Asean CSR

Bali, Indonesia -- 6 February 2015

ASEAN NEXT-GEN CSR FORUM

Focused on finding “breakthroughs for inclusive and sustainable growth in ASEAN post 2015”, the ASEAN Next-Gen Corporate Social Responsibility Forum was held at the Laguna Resort in Bali, Indonesia from 3-7 February, with ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani as guests of honour.

Secretary General Le Luong Minh addressed the importance of 2015 as a milestone for ASEAN’s development in ASEAN as we approach an integrated community at the end of the year, emphasising the vital role of the business sector in helping achieve inclusive, equitable and sustainable development. He reiterated the need to fulfill the provisions in ASEAN’s Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint on ensuring that CSR is in the region’s corporate agenda, and that it is defined and practised in line with international standards and norms. Puan Maharani spoke on the importance of partnerships between government and businesses in solving problems, especially at the community level.

Bali, Indonesia -- 3 February 2015, The ASEAN Next-Gen Forum - Breakthroughs for Inclusive & Sustainable Growth in ASEAN post-2015 organised to tackle role of corporate social responsibility in ASEAN post 2015 begins a Master Class on CSR & Stakeholder Engagement.

This Master Class will help participants to understand the meaning of sustainability and how it is enabled in organisations.

Bali, Indonesia -- From 3 to 7 February 2015, approximately 200 leaders and representatives from the business, civil society, and government sectors will gather in Bali, Indonesia for the ASEAN NEXT-GEN CSR FORUM – Breakthroughs for Inclusive & Sustainable Growth in ASEAN Post-2015, to discuss the ‘next generation’ of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  in the region.