"Fostering CSR in the Philippines: Conference on Responsible Business" will be held in Manila, Philippines on 17 January 2018, at the Isabella Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.

 Sponsored by the Embassy of Sweden in Manila, the ASEAN CSR Network (ACN), and the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF), the conference is an effort to drive momentum for a business community in Sweden, the Philippines and ASEAN that protects not only profits, but also people and the planet. The objectives of the conference are to:

• Understand current trends in CSR, inclusive, and responsible business in the larger global and regionallandscape
• Take stock of the progress in the Philippines with regards to CSR, inclusive and responsible business, including current/past challenges, progress made and trends for thefuture
• Showcase best practices in CSR, inclusive and responsible business by Swedish and Philippine companies and understand why these companies choose to be different and how they have spearheaded a movement in their ownindustries