Dear Members of CSR Fora Shanghai,
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join our CSR Election for 2016 at 14:30hrs, 3rd March at the European Chamber Shanghai Office. The meeting will be consisted of two sessions:
Agenda:
-Chair Election 2016 (The short bio and motivation letters from Chair Candidates will be announced after the deadline of calling for candidates-22nd Feb. 2016); Chamber Secretariat reporting 2015 work and collecting suggestions from members of our 2016 plans.
-Guest speaker presentations.
Chair Elections:
The CSR Forum Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Forum. The responsibilities of Chairpersons include taking a leading role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to the Chinese and European governments and steering Working Group meetings. The required characteristics of a Chair and Vice Chair are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the group. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential.
According to European Chamber internal best practices intended to promote new strategies and approaches for the operation of the working groups, the European Chamber recommends that a Chairperson should not exceed three years in his/her role and highly encourages all members interested in taking a leading role to put their name forward for election. However, there is no maximum term duration for Working Group Chair and Vice Chair positions.
Should you be interested in putting yourself forward for candidacy for election, please firstly read the attached document which outlines the roles and responsibilities of a Working Group/Forum Chairperson.
To apply, each prospective candidate should submit a short bio and a motivation letter prior to the election to the Business Manager of the CSR forum by Friday, 19th February at yli@europeanchamber.com.cn. In the email, please clearly state whether you intend to run for the position of Chair or Vice Chair. Candidates running for the role of Chair, if not successfully elected, can opt to be included as a candidate for Vice Chair. For the CSR Forum, it is possible to have at most one Chair and two Vice Chairs.
In accordance with European Chamber internal guidelines, the Business Manager will send another email to the Working Group one week prior to the election with the bios and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting (one vote per company) after each candidate has been given an opportunity to give a short speech on why they would like to run for election. The duration of the term for both Chairs and Vice Chairs is one year. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached Code of Conduct following election.
As for the presentations, the first presentation is made by Ms. Xiujuan LV (Marketing Director, Syntao) on ‘Looking Ahead - Top 10 CSR Trends in China for 2016’.
About the 1st presentation:
2016 is not going to be just “another year” for CSR in China, the opening chapter of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) consists of targets and topics guiding the development actions for the next 15 years; The Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)) highlights sustainability in its guideline, as well as the China Emission Trade Scheme national launch due in 2017. All of these milestones closely linked with our work in CSR and which will help us reshape the landscape of China’s development for the next 5-15 years.
Top 10 CSR Trends in a nutshell:
1. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 13th Five Year Plan drive and steer the CSR development in China
2. Climate change and green industries become the talk of town across China
3. Responsible Manufacturing: CSR value helps catalyze the technology innovation for traditional manufacturing industries
4. CSR becomes an indispensable component for China’s “Bring In & Go Global ” strategy
5. Responsible Investing takes a firm hold in financial world
6. “Internet+ Responsibility ” replaces “Internet +”
7. Stock market’s new rule requires CSR report to be more focused on substance
8. Blurry line across public, private and non-profit sectors
9. NGO law & charity law in place: more transparent legal environment for civil organizations
10. Reengineering community development: one extra mile for extending the corporations’ value chain
The second presentation is made by Ms. Yibo DAI (Deputy General Manager, GoldenBee) on ‘2015 Top 10 CSR Events in China and the Last 10 Years Review’.
About the 2nd presentation:
Selected by GoldenBee, 2015 Top 10 CSR Events in China with the connotation will be elaborated. Together with a quick review on the top 10 CSR events in the past ten years, the development roadmap of CSR in China will be clearly presented.
Downloads
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- Corporate Social Responsibility Forum
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Code of Conduct
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