The Thai Ministry of Labour recently organised a workshop from 9-11 March in Bangkok to draft an ASEAN CSR Model on Labour. Mr. Thomas Thomas, CEO of ASEAN CSR Network, was present, together with representatives from the ASEAN Member States. Also present was International Labour Organisation representative, Mr. Charles Bodwell, ASEAN secretariat representative Ms Mega Irena.
ASEAN CSR Network (ACN), together with the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, recently held a workshop in Yangon with the theme “Making the Change in Myanmar: A Practical Workshop on How Business can Combat Corruption.” The workshop was supported by the UK FCO Prosperity Fund and held in partnership with UMFCCI and Global Compact Network Myanmar. Over 120 people attended, mostly from the private sector.
On 25 February 2016, five teams of students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) presented their findings on the state of Sustainability Reporting in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to a group of industry panellists for comments and feedback. This is part of a joint project by the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations, NUS Business School and ASEAN CSR Network. Feedback given will be used to further refine the research. The final report of the state of Sustainability Reporting will be published and launched during the Conference on Corporate Governance and Responsibility on 20 July 2016.
Oxfam and the Institute for Human Rights of the University of the Philippines (UP-IHR) co-hosted an “ASEAN Consultation Workshop on Civil Society role towards the implementation of UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights.” Held in Quezon City, Philippines, on 12 February 2016, the event was attended by over 40 civil society leaders from around the region and invited representatives from the government and private sectors.
