Responsible Business Summit USA

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How to make corporate responsibility a core aspect of organizational culture, collaborate with key stakeholders and use CSR to enhance reputation and gain competitive edge

✓Powerful methods to engage stakeholders – Take CSR beyond the annual sustainability report. Learn how Timberland, AB Group and AB in Bev influence and drive sustainable consumer behaviour. Gain employee buy-in using social media and workforce empowerment. Combine a bottom up and top down approach to successfully embed CSR in your organization.
✓ Solutions for effective compliance in response to the Dodd Frank Act and California Transparency in Supply Chains Act – Receive insight from AMD on how to eliminate conflict minerals from your supply chain and enhance ethical sourcing. Reduce the cost of compliance to your business of an act predicted to cost US businesses $9 billion-$16 billion.
✓ Make the business case for your social investment initiatives- Go beyond environmental sustainability challenges, efficiency savings and waste reduction. Learn how to create shared business value through successful community investment initiatives. Use proven guidance from HP, AT +T and Verizon to convince key stakeholders of the material benefits gained from societal investment.
✓ Receive proven tools for successful collaboration – Research by GlobeScan shows 74% of sustainability experts surveyed believe that environmental/social activism will increase significantly in the next few years. Receive expert guidance on building effective partnerships with key stakeholders such as NGOs, industry associations, regulators and even competitors to advance your CSR programme.
✓Make 2012 the year your company profits from Socially Responsible Investment – Learn how your company can attract a growing SRI community worth at least $3 trillion to the US investment marketplace. Calvert Investments, an SRI company managing combined assets worth $12.5 billion, will outline how the financial sector scrutinises your company’s CSR risk management.
✓ Deliver on your long-term CSR vision – Case studies from leading multinationals on how to meet ambitious long-term targets and track performance using proven metrics.
✓ Robust debate, in-depth discussion and problem solving with a world-leading roster of CSR high performers – including Campbell Soup, GAP INC, Intel, Mars Inc, Abbott, Timberland, HP, AT +T and more

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CSR Strategy from senior management:

4 Brand New Features for 2012

For 2012 Responsible Business Summit USA we have introduced 4 new features that will help you address the major CSR challenges facing your organisation. Based on over 50 research calls with your peers, this year you can benefit from:

150+ senior level attendees for you to meet and network with over 2 days of best practice sharing
A special roundtable debate session tackling the issue of what to do when business goals and CSR collide. Don't just be part of the room. Get involved in robust debate and active problem solving
New speakers from companies at the vanguard of corporate social responsibility including Life Technologies Corp, Patagonia, Timberland and GAP.
Unique networking opportunity and best practice sharing in our LinkedIn group exclusively for those focused on Responsible Business

Find out more by downloading the Responsible Business Summit USA 2012 brochure

Testimonial...

The wide variety of presenters and excellent facilitation made the Responsible Business Summit a useful insight into our customers' challenges. Ethical Corporation brings together the best in business to make a difference

Jeff Swartz, Former CEO, Timberland

A few quick facts about this conference

Best practice from 20+ leading global sustainability executives. All from companies like , Campbell Soup, Lockheed Martin, Intel, Bank of America, Abbott, , Timberland, AMD - see our full speaker list
15+ hours of practical advice and real-world examples that you can use for frontline CSR implementation - have a look at our complete agenda
An unrivalled track record you can trust: The European version of this conference has been running for the 10th year now. 75% of last year's attendees said they would probably or definitely recommend the conference to a colleague. Have a look at some testimonials

Have a look at this video to learn more about our last Responsible Business Summit

Previous Speakers and attendees include:

	John Varley, CEO, Barclays		Ian Hudson, President, Europe, DuPont
	Richard Lambert, Director-General, Confederation of British Industry		Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman, Europe, Microsoft
	Alain Grisay, CEO, F&C Asset Management		Anders Dahlvig, President & CEO, IKEA
	Hans Ulrich Maerki, Chairman (EMEA), IBM		Jeff Swartz, CEO, Timberland
	Julio Moura, CEO, Grupo Nueva		Richard Brown, CEO, Eurostar
	Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International		Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist

Meet and build relationships at the premier CSR event in the USA

20+ hours of networking with top level executives from across a range of industries with networking coffee breaks, lunch and dinner. Find out who you will meet this year

Testimonial...

Thought-provoking experience full of discussions that in most cases were refreshingly frank and

informative

Helen Seibel, Manager, CR Astrazeneca

Get all the conference benefits and save money by registering early

Secure you your pass today and you will be able to take advantage of the Early Bird discount saving you $200, this will only be available until June 1st so make sure you don't miss out on the cheapest conference tickets!

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I look forward to meeting you in New York this June!