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Vol. 8 Week 17 | 25 April 2012     HIGHLIGHT Upcoming briefing in Hong Kong: The Business Perspective: Serving Our Elderly in 2 May 2012 In this CSR briefing, we will provide an overview of the ageing population in Hong Kong. There will be examples of how serving the elderly has become part of business’ strategic community investment. We will discuss how and why the community investment programme was developed, its impact for the community and business, and highlight the challenges that a business faces when developing their community investment programme. Check out more details here. Business Strategy and Social Responsibility Still open for last minute registration: The next module of the Professional Master’s in CSR, which can also be taken as a ‘stand-alone’ course, will be delivered in Bangkok from Friday 27th to Monday 30th April, 2012. The module will examine strategies to demonstrate how CSR can be an agent for change and discuss available frameworks, standards and guidelines. It will provide participants with professional competencies to develop meaningful CSR strategies and enhance business reputation, brand and trust through a strategic approach to sustainability and CSR. Participants will also gain skills to manage a sustainability reporting process and develop comprehensive stakeholder communications as a valuable tool in responding to increasingly sophisticated stakeholder scrutiny. Interested applicants can visit www.csrcenter.ait.asia or email csrcenter@ait.asia for further details. ARTICLES Responsible and inclusive investment in Myanmar? This week saw the European Union suspend most sanctions against Myanmar for a year in recognition of historic changes. The EU had imposed measures against individuals and companies from Myanmar and also withheld some aid money ... Read more World development indicators and your CSR agenda The World Bank recently released its free-of-charge 2012 edition of World Development Indicators (WDI). This includes updated data on global development, the quality of people’s lives, the environment, the economy, and the functioning of ... Read more Fewer awards – stronger sustainability disclosure? Winning sustainability awards is part of many companies’ KPIs. As always at this time of year, we are therefore receiving many enquiries from companies on submission deadlines for the various corporate sustainability awards in 2012 ... Read more Toxic medicine, supply chains and product responsibility When taking a drug actually makes you sicker that you otherwise might be, then pharmaceutical companies have a problem on their hands. Last week, a report on “The Secrets in Medicine Capsules” was broadcasted through China Central ... Read more NEWS A series of anti-shark's fin campaigns by various groups are taking place island wide over the next few months with a common goal ... Read more On February 2, 2012, Mitsubishi Estate Co., a major Japanese real estate company, announced the completion of its Marunouchi ... Read more Briefing - "The Business Perspective: Serving Our Elderly" May 2, 2012 Hong Kong Training - "Investing for Impact: Tools and Approaches for Community Investment" May 29, 2012 Hong Kong Training - "Reporting and Communications " June 5, 2012 Singapore CSR Asia Summit 2012 September 18-19, 2012 Beijing Published by: Disclaimer: Opinions reflected in the articles are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CSR Asia. Copyright © 2011, CSR Asia. All rights reserved Join us now on LinkedIn