Global CSR Conference 2011 Agenda (Draft) |
| Tuesday, November 22, 2011 (Day 1) |
09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
Opening Remarks
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LEE, Seung-han , President, Global Compact Korea Network
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09:10 AM - 09:20 AM
Congratulatory Remarks
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09:20 AM - 09:25 AM
Words of Encouragement
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09:25 AM - 09:35 AM
Welcome Remarks
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H.E. HAN, Seung-soo , President of the Organizing Committee (Former Prime Minister of Republic of Korea)
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09:35 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speech: CSR Management through the Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership
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Georg KELL , Executive Director, UN Global Compact
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10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Plenary Session 1: UN Global Compact Value and the Change of Management Paradigm
Along with the ever-changing business environment like the increasing participation of stakeholders and growing importance of value in businesses, companies around the world
have
continuously developed their corporate sustainability in the strategies, operations, value chains and disclosure. Since the
launch
of the 'Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership' by the UN Global Compact in 2010, UNGC participating companies are asked to accelerate the integration of the UNGC values into their core businesses, changing their management paradigms. In this plenary session,
participants will discuss changing management paradigm and
what would be
the next challenge for corporate sustainability.
■ Achieving Sustainable Growth through the UN Global Compact
KOBAYASHI Eizo
, Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation
■ Corporate Management and Corporate Responsibility Reporting
Ernst
LIGTERINGEN, Chief Executive, GRI
■
(TBC)
Andrei GALAEV , CEO of Sakhalin Energy and Chairman of UNGC Network Russia
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10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Coffee Break
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10:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Plenary Discussion 1
■
LEE, Seung-han , President, Global Compact Korea Network
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KOBAYASHI Eizo, Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation
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Andrei GALAEV , CEO of Sakhalin Energy and Chairman of UNGC Network Russia
■ Georg KELL , Executive Director, UN Global Compact
■ Ernst
LIGTERINGEN, Chief Executive, GRI
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12:00 PM - 14:00 PM
Luncheon
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14:00 PM - 15:30 PM
Breakout Session 1: UN Global Compact Principles and the Change of Corporate Management
Subject: Human Rights & Women's Empowerment Principles
UNGC launched the "Women's Empowerment Principles-Equality Means Business" in 2010, offering a new standard in the enhancement of gender equality and women's power. Many businesses are realizing that gender equality can boost the company's competitiveness and
innovation. This session will cover how companies can incorporate gender equality values into practices
and how companies can extend best practices into their supply chain. While increasing number of companies adopted this principle, there are still many challenges and glass ceilings. conference will discuss effective ways in dealing with these challenges with the participation of representatives of governments, NGOs and companies.
■ Freda
MIRIKLIS, President, Business & Professional Women International
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KIM Sung-Joo , Chairwoman and CEO, Sungjoo Group
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Kevin Won , Senior Vice President, Samsung Electronics
Subject: Labour & Union Social Responsibilities
As ISO26000 emphasizes SR, many organizations started to devise their own ways to pursue Social Responsibility. One example would be USR (Union Social Responsibilities). While labour union's role is becoming more significant, they also depend upon society's acceptance like other organizations. How labour unions adopt USR values and pursue SR will be dealt with in this session . Participants will address issues such as labour unions' uniqueness in contributing to the society, what USR implications for other organizations are , and how USR can be better promoted in tune with the CSR policies of companies.
■ Cedric E. DAWKINS , Professor of Management, California State Polytechnic University
■ KIM Young Kee , Vice President , LG Electronics
■ CHA Wan Kyu , 10 th Managing Director, KTTU
Subject: Rio +20 and Carbon Management
Green economy will be the key theme of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) and business is expected to play an important role at the global event. This session will explore the ways how businesses can participate in the new agenda setting at Rio+20 and how it can participate in the Rio+20 processes at local and global level s . Along with this, participants will discuss how companies pursue environment strategies, introducing new promising technologies and tracking carbon footprint s to reduce greenhouse gases.
■ Paul DICKINSON , Chief Executive, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)
■ HONG Joon-Kee , CEO, Woongjin Coway
■ PARK Sangduek , Vice President, Samsung Electronics
Subject: Paradigm Shift to Renewable Energy and Energy Security
Japan has experienced one of the most catastrophic disasters in its history. Since the Fukushima nuclear energy accident, governments and businesses are facing the challenge of energy security in enormous breadth and complexity. Is nuclear energy still eco-friendly? Do we take this as a proper chance for a paradigm shift from nuclear energy to renewable energy? This session will address the sustainability of nuclear energy and companies' new opportunities in renewable energy and government policy options that encourage businesses to develop alternative energy. It will also deal with ways to promote cooperation among government s and business es on this issue.
■ Jean-Daniel TORDJMAN , CEO, ASTARTE International
■ BYUN Jun-Yeon , Executive Vice President, Korea Electric Power Corporation
Subject: Anti-Corruption & Transparency Management in Asian Context
The rules of corporate governance, namely anti-corruption, has been disseminated rapidly around the world while more and more investors view a companies' internal control as a significant evidence on transparent management. The compliance program is being adopted more and more within local and international companies. This session will examine the global trend s on the compliance program and the best cases will be focusing on the role of compliance officer s in integrating anti-corruption values with corporate activities and identifying potential risks. The compliance program needs to be firmly established in the Asian region and the context of how Asian companies can properly introduce and develop the anti-corruption regime s within its region will be further discussed .
■ Birgit ERRATH , Director of Collective Action, Siemens
■ MOON, Hyoung Koo , Professor, Korea University
■ BAEK, Chulho , Director, Deloitte Korea
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15:50 PM - 17:20 PM
Breakout Session 2: Stakeholder Participation and Corporate Innovation
Subject: Win-Win Growth in Relation to Supply Chain
For realizing sustainable economy, Win-Win Growth of both big companies and SMEs have primordial importance. Companies should boost harmonious business development, taking care of the interests of their suppliers. As today's supply chain faces continuously changing market conditions and more intertwining relationship among buyers and suppliers, Supply Chain sustainability is increasingly viewed as a fundamental issue in corporate sustainability . Managing ESG issue in supply chains can effectively contribute to promoting corporate sustainability, ensuring business continuity, and managing operational costs. On the other hand, failure in addressing suppliers' ESG performance can lead to considerable risks in reputation and operation. This session will consider the ways to effectively manage sustainability in supply chain s , boost innovation through it and increase shareholder value
■ LIM, Young Hwa , President, Yuhan Kimberley
■ JUNG, Suk Ho , Hynix Semiconductor
Subject: Green Consumer (Corporate Innovation and Green Consumption)
Consumers are becoming one of the most active players in invigorating corporate sustainability and stimulating innovation. Green and ethical consumers are increasingly interested in the origin and contents of the goods they consume and some participate in a more sustainable way in transforming the production process with companies. Likewise more companies recognize the benefits of green consumption that could lead to future profits and consumer satisfaction. It has been proven that the performance of green product innovation and green process innovation are positively related to the corporate competitive advantage. This session will address how companies collaborate with consumers in dealing with the environmental challenges they face. The discussion will cover what consumers expect from companies and how public policy framework and government cooperation should be developed to promote sustainable consumerism.
■ SEOL, Do Won , Vice President, Homeplus Group
■ HAN, Yun Wu , Co-President, Pulmuone
Subject: MDGs, Social Enterprises & New Management Paradigm
To achieve the MDGs, all actors should pitch in for the success of development agenda. In this respect, social enterprises among others are playing an important role in contributing to the achievement of MDGs suggesting innovative approaches in areas like education for the poor, clean water supply, and so on. By putting the "bottom of the pyramid" at the center of the business activities, social enterprises has provided inspirations both to development agenda s and business strategies. This session will look at the ways for social enterprises to forge partnerships with big companies, NGOs and other organizations in scaling up their capacity and in effectively identifying social needs. Participants will share their stories on how to use emerging technologies like SNS to better promote social impact.
■
SUZUKI, Hitoshi , CSR Promotion Manager, NEC Corp.
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WANG Yuan , Chief Economist, China Development Bank
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NAM Sang Kon , Corporate Contributions Office, SK Holdings
■ Hyundai Card
Subject: Sustainable Investment & Corporate Value Enhancement
With mounting evidence s that show socially responsible investing produces competitive returns, a growing number of state pension funds, university endowments and foundations are engaging in SRI or RI. Furthermore, environmentally themed investment products and services are being introduced to better respond to the growing interest on corporate sustainability issues. On the companies' side, many of them are producing sustainability reports to show how they are implementing UNGC/CSR values. This session will provide a detailed introduction on what investors are looking for in the Sustainability reports and how companies disclose their activities. In addition, presenters and panelists will discuss the desirability of whether or not the governments need to make regulations on ESG reporting for easier comparison s among companies' sustainability activities.
■ Leon KAMHI , Commercial Director, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
■ Philip PERCHERON , CEO, NH-CA Asset Management
■ JIN, Byung Yong, Director & Deputy Chief Executive Officer, DGB Financial Group
Subject: How Smart Work contributes to employee welfare and work environment
Employees are critical actors for corporate sustainability in that they are the direct players to implement CSR values. Through the development of Smart Technology, lots of ways to improve working condition s of employees and promote innovation at the same time are being developed . Smart Work can lead to overall staff welfare including active participation of disabled workers, work environment improvement of female workers as well as reducing costs and rise of flexibility. This session will explore how companies are conducting smart working in their own ways and how they are influencing on the balance between life and work of employees and enhancing productivity. The role of government in supporting Smart Working will also be covered.
■ KIM, Rebecca Chung-Hee , Assistant Professor, Nottingham University
■ KIM Sang-Hyo , Executive Vice President, KT
■ LEE, Hee-sung , Country Manager, Intel Korea
18:00 PM - 18:40 PM
UN Global Compact Awards Ceremony
18:40 PM - 19:00 PM
Break
19:00 PM - 21:00PM
Gala Dinner - Korean Night
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| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (Day 2) |
Plenary Session 2: Corporate Disclosure and Socially Responsible Investment
As corporate sustainability develops, SRI/RI has also enhanced from mere negative screenings to active integration of ESG issues in investor decision-making, as can be shown in the case of the Bloomberg Professional service. With the development of each side, the connection between corporate sustainability and SRI is also getting closer. While companies are ever more required for the transparency in ESG issues with sophisticated indexes, more investors recognize that activities of these responsible companies can lead to reaping returns. In this session, the global trend on SRI will be introduced and one will highlight new data that shows positive relations between corporate sustainability and performance.
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09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Transparency Management and Corporate Performance
■ Huguette
LABELLE,
Chair, Transparency International
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09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
Trend of Socially Responsible Investment: ESG Issue and Corporate Performance
■ Wolfgang
ENGSHUBER, Chair, UNPRI
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09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Social Responsible Investment and New Opportunity for Companies
■ Michael
JANTZI, CEO, Sustainalytics
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10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Panel Discussion
■ JOO, In-Ki , Professor, Yonsei University (Moderator)
■ Huguette LABELLE , Chair, Transparency International
■ Wolfgang ENGSHUBER , Chair, UNPRI
■ Michael JANTZI , CEO, Sustainalytics
■ Georg KELL , Executive Director, UN Global Compact
■ YING Chen , President, Global Compact China Network
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10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Break
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11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
(TBC)
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11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Climate Change and Business Environment Strategy
■ Paul
DICKINSON, Chief Executive, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)
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11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Discussion
■ CHO Dong-Sung, Professor, Seoul National University
■ KIM Jong-Dae, Professor, Inha University
■ Paul DICKINSON, Chief Executive, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)
■ Jean-Daniel TORDJMAN, CEO, ASTARTE International
■ JU, Chulki , Secretary General, Global Compact Korea Network
■ RYU, Young Jae , CEO, Sustinvest
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12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
Closing Ceremony (adoption of the Seoul Declaration) |
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| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (Post Conference) |
13:30 PM - 18:00 PM
Best CSR Benchmark (organized by KMAC)
Option 1. Best Practice Benchmarking
- Visit CSR Best Companies (Homeplus Green Store, Woongjin Coway, etc)
Option 2. Infrastructure Experience
- Seoul N Tower, KTX, Cheonggyecheon (natural and artificial stream), Arisu Water Purification Center, etc.
Option 3. Combined Operation Benchmarking
- Benchmarking companies of CSR excellence and best innovation cases
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