Roundtable for ASEAN Business Leaders
On 10 November 2011, in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), will be held a Roundtable for ASEAN Business Leaders organized by the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights in co-operation with local partners and the UN Global Compact. The theme will be “Implementing Corporate Respect for Human Rights”.
The meeting will bring together senior business leaders and distinguished experts with the aim to discuss the status of human rights in the ASEAN business context.
Five key topics will be pursued during the roundtable:
Demystifying the agenda. To clarify the link between human rights and business
Building the business case. To discuss the business case for using human rights as a way to understand and implement corporate responsibilities
Exchanging experiences. To exchange good practices, dilemmas and challenges for corporations (in ASEAN and around the world) in implementing the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in their operations
Identifying value-addition. To identify the possible contribution of the ASEAN business community to the human rights and business agenda, and vice-versa
Developing ways forward. To brainstorm a road-map for exploring human rights and business in ASEAN
For further information, please visit
http://www.global-business-initiative.org/Home%20files/Roundtable%20Agenda%20ASEAN%202011.pdf