Making Reporting Valuable in Hong Kong 

Workshop on how to increase sustainability reporting in Hong Kong and ways companies can benefit from reporting

You are invited to participate in a brainstorming workshop on 16 March 2010 on the subject of sustainability reporting and Hong Kong.

Reporting has grown rapidly around the world in response to demand from investors and other stakeholders and the increasing relevance of sustainability to overall competitiveness. According to a 2008 survey by KPMG, 80% of the Fortune 250 companies produce a sustainability report. Closer to home, reporting has exploded in China with over 600 companies reporting on their corporate social responsibility in 2009. Further, the government has asked state-owned companies to issue reports and the Shanghai Stock Exchange has introduced related listing requirements. Developments in Hong Kong, however, have proceeded much more slowly.

This workshop will convene a range of stakeholders to discuss how different stakeholders could work together to increase reporting in Hong Kong. For companies, it specifically an opportunity to discuss how to gain the most value from reporting and how to work with stakeholders to enhance the value proposition of reporting in Hong Kong. The workshop will be facilitated by Sean Gilbert, who is now responsible for GRI’s activities in China.

The morning will start with a short set of presentations followed by discussion groups. The ideas from the groups will be collected for a plenary discussion. The goal will be to make a rough road map of how different partners in Hong Kong can work together to make reporting more of a common practice amongst Hong Kong companies.

Participants can engage with other leaders in building a shared vision for reporting and identify new opportunities for advancing sustainability in Hong Kong. It is also an opportunity to engage directly with GRI to shape our work plans for the region. The main conclusions of the meeting will summarized in a brief report with ideas for next steps. 

Space is limited, so please RSVP quickly. Agenda will include discussion on:

• International trends in reporting and experiences in Hong Kong;
• The most significant motivations for reporting in Hong Kong, including the main value propositions;
• Actions that could be taken in 2010 to increase reporting;

If you have any questions, please contact Sean Gilbert (gilbert@globalreporting.org).

Special thanks to BEC for contributing the venue for the event.

Founded in 1997 by the United Nations Environment Program and CERES, the Global Reporting Initiative is a non-profit organization that has created the most widely used guideline for sustainability reporting. Used by companies in over 50 countries, it has increasingly become the reference point for a variety of public and private initiatives.

Supporting organizations for the event:

Business Environmental Council, ASrIA, and CSR-Asia

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