MEETING THE STANDARD
The Post-GFC World of Responsible Business Practice
ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference, ‘Meeting the Standard: The Post-GFC World of Responsible Business Practice’ was held on Friday, 19th February, 2010. The theme examined the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) forthcoming Guidance Standard on Social Responsibility – ISO 26000.
Officially opened by the Deputy Premier of Victoria and Attorney General, the Hon. Rob Hulls MP, the 4th Annual Conference featured 25 insightful speakers from Australia, Europe, the UK and South Africa.
Five experts central to the development of ISO 26000 and a choice of six round-table discussions delivered thought-provoking dialogue to our conference delegates.
ACCSR’s Managing Director, Dr Leeora Black, also launched ‘The State of CSR in Australia 2009 Update’ (PDF) - the biggest ongoing research program into the changing nature of CSR practice, including an announcement of the CSRMC Top 25 – the companies and organisations with the best CSR management capabilities.
Speaker Presentations
Our 2010 Annual Conference was opened by a video message from The Hon, Rob Hulls, Deputy Premier and Attorney General of Victoria.
Jonathon Hanks, ISO 26000 Speaker
Dr Wayne Visser, CEO of CSR International
Vince Hawksworth, CEO of Hydro Tasmania
The Hon Marsha Thomson MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice
Dr Mitchell Landrigan, Legal Counsel, Telstra
Tim Sheehy, CEO, Chartered Secretaries Australia
Dr Alan Finkel, Chief Technology Officer, Better Place
Elana Rubin, Chair, Victorian WorkCover Authority
Heather Campbell, CEO, Landcare
Louise Sylvan, Productivity Commissioner
Dr Leeora Black, MD, ACCSR
Closing Keynote Address by The Hon. Jason Clare MP
Liz Sidiropoulos
Lecturer
Central Queensland University
Photo and Video Gallery
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| Volunteers at the ACCSR conference (standing l-r): Kate Hardiman, Jenny Hassam; (seated l-r): Paul Evans, Barbara Doyle |
Speaker Dr Wayne Visser, Founder of CSR International |
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| Speaker Dr Kate Auty, Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability | Speakers (l-r) Joris Oldenziel, Senior Researcher, SOMO and Serena Lillywhite, Mining Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam |
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| Speaker, the Victorian Parliamentary Secretary of Justice, Marsha Thomson MP | Speakers Dr Mitchell Landrigan, Legal Counsel for Telstra and Vanessa Zimmerman, Legal Advisor to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights |
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| Speaker, Vince Hawksworth, CEO, Hydro Tasmania | Speaker, Dr Leeora Black, Managing Director, ACCSR |
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| Speaker, Peter Colley, ACTU Representative to ISO 26000 | Speakers (l-r): Jonathon Hanks, Convenor of the ISO 26000 Integrated Drafting Task Force and Bill Dee, Representative of Standards Australia to ISO 26000 |
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| Plenary Discussion (l-r): Joris Oldenziel, Senior Researcher, SOMO; Vanessa Zimmerman, Legal Advisor to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights; Dr Kate Auty, Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability; Professor Gavin Jack, Professor of Management, La Trobe University Graduate School of Management; Nathan Fabian, CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change; Paul Hohnen, ACCSR Senior International Associate | (l-r): Paul Hohnen, ACCSR Senior International Associate, Heather Campbell, CEO, Landcare Australia; Elana Ruben, Chair, Victorian WorkCover Authority; Dr Leeora Black, ACCSR Managing Director; Louise Sylvan, Commissioner, Productivity Commission; The Hon Jason Clare MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Employment |
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| Closing address, The Hon Jason Clare MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Employment | Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference |
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| Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference | Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference |
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| Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference | Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference |
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| Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference | Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference |
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| Networking at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference | Speaker Paul Hohnen, ACCSR Senior International Associate |
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| Speaker, Jonathon Hanks, Convenor of the ISO 26000 Integrated Drafting Task Force | Snapshots of the delegates at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference |
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| Snapshots of the delegates at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference | Snapshots of the delegates at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference |
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| Snapshots of the delegates at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference | Snapshots of the delegates at ACCSR’s 4th Annual Conference |
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| Speaker Vince Hawksworth, CEO, Hydro Tasmania | Speaker Sara Bice, ACCSR Research Consultant |
Program and Booking Information
- Are you ready to meet the standard of responsible business practice in a post-GFC world?
- Will 2010 finally see a global agreement on the nature of social responsibility principles, topics and practices?
- Start the year with the information you need!
Download the 2010 conference brochure and registration form (3 MB)
Download the full conference program
Download the speakers biographies
The practice of social responsibility stands on the brink of the biggest changes since CSR entered management practice in the 1970s. Business leaders the world round are now recognising that there can be no return to ‘business as usual’. But what will the new ‘normal’ look like?
CSR survived the Global Financial Crisis. The latter’s failure to address stakeholder and ethical issues have taken trust in business to new lows. In 2010, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world’s leading standards body, will release a standard on what it means to be a socially responsible organisation.
Experts from 91 countries have been working intensively since 2004 to reach consensus on what "social responsibility" means, and what should go in the world's first standard on the subject.
The new standard has the potential to re-shape the CSR landscape.
Find out what the new standard will mean for your organisation and how responsible business practice has emerged from the crisis sharper and more focused than ever.
| The conference will be officially opened by the Deputy Premier of Victoria and Attorney General, Hon. Rob Hulls (Photo reproduced with the permission of the Victorian Parliamentary Library) |
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PLUS
Launch of The State of CSR in Australia 2009 Update - the biggest ongoing research program into the changing nature of CSR practice, including an announcement of the CSRMC Top 25 – the companies and organisations with the best CSR management capabilities.
Sponsors
Conference Sponsors:
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| La Trobe University Graduate School of Management | Sai Global | |
Media Sponsor:
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| Ethical Performance | |
It is also an opportunity for leaders in the area, who are critical to driving this important evolution in business thinking, to get together and exchange cutting-edge thinking about the future direction of CSR in Australia ... Business and the financial markets do not, and cannot exist in a void, isolated from the communities and the environment in which they operate. While terms like “corporate social responsibility” and “responsible investment” may sound altruistic, they all boil down to sustainable business practices. The kind of business practices Australia needs right now."
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
Closing Keynote Address to Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility,
3rd Annual Conference
Download the 2010 conference brochure and registration form (3 MB)
Download the full conference program
Download the speakers biographies