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Making Companies More Robust - The 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Summit Shows How and Why CSR is the New Business Driver for Success.
Making Companies More Robust - The 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Summit Shows How and Why CSR is the New Business Driver for Success.
Published 11-08-05
Submitted by CSR Summit
Many fortune 500 companies, The World Economic Forum and Business in the Community (UK) suggest there are compelling arguments for CSR and the 2005 CSR Summit is about to showcase how and why corporate social responsibility is making companies more robust and profitable. It will also highlight the importance of embedding CSR into small to medium enterprises and the not-for-profit sector so they are adequately equipped to deliver products and services to larger companies who have CSR strategies and policies. A must in today's ever changing and demanding global business environment.
Business, government and community leaders are invited to attend in person or via the world wide webcast from November 30 - December 2nd. The new Hilton in Sydney will house the 2005 CSR Summit bringing together over 50 specialist speakers from Australia, the US, UK and Canada to:
Some of the world thought leaders and specialist practioners to present at the Summit include:
Lord Michael Hastings Head of CSR for the BBC (UK), UK Chair Crime Concern, Trustee Volunteering England and National Family and Parenting Institute, Non Party Political Peer House of Lords, Leading member of the UK Media CSR Forum, member UK Government CSR Academy and advisor on Urban Policy and Racial Equality.
David Grayson OBE CBE Director of Business in the Community and the Strategic Rail Authority (UK) co-author of Corporate Social Opportunity and Everybody's Business.
Janet Blake Global Head of CSR for British Telecom (UK).
Tess Finch-Lees The Global Effectiveness Group (UK) - Diversity and Human Rights specialists.
Martin McKinnon CEO Brand Advantage and former Marketing Director of Qantas who was responsible for the highly successful Qantas "Spirit of Australia" program (Aust).
Frank Ryan CEO Vox Bandicoot - developers of "Sustainability Street" (Aust).
Eva Cox Senior Lecturer, UTS, Faculty Of Humanities and Social Sciences, teaching policy analysis studies, social research methods, gender issues, social planning and community development (Aust).
Eric D'Indy Director Marketing and Corporate Affairs Mission Australia (Mission Australia are leading the way globally working to develop a reporting framework for the not for profit sector within the CRI) (Aust).
Ray Anderson Founder and Chair of the largest carpet manufacturing company Interface Inc (as featured in the Documentary 'The Corporation') (US).
The Summit has been designed as an intensive learning program to assist both the senior management team who provide strategy to business, and those commissioned with the role of fulfillment, to better understand the benefits and complexities of CSR.
Participants will deepen their understanding of the political consequences of their decisions in order to learn how to manage risks more effectively and to interact more constructively with external constituencies. With the new skills and knowledge provided, organisations will be able to improve the manner in which they conduct business, achieving even higher levels of economic, environmental and social performance - positively driving the bottom line.
Multiple registration and not-for-profit rates apply.
For more information, please refer: www.csrsummit.com or call the Summit Director Anne-Maree Huxley on +61 3 9876 7073 / +61419 798 104. Alternatively email info@csrsummit.com
