22/10/2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility and the CSR Awards

Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility and the CSR Awards

22/10/2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR)

Hochiminh City, October 13th 2010 – SRI Vietnam, the Official Media Partners of Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) announces the 9thAFCSR takes place in Kuala Lumpur with 50 expert speakers from 20 countries.

The Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) is recognized as the largest and most significant conference and awards program on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia, the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) is now celebrating its ninth year with over 400 delegates from 18 countries expected to attend. It is presented by the AIM RVR Center and co-presented by GTZ (German Technical Cooperation), and Intel; and runs in cooperation with AIM Kelab Malaysia and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman–Center for Sustainable Development and CSR (UTAR/CSR).

AIM Distinguished Alumna and wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YABhg Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor has kindly consented to be the Guest-of-Honor and grace the Asian CSR Awards 2010 on October 22 at the Nirwana Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Mutiara, Kuala Lumpur.

An integral part of AFCSR is the Asian CSR Awards that recognizes and honors Asian companies for outstanding, innovative and world-class products, services, projects and programs in five categories – Best Workplace Practices; Concern for Health; Environmental Excellence; Poverty Alleviation; and Support and Improvement of Education. These projects should demonstrate the company’s leadership, sincerity and on-going commitment in incorporating ethical values, compliance with legal requirements, respect for individuals, involvement in communities and protection of the environment into the way they do business.

The Asian CSR Awards program is presented by Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. AIM Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, a research and program center within the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and Intel.

Thirteen finalists of the 2010 Asian CSR Awards are: Aboitiz Equity Ventures, IBM Philippines, Kraft Foods Philippines, Inc., MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Shell Indonesia, Smart Communications, Inc., The Link Management Limited, Vestas Wind, Technology India Pvt Ltd, Tetra Pak Pakistan, UltraTech Cement Limited (Unit: Vikram Cement Works) and Unilever Indonesia Tbk.

AFCSR 2010 is also supported by Genting Malaysia Berhad as Platinum Sponsor. Its Official Industry Partners are Avantha Group, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Lopez Group Foundation, Inc., and Oishi (Liwayway Marketing Corporation). The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Sagittarius Mines, Inc, Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Angsana Spa and Barista Coffee are Cooperating Partners.

The Public Relations Partners are Integrated Public Relations – Malaysia as the Official PR Partner with APCO Worldwide – China, Creative Crest – India, SRI Vietnam and PR Society of Indonesia. Official media partners include ammado, ACN Newswire, ANC, BusinessWorld, Charitarian Magazine, China CSR Map, China Newswire, China Philanthropy Times, CSR Asia, Employer Magazine, The Green Channel, International Herald Tribune, Management Systems Asia, Philippine Daily Inquirer, philstar.com, Sin Chew Daily, Syntao, TBL, Trainer Magazine and Utusan Malaysia.

AFCSR’s notable partners include:

ActionAid International Vietnam
ASEAN Foundation
Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium
Asia Society
Association of Certified Chartered Accountants
Baltic Management Development Association (BMDA)
Business Ethics Institute of Malaysia (BEIM)
Business in the Community-UK
Center for Development and Integration – Vietnam
Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE) – China
Centre for Social Markets – India
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Chinese Federation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CFCSR)
Community Business – Hong Kong
Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Council for Better Corporate Citizenship – Japan
CSR Europe
EFMD
Euro-China Centre for Leadership and Responsibility at China-Europe International Business School (ECCLAR at CEIBS)
Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI)
Habitat for Humanity International
Indonesia Business Links
International Business Leaders Forum
Kenan Institute Asia
League of Corporate Foundations – Philippines
Makati Business Club
Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Malaysian Institute of Management
Management Association of the Philippines
Management Institute for Social Change – Malaysia
National Center for Sustainability Reporting – Indonesia
Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research
Philippine Business for Social Progress
Population and Community Development Association of Thailand
PPM Institute of Management – Indonesia
Responsible Business Initiative — Pakistan
Singapore Compact for CSR
Women in Sustainability Action (WISA)