Asean CSR

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 October 2015 –  YB Senator Datuk Paul Low, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said he was prepared to commit Malaysia to be a test bed for Corporate Social Responsibility.

Datuk Paul Low was the Guest-of-Honour and was speaking at the ASEAN Responsible Business Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. The event is organised by the ASEAN CSR Network, Oxfam, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and the ASEAN Foundation.

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ASEAN CSR Network and Oxfam call for responsible business practice in the ASEAN Economic Community

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12 October 2015 –  With the haze affecting possibly up to five of the 10 ASEAN countries, there has been increased consumer, government, and civil society pressure, actions and media attention on errant agri-resources companies to intensify efforts in being more accountable for their business practices. 

This year is also significant as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) comes into being and a new Post 2015 strategy and agenda is formulated. CSR is identified as a key component for Social Justice and Rights in ASEAN and to contribute towards sustainable socio-economic development.

With this current ASEAN situation and direction in mind, it is thus timely that ASEAN CSR Network, world-wide development organisation Oxfam, the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers and the ASEAN Foundation are organising the ASEAN Responsible Business Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27 – 29 October.  

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.