With funding support from the Rockefeller Foundations, ASEAN CSR Network and Oxfam, through its Gender-transformative and Responsible Agribusiness Investment in South East Asia (GRAISEA) programme, have partnered to promote responsible and inclusive business practices among SMEs in ASEAN.

In cooperation with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), ACN and Oxfam will be leading a two-year project to promote mutual understanding on inclusive and responsible business principles and provide recommendations on regional strategies for ASEAN member states, ASEAN Secretariat and business associations to adopt in enabling environment for inclusive growth in ASEAN.

The project will include an emphasis on promoting increased gender inclusion and women’s economic empowerment in ASEAN.

The project is part of longer term commitment between ACN and Oxfam to cooperate on programs related to CSR.