ASEAN Corporate Sustainability Summit & Awards

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Third Party Event

20 Jul 2016 - 21 Jul 2016

The theme of this year’s summit theme is “Shifting Gears: Empowering Sustainable Convergence”. It will focus on the agenda of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will provide a detailed forum on the SDGs in the Philippines.

The summit aims to inspire and motivate the convergence of various sectors to incorporate the new sustainable development agendas at the heart of their business and organisation processes and work towards inclusive sustainable growth.

The dynamic two-day event will feature a pre-conference workshop and the main conference with plenary and breakout sessions addressing topics covering different sectors with experts and practitioners of sustainable development thought.

The social side of the event will include an awards nights where field models for sustainability excellence.

For inquiries on awards nomination, please contact franz@asianngo.org and for sponsorships, contact gian@asianngo.org.

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