Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility within an ASEAN Human Rights Framework

30^th November to 1^st December 2010
Plaza Room 1, Park Royal Hotel, Beach Road, Singapore

Organised by
Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism

Partnered by
MARUAH (Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore)
Singapore Compact on CSR
ASEAN Business Network on CSR
CSR Asia

PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 30 November 2010
9.00am – 9.30am	Registration
9.30am – 9.45am	Welcome Remarks
9.15am – 10.00am	Keynote Presentation:	Framing Human Rights in Corporate Social Responsibility
		Chairperson: Senator Wigberto Tanada, Chair Philippines Working Group
		Presenter: Mr Richard Magnus, Singapore Representative, ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
10.00am – 10.30am	Coffee Break
10.30am – 12.00pm	Plenary 1:	CSR: An Evolving Concept in ASEAN
		Chairperson:
		What does CSR mean in the Southeast Asian Context? Presenter: Dr Filemon Uriate, Executive Director, ASEAN Foundation
		Question and Answer
	Lunch
2.00pm – 3.30pm	Plenary 2:	Understanding the Business and Human Rights Agenda
		Chairperson: Ms Sumi Dhanarajan, Head of the Public Roles of the Private Sector, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and Regional Adviser, Institute of Human Rights and Business.
		(i) The Evolution of the Business and Human Rights Agenda Presenter: Mr Mark Hodge Director of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights
		(ii) The ‘Protect-Respect-Remedy’ Framework Presenter: Ms Vanessa Zimmerman Legal advisor to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights
		(iii) How can a Business and Human Rights Framework strengthen CSR practices in ASEAN? Presenter: Mr Thomas Thomas Executive Director, Singapore Compact on CSR
3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
4.00pm – 5.30pm	Plenary 3:	Business and Human Rights Challenges in Southeast Asia
		Chairperson: Mr Thomas Thomas, Executive Director, Singapore Compact on CSR
		A corporate perspective of CSR (among which Human Rights) in an ASEAN context ( Cases) Associate Professor Peter Verhezen Graduate Management School of University of Melbourne (Australia); Adjunct Professor at the Vlerick Leuven Management School (Belgium); Principal at Verhezen & Associates Ltd (Asia-Indonesia)
		(i) Labour Standards in Supply Chains Presenter: Ms Salve Valenciano Workers Assistance Centre (WAC), Philippines
		(ii) Challenges within the Palm Oil Sector Presenter: Ms Shafinaz Suhaimi Programme Officer, Tenaganita, Malaysia
7pm	Welcome Dinner

Wednesday 1^st December 2010
9.00am – 10.30pm	Plenary 4:	Integrating Human Rights into Business Operations: A SWOT Analysis
		Chairperson: Mr Arun Mazhinan, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore
		(i) Strategies for Managing Human Rights Impacts Presenter: Mr William Anderson, CSR Asia Corporate Member
		(ii) Operating in a Goldfish Bowl – Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights in the age of transparency Presenter: Ms Joy Chavez Philippine Coordinator, Forum on the Global South
		(iii) Corporate Case-study Presenter: Mr William Anderson Head of Social and Environmental Affairs Asia Pacific, Adidas
10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
11.00am – 12.30am	Plenary 5:	The State’s role in Addressing Corporate-related Human Rights Abuses
		Chairperson: Mr Charn Chaiyanukij, Chairperson Thai Working Group on ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
		(i) Enforcing a New Social Contract through New Forms of Governance Presenter: Dr Felice Yeban Associate Professor Philippine Normal University
		(ii) Government Responses to CSR, Business and Human Rights in the ASEAN Region Presenter: Ms Yanti Koestoer Executive Director, Indonesia Business Links (IBL), Board of Trustees ASEAN CSR Network
		(iii) The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in ensuring Human Rights Protection against Corporate Abuses Presenter: Prof Amara Pongsapich National Human Rights Commission, Thailand
1.20pm – 2.20pm	Lunch
2.20pm – 3.00pm	Plenary 6:	Access to Remedies for Corporate Human Rights Abuses
		Chairperson: Ms Braema Mathiaparanam, Chairperson, MARUAH (Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore)
		(i) Implementing Grievance Mechanisms: Challenges and Opportunities Presenter: Mr JOSELITO CALIVOSO JR., Coordinator, Manila Branch, SALIGAN, Philippines
		(ii) The use of Non-judicial Grievance Mechanisms to Resolve Corporate Human Rights Abuses in Southeast Asia Presenters: Research team from the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore Lead Researcher: Ms Sumi Dhanarajan, Head of the Public Roles of the Private Sector programme, CAG Ms Starr Levesque, Research Assistant, CAG Ms Tashia Peterson, Graduate student, Dept of Political Science, NUS Ms Yina Song, Graduate student, MPA, LKY School of Public Policy
3.00pm – 3.30pm	Tea Break
3.30pm – 5.00pm	Plenary 6:	Going Forward: An ASEAN Roadmap for securing corporate responsibility for protecting and respecting human rights
		Facilitated breakout groups to discuss approaches for effective mechanisms within ASEAN and at national levels Responses Three Key Recommendations
5.00pm to 5.15pm	Closing Remarks

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