc, Head of CSR, Richard Ellis
Statoil, Country Analysis, Social Responsibility, Michael Price
The BBC, Head of CSR, Michael Hastings
First Choice plc, Manager, Substantive Tourism, Jane Ashton
British Gas plc, Corporate Responsibility Manager, Diana
Montgomery
George Washington University, Professor of Strategic Management and
Public Policy, Senior Associate Dean, Jeff Lenn
Morley Fund Management, Head of SRI, Clare Brook
European Commission, Deputy Head of Unit for Social Dialogue,
Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs, Dominique Bé
US Council on Foreign Relations, Senior Fellow, Business and Foreign
Policy, and former senior vice president of Global Affairs, Gap Inc,
Elliot Schrage
Fairtrade Foundation, Deputy Director, Ian Bretman
Insight Investment, Head, Investor Responsibility, Craig Mackenzie
Forum for the Future, Director of the Business Programme, Dr Sally
Uren
10 Downing St. Senior Policy Advisor, Vicky Bakhshi
The full list of confirmed speakers is available at: www.ethicalcorp.com/europe2005/speakers.shtml.
For information on how the register visit:
www.ethicalcorp.com/europe2005 or call +44 (0) 207 375 7561.
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