Date: 14-15 March 2012 Location: London, Uk Description: Now in its second year the Responsible Business Exhibition is a not-for-profit event that provides the ideal environment for businesses, charities and social enterprises to interact and network with one another.  It is our goal to build communication across the sectors and to help facilitate private and voluntary sectors working together towards mutually beneficial goals - through mutual projects, volunteering schemes, financial support; and sharing of knowledge and expertise. The event features:

• 150+ charities, social enterprises & voluntary organisations
• FREE seminars to help businesses achieve their CSR goals or launch their new CSR programme
• FREE seminars and workshops to help NGOs develop their expertise
• 2 days of networking
• Case studies showing how successful cross-sector partnerships can work
• Lots of ideas to help you to make a difference in the community that you work in

Over 2,000 visitors attended the inaugural event in 2011 and we expect even more to be there in 2012 as corporate responsibility rises higher on the business agenda.

Register for free entry at www.responsiblebusinessevent.org

Contact: Event website

How to manage social and environmental risk for oil, gas and mining

21-22 March 2012

London, UK

Our 3rd annual CSR conference for the extractives industry provides best practice insight into the latest social and environmental risk management issues. Gain practical solutions designed to protect reputations and prevent costly production stoppages.

Reasons to attend:

• 20 expert speakers and over 120 attendees from across the globe.
• Learn from industry heavyweights such as BP and Chevron and apply their worldwide operating experience in your own business model.
• Interactive learning formats including a financial transparency debate session and triple case study session.
• Network with senior level representatives from the extractives industry to build lasting mutually beneficial relationships.
• Months’ worth of research distilled and delivered over two days.
• Super early bird rates and group discounts for those who register sooner rather than later.
• In depth, focused agenda derived from months of research on how to overcome the latest challenges and help you deliver long term profitable operations.

You can see the speaker and agenda list here

To take advantage of our super early bird register now or contact Steven Wilding on +44 (0)207 375 7226 or alternatively email steven.wilding@ethicalcorp.com

Further information

Telephone:
+44 (0)207 375 7226

Email:
steven.wilding@ethicalcorp.com

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Date: 26-27 April 2012 Location: Nottingham, UK Description: Call for Papers for the ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference to be held at Nottingham University Business School, Nottingham UK on 26th & 27th April 2012.

CSR has emerged as both a sub-field of business and management studies and as a basic management concept.  In essence it refers to business responsibility to and for society but the meaning of these terms alone has provoked controversy.  

So where is CSR going?  Is this just a matter of issues and context?  Or is CSR acquiring some stable attributes?  If, so what are these attributes and what explains them?  Is CSR becoming institutionalised, and again, if so how and why?  Is the future CSR more about accountability, a business case, ethics, sustainability, or even compliance?

Conference Outline:
The conference will combine practitioner and academic keynote presentations and practitioner and academic panels which will address the broad question of CSR futures. We are inviting both academic researchers and practitioners to respond to the call for papers.  In addition there will be the following streams to address more focused questions about CSR futures:

Asian CSR and its Dynamics
Beyond the Attitude-Behaviour Gap: Novel Perspective on Consumer Ethics
Business & Development: Moving Forward on MDGs
CSR Context and Dynamics
CSR and Governance: Comparative and International Perspectives
CSR Impact: Beyond Financial Performance
Leadership for Sustainability
Organisations in Transition: Exploring the Role of Accounting and Reporting for Organisational Change toward Sustainability

Authors interested in submitting a paper for presentation at the conference should submit an abstract of 1000 words (making sure to indicate one of the streams) to Karen.maltby@nottingham.ac.uk by Friday 13th January 2012.  Notice of acceptance of abstract will be made on 30th January 2012.

The conference track team for Beyond the Attitude-Behaviour Gap: Novel Perspectives on Consumer Ethics will also be guest editing a research/thematic symposium of the Journal of Business Ethics (JBE) aligned with this track.  The conference track will provide a forum within which authors interested in publishing within the JBE symposium can present their work and receive valuable feedback.  All papers accepted for the ICCSR conference track will also be considered for publication in the JBE symposium.  Please note that abstracts submitted for this track must be 1500 words in length.

For more information please visit the conference page on the ICCSR website.

Contact: Email:
Karen.maltby@nottingham.ac.uk

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Date: 26 April 2012 Location: London, UK Description: The first UK conference to present an holistic view of sustainable procurement and the role of the supply chain in more responsible business and government.

This unique one-day forum is organised in association with The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS), providing senior executives with a strategic view of the impact of their procurement and supply chain operations on the environment and society as a whole.

Key themes for April 2012 include:
  STRATEGY FORMULATION: THE 3 E’s (Environmental, Ethical & Economic)
Agreeing & Setting the Right Objectives for your Organisation

  BUILDING AN ACTION PLAN
Setting Achievable Goals for the Short, Medium and Long-Terms

  IMPLEMENTATION & CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Engaging Stakeholders throughout the Supply Chain

  MEASURING YOUR PROGRESS
Visibility, Benchmarking & Measurement of Bottomline (Financial) Impacts

  REALISING THE EXTENDED BENEFITS
Understanding & Capitalising on ‘Soft’ Non-Financial Benefits

Visit the website for more information and to register – www.spssummit.com

Contact: Email:
spss@revolution-events.com

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Date: 15 February 2012 Location: London, UK Description: The 2nd annual Environmental Bonds conference will review the growing interest in this market from both the public and private sector and assess its potential to attract billions of dollars of new capital to tackle environmental challenges.

Key benefits of attending:

  A panel of forward-thinking expert speakers – including top-level investment specialists

  Packed agenda:
- Overview of environmental bonds as an asset class
- Corporate green bonds
- Carbon bonds
- Forestry bonds
- Green infrastructure bonds
- Developing standards for a global green fixed income market
- Integrating environmental bonds into mainstream investment strategy
and much more...

  Highly interactive format – the majority of the conference will be panel sessions providing plenty of opportunities for you to discuss the issues particularly relevant to you and your business

  Superb networking opportunities – meet and build profitable partnerships with other participants

  Generous registration discount – 3 delegates for the price of 2, 15% early registration discount (until 13 January 2012) and 20% early registration discount for current Environmental Finance Publications customers.

For full speaker and programme details please Click here  

To register please Click here, or contact Selina Perry on +44 (0)20 7251 9151 or at conferences@environmental-finance.com

Contact: Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7251 9151

Email:
conferences@environmental-finance.com

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Tuesday, February 14 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (ET)Please join us for the Summit's opening remarks from KPMG International Chairman Michael Andrew and United Nations-Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.Following the Summit's opening remarks, CNBC business analyst and commentator Ron Insana will lead a panel discussion with Tony Kuczinski, President and CEO, Munich Re America, Michel Liès, Group Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re Group, Jorma Ollila, Chairman, Shell and Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever…, 14 February 2012, Webcast

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Tuesday, February 14 | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (ET)Ron Insana will lead a panel discussion with Andrew Ferrier, Former CEO, Fonterra Group, Connie Hedegaard, European Commission, Climate Action, Philippe Joubert, Deputy CEO, Alstrom, and Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD.In the midst of the recovery from the economic crisis, new policy frameworks aimed at making the economy "future-proof" are rapidly emerging…, 14 February 2012, Webcast

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Wednesday, February 15 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (ET)Ron Insana will lead a panel discussion with James Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy, Tulsi Tanti, Chairman and Managing Director, Suzlon, and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, International Finance Corporation.Climate change poses fundamental challenges to society…, 15 February 2012, Webcast

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Wednesday, February 15 | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (ET)Ron Insana will lead a panel discussion with Peter Bakker, Incoming President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Dennis Jönsson, CEO and President, Tetra Pak, Steen Riisgard, President and CEO, Novozymes, and Greg Sebasky, Chairman of Philips Electronics North America and CEO of Global Customer Services for Philips Healthcare…, 15 February 2012, Webcast

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Participation in WasteECo-2012 is beneficial to companies which intend to promote their waste management technologies, equipment and services in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries.The organizers have long experience in initiating and implementation of waste management projects…, 28 - 30 March 2012

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Following the success of 2011, Give & Gain Day is continuing their partnership with BITC’s International Team and their CSR360 Global Partner Network to use Give & Gain Day as THE brand and mechanic to get companies to volunteer on 18th May 2012 – no matter where they, or their offices are, in the world…, 20 March 2012

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Once again bringing together high-level speakers and delegates from Industry, EU and member state governments, NGOs and academia, this year’s conference will provide the opportunity to evaluate the recent rulings on labelling and health claims and to look forward to new developments including the proposed revision of the PARNUTs directive, and the recent implementation of “Fat-Tax” schemes by EU member states…, 27 - 28 March 2012, Brussels, Belgium

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