Dear Forum Member,
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the CSR Forum Meeting that will take place on Monday, 26th March 2012, starting at 14 pm at the European Chamber Shanghai office. In this meeting, we are pleased to invite Mr. Alan Ge, Director of Quality & CSR from TNT Greater China to give a presentation on their CSR Program.
At this meeting, we will also hold the elections for the CSR Forum Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons, and identify and discuss the NGO Affair in April.
Tentative Agenda
1. Presentation on“Low Carbon Supply Chain” by Alan Ge, Director of Quality & CSR, TNT Greater China
2. Chair /Vice Chair Election
3. Roundtable discussion of April NGO Fair
4. AOB and date of next meeting
If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Ms. Celine Russell at carussell@europeanchamber.com.cn before COB Monday 26th of March.
Chair / Vice Chair Election
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 Forum meetings and events. 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 Forum. Previous participation in the Forum 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 Chairperson. To apply, each prospective candidate should submit a short bio and a motivation letter at least one week prior to the election to Ms. Tina Ran, by March 16th COB at tran@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 Finance & Taxation Working Group, 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.
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For more information on the CSR Forum or general enquiries such as Membership with the European Chamber please contact Ms. Tina Ran (tran@europeanchamber.com.cn) in Shanghai or Jean-Paul Larché(jplarche@europeanchamber.com.cn) in Beijing