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Lombok, Indonesia, 13 December 2017 – The Global CSR Summit & AwardsTM considered by the industry to be the most established and coveted recognition event for the CSR, will hold its tenth annual event on 19-20 April 2018 at the island of Lombok, Indonesia. The Global CSR Summit & AwardsTM will also co-host The Global Good Governance TM awards.In line with its tenth anniversary, supporters have called for the 2018 event to be held at a memorable location and voted unanimously for the beautiful island of Lombok, located at the east of Bali, Indonesia. At the first announcement of the event location in November this year, the organisers have reported that two-thirds of the seats have been sold.
The awards component – The Global CSR AwardsTM and The Good Governance AwardsTM continuously attract a strong following of over 400 global and regional companies year after year, submitting their nominations for the coveted award. In addition, hundreds of delegates commit themselves to attending the event that has become known as a global brand known for raising cutting edge ideas in matters of societal transformation, product innovations that change the world and controversial topics that aim to inspire bold ideas to drive large scale changes and improvements to the environment, people and the planet. Ms Audrey Van Houten, Global Events Director of The Global CSR Summit & Awards commented: “The Global CSR Summit & Awards has withstood the test of time and has continuously been supported by respected companies from around the world including some of the Fortune 500 companies. From our past feedback, delegates have commented that they relished the opportunity to make new contacts and share ideas with one another including taking part in the breathtaking eco-tour that we have included as the one of the main highlights of the event. Our Lombok edition for 2018 will be a hit for our delegates”
The theme for this 10th golden year event, “Rethinking CSR for the Next Decade”, challenges participants to reflect upon the journey that the CSR community has embarked over the past decade. Over 20 high profile speakers have confirmed their attendance for the event and will be covering wide ranging topics on the successes and mistakes in policy and decision making, case studies and best practices on CSR over the past decade.
The confirmed speakers are:
Prof Dr Geoffery Williams, Director Williams Business Consultancy
Ms Angela Baker, Director, Qualcomm Wireless Reach
Ms Claudine Zukowski, Global Relief Co-ordinator , Procter & Gamble
Mr Rainer Wolf , VP & General Manager , Edwards Life Science (Singapore ) Pte Ltd
Ms Sophie Guerin, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Asia Pacific, Japan & Asia, Dell Inc
Ms Lauren Black, Corporate Social Responsibility , Tata Consultancy Services (Australia)
Mr David Way , General Manager ,Didipio , Oceana Gold (Philippines)
Mr Bernard Creed, SVP ,Finance , Retail & Leisure , Dubai Duty Free
Mr Ralph Justin Dixon , Director of Environmental Investments, YTL Corporation Berhad
MsMelainieMasriel, Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainability Director, PT Loreal Indonesia
Datuk IR Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Amin , Senior General Manager – Corporate Affairs &
Communications, Tenanga Nasional
Ms Intan Zalila Mohd Yusof ,SVP , Yayasan Khazanah (Malaysia)
Mr Jiwari Abdullah , Assitant General Manager- Corporate Social Responsibility, Sarawak Energy
Mr Poonsit Wongthawachai, EVP Corporate Communications Division, Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited
Ms Okty Damayanti , Corporate Social Responsibility Divisional Head, Adaro Energy
Mr Francisco Arellano, Senior Technical Consultant, Maynilad Water
Mr A. Andy Budiarto , Manager for Technical, Environment & CSR , Jawa Power
Mr Julien Goalabre, Communication & Fundraising for Bali Water Protection, IDEP Foundation
Mr Stefan Pang, Director, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversey, Inc
Mr Ashish Sachdeva, Founder, Green Dream Foundations
The Global CSR AwardsTM and The Global Good Governance AwardsTM 2018 will present awards to companies and individuals based on the following categories:
The Global CSR Awards 2018
Global Category
Best Environmental Excellence Award
Best Community Programme Award
Excellence In Provision Of Literacy & Education Award
Empowerment of Women Award
Best Workplace Practices
CSR Leadership Award
Product Excellence Award
Country Awards Category
Best Country Award for Overall CSR Excellence
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Philippines
India
Indonesia
Middle East
Global Good Governance Awards
The Best Chief Executive Officer Award
The Best Chief Financial Officer Award
The Best Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Award
The Best Governed and Transparent Company Award
The Best Corporate Advisory Award
For media partnerships and media passes please contact:
Ms Tricia Lim
Email: marketing@pinnaclegroup.global
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