The emphasis is on CSR in the Asia-Pacific region. It will be a highly practical, workshop based course, and is once again limited to 20 participants. There will be 8 half-day workshops, including a half-day field trip based on a practical stakeholder engagement. In addition, we will be organising an optional 1-day trip to mainland China. CSR Asia Directors Richard Welford and Stephen Frost will be running the workshops. They have extensive experience of working with companies on CSR issues in the region. There will also be participation from other CSR Asia staff with expertise in dispute resolution, social security, SA8000 and public health. Local NGOs and business representatives will also participate.

The overarching approach is to demonstrate how CSR is linked to good business through concepts such as image and brand enhancement. We will also be looking as CSR as a way to manage risks. We will examine important concepts such as transparency and accountability and consider how CSR can be implemented in practice. Workshops will cover:

Perspectives on CSR in Asia
Business and human rights
Labour standards and trade unions
Tackling child labour, bonded labour and forced labour
Stakeholder engagement (linked to half-day field trip)
Half-day workshop based on a site visit to the Tung Chung Cable Car
The environment and natural resources
Public health and occupational safety