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This conference is for you if you are interested in learning more about Social Responsibility and the ISO 26000 standard. By attending this major event, you will:

Discover the route to developing and successfully implementing your social responsibility strategy using ISO 26000 as a guide

Hear from experts from around the world, including government bodies and private organizations

Network with intellectuals, thinkers and visionary leaders on social responsibility and ISO 26000

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Social Responsibility & ISO 26000

24 – 25 April 2012, Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Under The Patronage Of His Excellency Dr. Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad Minister of Environment and Water, Chairman of ESMA

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United Nations HCR, UAE

InterPraxis Sustainability Advisory & Assurance, Canada

Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology UAE

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, UAE

Egyptian National Committee for Social Responsibility and ISO 26000, Egypt

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Australia

Sustainability Advisory Group, UK

Synergy Global, UAE

Sustainability Excellence, Jordan

Moroccan Standardization Institute, Morocco

International Standards Organization, Switzerland

Swedish Standards Institute, Sweden

Minister of Environment and Water, UAE

Microsoft, UAE

DP World, UAE

Barclays Africa, UAE

Al Ahli Holding Group, UAE

Chalhoub Group, UAE

GCC Standardization Organization, KSA

CSR Company International, Austria

Consolidated Contractors Company, UAE

Majid Al Futtaim, UAE

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE

National Bank of Abu Dhabi, UAE

Maximus Air/ Care By Air, UAE

Ernst & Young, UAE

Network with and hear from Policy Makers, Experts and Practitioners from:

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Social Responsibility & ISO 26000 Day One, Tuesday, 24 April 2012

08:00 Registration And Welcome Coffee

09:00 Opening Ceremony

09:05 Welcome Remarks By The Conference Chairman

09:10

09:20 ISO 26000/Social Responsibility - Core Objectives And Global Implementation Of The Standard In The Year Since It Was Published

Why the standards was developed

Core principles of the standard

Outcome of a recent survey on the global implementation of ISO 26000 Rob Steele, Secretary-General, ISO, Switzerland

09:40 ESMA and the GSO Working Group for Social Responsibility

ESMA in brief

The UAE National Working Group for social responsibility

The role of ESMA in the GSO Working Group for social responsibility in the development of ISO 26000 Mohamed Saleh Badri, Acting Director-General, ESMA, UAE

09:50 Implementation Issues Of The Social Responsibility International Standard

Assessing what the implementation issues are

Misconceptions associated with the social responsibility standards

Overcoming the challenges ahead Dr. Sufyan Al Irhayim, Director of Standards and Metrology, GCC Standardization Organization, KSA

10:00

10:45 Morning Refreshments and Networking Break

11:15 ISO 26000: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask

A view from 30,000 ft of the new ISO 26000 guidance standard on social responsibility

How the standard specifically and social responsibility generally will affect your organization

David Simpson, Director, InterPraxis Sustainability Advisory & Assurance, Canada

11:30 Social Responsibility and ISO 26000 - The Next Level

The management tool of choice to implement social responsible activities

Global uptake of ISO 26000

States promoting ISO 26000

Certification, verification and labels Martin Neureiter, CEO, CSR Company International, Austria

Welcome Address: His Excellency Dr. Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, Chairman of ESMA

Q&A Session Rob Steele, Secretary-General, ISO, Switzerland Mohamed Saleh Badri, Acting Director-General, ESMA, UAE Dr. Sufyan Al Irhayim, Director of Standards and Metrology, GCC Standardization Organization, KSA


11: 45

12:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 The Moroccan Experience With Social Responsibility And The Lessons Learnt For The Middle East

Understanding the historical context of social responsibility in Morocco and why it is important for them?

Public initiatives on social responsibility

Private initiatives on social responsibility

How will social responsibility be developed in Morocco in the future? Abderrahim Taibi, Head of Standardization Department, Moroccan Standardization Institute, Morocco

13:45 Case Study Presentation: Enhancing The UAE's Humanitarian Role Worldwide Via Care By Air

Assessing the initiative to deliver low-cost transportation to meet the needs of humanitarian organizations

Innovative thinking: Utilizing the empty space in cargo planes to send food supplies by charities

Boosting the capacities of local, regional and international relief agencies

Overcoming the challenges and highlighting the benefits of the initiative Fathi Buhazza, President & CEO, Maximus Air, and Founder, Care By Air, UAE

14:00

14:45 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking Break

15:15 Bahrain Presentation

15:30 The Egyptian Experience In Social Responsibility and ISO 26000

Understanding the context of global and national societal changes

Assessing social responsibility and sustainable development in Egypt

Charity versus social responsibility

Overcoming the challenges to integrating social responsibility into business practices

Osama Elmeligy, Chairman, Egyptian National Committee for Social Responsibility and ISO 26000, Egypt

Panel Discussion: How Can International Social Responsibility Best Practice Be Transferred To The GCC Region

What lessons can be learnt from the global experience on social responsibility and ISO 26000?

What are the key best practices?

Can best practices simply be transferred or are modifications required to reflect the unique nature of the region?

Brigitte Khair Mountain, Head of Office - External Relations Hub for the GCC, United Nations HCR, UAE Eva Ramos, Advisor - Sustainable Development, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE David Simpson, Director, InterPraxis Sustainability Advisory & Assurance, Canada Martin Neureiter, CEO, CSR Company International, Austria Luc Lakeman, Sustainability Officer, Consolidated Contractors Company, UAE

Panel Discussion: Overcoming The Practical Challenges To Implementing Socially Responsible Activities

Understanding the major implementation challenges

How can global best practice be implemented into the region?

What are the roles of governments, businesses and NGOs? Osama Elmeligy, Chairman, Egyptian National Committee for Social Responsibility and ISO 26000, Egypt Mohammad Jebreel, Senior Sustainability Advisor, Sustainability Excellence, Jordan Belinda Scott, Senior Manager Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility, National Bank Of Abu Dhabi, UAE Leeora Black, Managing Director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Australia


16:00 Case Study Presentation: Access To Banking For The Poor In Africa - Providing Market Based Solutions Through CSR

Effectively supporting your communities through your organization’s core business

Evaluating how Barclays used its core business to provide access to financial services to the poor in Africa

An insight into how any organization can develop sustainable projects using their core business services

Assessing the challenges and the lessons learnt that can be applied to other sectors Dr William Derban, Head of Community Relations, Barclays Africa, UAE

16:20

17:00 Close of Day One

Day Two, Wednesday, 25 April 2012

08:00 Welcome Coffee

09:00 Comments By The Conference Chairman

09:05

09:15 Case Study Presentation: Employability Initiative To Support And Engage People With Disabilities

Prospects for the global harmonization of standards to accommodate people with disabilities in the workforce

Unveiling the Microsoft initiative to support the employability of people with disabilities

Assessing the challenges and how they were overcome Azza El-Shinnawy, Education and Citizenship Lead, Microsoft

09:45

10:30 Morning Refreshments And Networking Break

11:00

Panel Discussion: Cost Vs Benefits of Social Responsibility and ISO 26000

What are the real cost of being socially responsible?

What are the specific costs of implementing ISO 26000

How can they be balanced? Kathryn Wightman-Beaven, Head of Global CSR, DP World Lina Hourani, CSR Division Director, Al Ahli Holding Group William Derban, Head of Community Relations, Barclays Africa Hope Sherwin, ME General Manager, Synergy Global

Keynote Presentation: Mohammed Jalal Raryaysah, Head of Communication and Social Responsibility Department, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, UAE

Panel Discussion – Moving Forward With Lessons Learnt And Action Points

What is the single most important issue that needs to be addressed to improve social responsibility in the region?

How can ISO 26000 really be used in government, semi-government and business organizations?

What challenges need to be overcome in the next year? Ayla Bajwa, CSR Manager, Chalhoub Group Ibrahim Al Zubi, Head of CSR, Majid Al Futtaim

Interactive Session: Cultivating The Tone From The Top This session aims to provide participants with an understanding of the need for developing a business case for social responsibility and sustainability. Getting buy-in and support from C Suite Executives for your social responsibility and sustainability strategy can provide a powerful and long term platform for growth. You can only do this by demonstrating the alignment of initiatives and strategy to your core business model and the value this adds to the organization.

Session Facilitator: Tina Passalari, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young, UAE

Topics Covered In The Session

Business case for CSR

Risk mitigation

Generating interest and buy-in with Executives

Case studies

By Attending This Session, You Will Learn

How to consider using a business case for CSR

How to align CSR initiatives with business strategy

How to identify CSR risk and develop a mitigation strategy

12:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 Case Study Workshop Options

Workshop A ISO 26000 And Stakeholders: The New Terms Of Engagement Necessary For Business Success

Summary of the Workshop: There is arguably no greater strategic challenge in the world today than understanding how the interplay of economic, social and environmental aspirations will change the value drivers and strategic positions available for your company. This workshop will provide you with an understanding of the important role played by stakeholder engagement in the new ISO 26000 guidance standard on social responsibility and how effective stakeholder engagement might be used to identify and respond to some of the new demands being made of business in terms of social responsibility and sustainable development.

Workshop B Making Sense Of Sustainability Standards – Which Ones Matter To Your Organization And Why?

Summary of the Workshop: ISO26000, GRI, Global Compact, AA1000, DJSI, SA8000… Sustainability Standards proliferate and the universe of standards can throw up more questions than answers for those considering their choices. This workshop will bring clarity to the confusion and help you to appreciate which standards matter to your specific organization and why, which ones to use to support your specific aims and make them add optimum value.

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Topics Covered In The Workshop

The role of stakeholder engagement in ISO 26000

An understanding of the significance, purpose and benefits of engagement

An introduction to an international standard on stakeholder engagement

An overview of stakeholder engagement methods

By Attending This Workshop, Your Will Learn

Stakeholder engagement’s role in implementing ISO 26000

The business case for stakeholder engagement

Ability to understand quality stakeholder engagement

Topics Covered In The Workshop

Role of sustainability standards

Overview of key sustainability standards

How do their relate and interact

What makes a good standard

By Attending This Workshop, You Will Learn:

What value can standards add to my organization

How to know which standard to use when and for what

Is one standard enough or should I use a combination?

Workshop Facilitator: Maria Sillanpaa, Founding Director, Sustainability Advisory Group, UK

Workshop Facilitator: David Simpson,

Director, InterPraxis Sustainability Advisory

& Assurance, Canada


15:00 Afternoon Refreshments And Networking Break

15:30 Case Study Workshop Options

Workshop C Developing Intra Organization Collaboration To Implement Social Responsibility Activities

Summary of the Workshop: Most organizations follow a sustainability agenda similar to other organizations; often with the same goals. The aim of this workshop is to discuss best practice for organizations to collaborate together to ensure efficient use of resources which utilizes the core competencies of each organization involved to maximize effectiveness. This Al Ahli Holding Group case study of developing the youth entrepreneurship ecosystem of the region will provide you with an illustration of the power of organizations coming together. Fundamentals identified in our activity will be discussed and this best practice can be spread to other important causes throughout the region.

Workshop D ISO 26000 and Practical Implementation: A European Case Study Of Working With CSR In A Global Company

Summary of the Workshop: When implementing ISO 26000 and building a sustainable CSR system, there are some crucial aspects to take into consideration including cultures, supply chain, retailers amongst others. This workshop will highlight the operational aspect of working with CSR/SR issues by presenting a case from a European company showing how they are actively working with CSR and how they are incorporating CSR in their business structure, strategies and goals. The workshop will highlight these aspects and also link them to ISO 26000 to show the operational usage of the standard.

Workshop Facilitators: Carina Svensson, Project Manager, Swedish Standards Institute, Sweden Martin Neureiter, CEO, CSR Company International, Austria

17:00 Closing Remarks From The Conference Chairman

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Topics Covered In The Workshop:

Identifying where you fit in the ecosystem. Identifying partners who can fill the gaps.

Developing a working group between partners

Engaging employees of each partner and utilizing each partners wider network

Identifying and examining the role of existing collaborative bodies

Aligning company strategy with the wider strategy of the country/region

By Attending This Workshop You Will Learn:

How to manage effective collaboration

Why collaborative sustainability can be more effective

To increase the impact of your organization’s sustainability strategy

How to place your organization’s impact in the ecosystem surrounding your cause

Topics Covered In The Workshop:

Case Study by an European Company with representation in the UAE

The practical usage of ISO 26000 in a business structure

Various CSR/SR activities implemented and how to link these to ISO 26000

How to work with CSR/SR on a global level

By Attending This Workshops You Will Learn:

Practical information on how to work with Social Responsibility and ISO 26000

A practical case study of an European Company with representation in the UAE

Social Responsibility incorporated in the

business structure, strategies and goals

Workshop Facilitator: Lina Hourani, CSR Division

Director, Al Ahli Holding Group, UAE

Social Responsibility & ISO 26000 Speakers

Tina Passalari, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young, UAE

Fathi Buhazza, President & CEO, Maximus Air, and Founder, Care By Air, UAE

Abderrahim Taibi, Head of Standardization Department, Moroccan Standardization Institute, Morocco

Hope Sherwin, Middle East General Manager, Synergy Global, UAE

Ayla Bajwa, CSR Manager, Chalhoub Group, UAE

Ibrahim Al Zubi, Head of CSR, Majid Al Futtaim, UAE

Azza El-Shinnawy, Education and Citizenship Lead, Microsoft, UAE

Belinda Scott, Senior Manager Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility, NBAD, UAE

Leeora Black, Managing Director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Australia

Osama Elmeligy, Chairman, Egyptian National Committee for Social Responsibility and ISO 26000, Egypt

Eva Ramos, Advisor - Sustainable Development, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mohammad Jebreel, Senior Sustainability Advisor, Sustainability Excellence, Jordan

Luc Lakeman, Sustainability Officer, Consolidated Contractors Company, UAE

Maria Sillanpaa, Founding Director, Sustainability Advisory Group, UK

William Derban, Head of Community Relations, Barclays Africa, UAE

Lina Hourani, CSR Division Director, Al Ahli Holding Group, UAE

Martin Neureiter, CEO, CSR Company International, Austria

David Simpson, Director, InterPraxis Sustainability Advisory & Assurance, Canada

Kathryn

Wightman-

Beaven, Head of

Global CSR, DP

World, UAE

Brigitte Khair Mountain, Head of Office - External Relations Hub for the GCC, UNHCR, UAE

Dr. Sufyan Al Irhayim, Head of Standards, GCC Standardization Organization, KSA

Rob Steele, Secretary-General, ISO, Switzerland

Mohamed Saleh Badri, Acting Director-General, ESMA, UAE

His Excellency Dr. Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad Minister of Environment and Water, Chairman of ESMA


Social Responsibility & ISO 26000

Emirates Authority For Standardization & Metrology (ESMA) is the national standardization body in the UAE. The independent board of directors is chaired by H. E. Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, the Minister of Environment and Water and comprises of representatives from the main stakeholders involved in standards. Based in Abu Dhabi, ESMA is responsible for developing and issuing national standards which in 2011 amounted to more than 6500 standards. ESMA is a member of GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) and other regional standardization organizations and at the international level, ESMA is a participating member of the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and a member of IEC and Codex Alimentarius. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. It is a network of the national standards institutes of 162 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. It is also a non-governmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. On the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government. On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations.

AIM Events is the conference, training and exhibitions division of the Abu Dhabi University. We are dedicated to creating and delivering high quality events which are business critical to Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the Middle East. Our mission is to produce knowledge based events that contribute to the growth and development of human potential in the community. Our events make the link between theoretical ideas and the real economy, present a focused program of international and local experts and are designed to add to the knowledge capital in the region.

Sponsorship Opportunities

This conference will provide a platform for socially responsible organizations to demonstrate their commitment and leadership on this very important global subject. The sponsorship packages will give organizations like yours a way to demonstrate your leadership in front of a targeted audience of like-minded people. Your organization can benefit from being seen as a leader in this important event. Your logo and company information will be displayed on:

o Extensive press coverage before, during and after the event o The event brochure and website o Promotional literature sent to government bodies o Dedicated electronic marketing campaign o The listing of the event on diary pages of the most relevant magazines and websites

Demonstrate your social responsibility credentials by being at the forefront of the Social Responsibility & ISO 26000 Conference, under the Patronage Of His Excellency Dr. Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water and Chairman of ESMA. To explore how you can demonstrate your leadership on social responsibility at the conference, please contact: Adham Sharkawy on +971 (50) 8500 740 or [email protected]


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