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Corporate Responsibility - Why it's Important For Australian Business

Date: 9-10 March, 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia

Ethical Corporation brings their International event series to Australia in 2005

With expert speakers coming from some of the largest brands across the world to share their opinions and expertise as well as a very national focus on important environmental, sustainable development and human rights issues, this conference will be a must-attend event!

This 2-day conference in 2005 in Sydney will cover:

• What’s all the fuss about? What’s so important about corporate responsibility?
• The business case for corporate responsibility – what it can, and has done - for some very well known companies bottom lines.
• The real relevance of CSR for Australian companies: Find out why it is essential for your business.
• What the Europeans have done – and what impact CSR can have on competitiveness down under?

Other important topics to be discussed over the 2 days include:

• How non-financial reporting is evolving in Australia… and is it becoming more honest?
• What do big investors think – and what’s the connection between corporate governance box ticking, corporate responsibility and buying shares in your company?
• NGO engagement – what’s the payback?
• The business case for communicating ethical standards to employees and the opportunities for increased worker productivity
• Human rights – what are your responsibilities?
• The benefits of community engagement for your business and how you can best engage with key stakeholder groups
  

http://www.ethicalcorp.com/australia/