It’s important for leaders and organizations to stay abreast of sustainability technologies, policies and initiatives. One of the best ways to keep sustainable growth not only at the forefront of your company but also to ensure effective policies is to attend conferences. There are many leading industry conferences to attend in 2013.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 23 – 27 January 2013
The Annual Meeting remains the foremost creative force for engaging leaders in collaborative activities focused on shaping the global, regional and industry agendas. This year 5-day sessions will be as described on this link. You can also download the programme at a glance here.
On January 24th of 2013 Advertising Women of New York is hosting a one day seminar Innovation in CSR. “Innovation in CSR” will look at companies across industries and examine how they are innovating and using CSR to reach and engage stakeholders, employees and customers. We will applaud those companies that are integrating CSR as a building block of success and inspire and educate attendees on new ways of thinking about CSR.”
This is a two day training held on January 28th and 29th at the Millennium Hotel in Doha, Qatar.
Training topics include:
- What makes a good report: Reporting as a management tool
- The business case for CSR management and reporting
- Materiality analysis: What is important to your organization
- Evaluating CSR and reporting: Process and performance evaluation
Sustainable Brands Conference 2013
The annual sustainable brands conference organized by Sustainable Life Media, Inc. will be held from June 3rd to June 6th in San Diego, California. “Participate in the birth of a Sustainable Brand Renaissance as brand, innovation and sustainability leaders come together to shape the future of business at SB’13. Over 150 speakers are set to engage with attendees in a multitude of breakout sessions, co-create challenges, workshops and skills training sessions.”
13th Annual Ethical Sourcing Forum: Changing Expectations of CSR
This two day workshop organized by Intertek in New York City is held on March 7th and 8th. Participants can expect key solutions to the following questions:
- How will the trends in disclosure of supply chain non-financial due diligence impact my company?
- With increasing expectations towards traceability and knowing the origins of products, how can I better identify, manage and report on risks in my entire supply chain?
- How do I scale up capacity building models to ascertain a deeper reach into my supply chain?
- What can supply chain professionals do to better manage sourcing in high risk hotspots like Myanmar, Pakistan or various African nations?
- What are peer companies doing about the growing expectation to have adequate visibility and assurance for chemical/wastewater management within the supply chain?
- From the Twitterverse to global social movements, what impact could social media have on my business and the CSR industry?
Here is the link to learn more about this…
2013 EHS and Sustainability Software Conference
Organized by National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM), this two day conference is held in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 26th and 27th. Attendees will learn how companies are using data management systems to track compliance metrics, mitigate business risk and report sustainability results externally.
5th Annual Global CSR Summit & Awards 2013
Organized by the Pinnacle Group, the Global CSR Summit & Awards 2013 celebrates its 5th successive year at the beautiful city of Davao in The Philippines.
This summit held on April 19th and 20th, features presentations and discussions from leading personalities in the business and government arena covering sectors from a large spectrum of businesses in Asia. Delegates will also witness the achievements of top performing organizations and persons in the realm of sustainability through the Global CSR Awards ceremony. This is coupled with expert training workshops
Visit this page to learn more.
Also…
Keep your eyes open for information on the 6th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility. Organized by Transparency International, last year’s conference was held in Berlin, Germany. Click here to learn more about the organization and last year’s international conference.