Asean CSR

Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter and FSG have been exploring the potential for extractives companies to improve social outcomes in countries and communities where they operate while simultaneously creating economic value for the company.

This approach, shared value (SV), creates a mechanism for oil and gas and mining and metals companies to fundamentally change the way they engage communities and governments, shifting “social license to operate” from a transactional, reputation-focused set of trade-offs to longer-term relationships that build community prosperity and competitive advantage for the firm. FSG will share findings from the research and  including insights into:

This Open Dialogue will be held by global energy policy expert, Daniel Dumas and will analyse core issues, from policy to legislation, contracts and fiscal regimes, and present the pros and cons of various models with the objective of illustrating that getting the right balance between attracting investment and optimising a country’s benefits is often an art rather than a perfect science.