The Manila forum is aimed at companies interested in strategic CSR practices, with a particular emphasis on community investment measurement and communications in the current economic climate. It will bring together experts with international experience, who have provided consultancy for global brands across the region. Said forum will facilitate learning on how companies can leverage on CSR to promote partnerships and trust-based relationships with their stakeholders.

This forum will examine how companies can leverage CSR to promote partnerships and
trust-based relationships with their stakeholders that will serve as the foundation for the company to enhance its brand and reputation whilst significantly contributing to the development of communities and societies where they operate.

Divided into plenary and 3 workshop sessions, the CSR Manila Forum will provide venue to
discuss local and regional CSR perspectives and present tools and methodologies that will
capacitate companies to evaluate their CSR frameworks based on the expectations of their
stakeholders and communicate their CSR initiatives

• Corporate decision makers, senior executives, CSR managers interested in leveraging greater benefits from CSR programmes
  Representatives of government and NGOs interested in partnering with the private sector on sustainable development initiatives.
  Organisations who operate in the Philippines and across the Asia-Pacific region wanting to learn more about strategic CSR.

• Learn about key CSR tools, approaches and best practices that can give you a strategic
  advantage from both a local and global perspective
• Find out how to move philanthropic activities into a more strategic and measured form of
  community investment and engagement
• Assess how you can make a reduced CSR budget more productive in the current economic climate
• Network and share information with expert speakers and industry professionals
• Identify potential partners for your CSR initiatives
• Participate in interactive in-depth workshops on:
  • Evaluating community investment
  • Strategic stakeholder engagement
  • Communicating and reporting on CSR