business, human rights and investments in asia
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Business, Human Rights and
Investments in Asia
Asia TBLI Conference,29-30 May, 2008
Bangkok
Moderator – Joëlle BrohierChair, « RSE & Développement » (CSR & Development)
French language Information & Resource website on CSR
Investing with Human Rights principles
Have a Human Rights policy Invest in businesses with a Human Rights policy
Risk management
• Reputational• Judicial• and in the end, financial
Long-term sustainability
• Stakeholders(employees, communities)• Access to markets/fundings
Benefits
Conditions for business
• Fair competitivenes• Social progress & peace
Human Rights : Banks and other investors have a key role
Banks/Other private investors with Human Rights policy
HBOSplc
Source: www.business-humanrights.org
Business & Human Rights in Asia
Rise of Asia economy3 Chinese banks in world’s top 4Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaChina Construction Bank Bank of China (source: BCG, April 2008)
Noember; 2007
Charter incl. Human Rights
Final report on Business& Human Rights to be discussed at UN HR Council
June 2008 December 2008
60th Anniversary
Business & Investors have to deal with HR allegationsSafran revolution: Singapore investor has withdrawn its credits to Air Bagan (Burma)
Jan. 2008
Chinese LabourLaw
Implementing Human Rights policies in Asia
• Mr. Roddy Shaw Kwok-WahBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre, East-Asia
• Ms. Trini LeungResponsible Competitiveness Roundtable, Hong Kong
• Mr. Ravi FernandoMAS Holdings & The UN Global Compact, Sri Lanka
• Mr. Pipat YodprudtikanThai Pat Institute, Thailand Thank you