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ASEAN CSR Network: June 2018 Newsletter
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ISSUE: June 2018
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THE LATEST @ ACN |
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How can we address the missing middle financing gap for micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs)? ACN convened a Roundtable on Financial Inclusion for MSMEs in ASEAN on 27 June 2018 in Singapore to discuss this key finding of a report conducted with ASEAN Business Advisory Council, Oxfam and AVPN. Read more here. |
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Our webinar participants highlighted access to finance as the biggest barrier to MSMEs in their sector/country. Read more here. |
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The ideas and the characters to the obligation of safeguarding children’s rights are universally accepted. Children’s rights are human rights. They have the right to life, right to education, right to food, right to health, right to water, right to identity, right to freedom, and right to protection and others. However, there is still a huge gap between expectations and reality. As we celebrates the World Day Against Child Labour (12 June), ACN calls on stakeholders, especially businesses, to play their part in respecting and supporting human rights, including children’s rights. Read more here. |
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ENGAGEMENTS |
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ACN also supported the ASEAN Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Summit 2018 where ACN CEO Thomas Thomas shared about CSR best practices and lessons to be learned. Read more here. |
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UP NEXT @ ACN |
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Module 2 of the ASEAN CSR Fellowship 2018 convenes on 2-6 July 2018, in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. The Fellows will learn about Vietnam’s business integrity and anti-corruption initiatives, and explore human rights and labour issues in migration. Module 2 will also introduce to the Fellows the concept of sustainable development and deep dive into the fourth industrial revolution and its impact on responsible business. The Fellows will go through a series of trainings, including but not limited to ethical recruitment, and cost and benefit analysis of responsible business. This Fellowship is made possible with support from the Government of Sweden through its Embassy in Bangkok, United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Singapore National Youth Council, and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The programme booklet is available here.
View the list of fellows here. For more information about the ASEAN CSR Fellowship, click here. |
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NETWORK NEWS |
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Global Compact Network Singapore successfully organised the 2018 Sustainable Solutions Expo (SSE) on 5-6 June 2018.
Learn more about the SSE here. |
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PARTNER EVENTS |
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ASEAN NEWS |
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Read more from ASEAN Secretariat here.
Read more at The Myanmar Times here.
Read more from NUS here. |
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GLOBAL NEWS |
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The United Nations Global Compact launched the newly formed Sustainable Ocean Business Action Platform — a three-year global programme bringing together business, civil society, the UN and Governments to advance the ocean economy and sustainable development. Read more from UNGC here.
Read more from KnowTheChain here.
Read more from Thomson Reuters Foundation here. |
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FEATURES |
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From UN Global Compact (UNGC):
Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organisations By UNGC From Thomson Reuters Foundation: From Malaysia to Myanmar, social ventures build homes and safe spaces By Rina Chandran From World Economic Forum (WEF): The Roadmap to Financing Deforestation-Free Commodities By WEF From Eco-Business: Microplastics: Small plastics, big problem By Paul Stephenson |
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Participating Organisations
Indonesia - Indonesia Business Links Malaysia - International Chamber of Commerce - Malaysia
Philippines - League of Corporate Foundations
Singapore - Global Compact Network Singapore
ASEAN - ASEAN Foundation
Vietnam - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Myanmar - Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
If your country does not have a Participating Organisation formalised as a convenor yet, you may contact the Secretariat of the ASEAN CSR Network directly. ASEAN CSR Network is a company limited by guarantee in Singapore, with charity status as an International Charitable Organisation (ICO) and is an ASEAN accredited Entity. Our mailing address is: ASEAN CSR Network 10 Hoe Chiang Road, #08-03 Keppel Towers Singapore 089315 info@asean-csr-network.org Copyright © 2017, ASEAN CSR Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preference or unsubscribe from this list |