London, UK - The Ethical Corporation Europe 2004 conference will take place on May 11-12, 2004 in London and this year will debate the hot button issues in corporate responsibility. The Ethical Corporation Europe conference is Europe's largest Corporate Responsibility conference and takes place in central London every year.

The conference is now in its 3rd year and since 2002 has been attended by more than five hundred senior managers, journalists, NGOS and other speakers from a variety of top global companies and leading organisations.

In 2004 the theme is a topical and divisive one: "What's the point of corporate responsibility?"

The event this year, through interactive debate, Q and small discussion groups, will tackle issues such as:

Plenary session:

• What makes a responsible corporate leader?
  
• What should the role of business in society really be? - how does CR change that?
  
• Corporate responsibility: Is there really a business case?
  
• Regulation: The need for sensible debate
  
• Litigation risk: Are you sitting on time bomb?
  
• Investors: How to attract and retain their money
  
• Future issues and risks - what are people going to be worried about next?

• Supplier Engagement Worker Conditions
  
• Is NGO engagement worth it?
  
• Materiality and non-financial reporting
  
• Human Rights the UN Norms
  
• Auditing the supply chain and who should pay
  
• That's enough codes! - Practical tips on wading through the quagmire of codes and standards
  
• Reputation Trust in brands
  
• Limits to responsibilities
  
• How can Foreign Direct Investment trigger sustainable development?
  
• Practical management of core issues: learning by doing
  
• Engaging consumers - external communications beyond reporting
  
• Employee communications on ethical issues

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