A conference on international and social responsibility

Students, Faculty and Alumni of University of Central Punjab initiated an International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility: Scope & Contribution

The first International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conference will be held in Lahore, Pakistan in November this year with the aim of addressing the role of corporations private and public sectors both in the societies in which they operate.

CSR is the integration of business operations and values, whereby the interests of all stakeholders including business owners, employees, customers, and the share for community development are reflected in the corporation’s policies and actions.

This conference on CSR, which will highlight many tracks of social responsibility, like:

	Workplace		Media
	Marketplace		Community Care
	Arts & Culture		Environment
	Activism		CSR Focused Activities

This International Event has been organized by the Faculty of Management Studies/ Center of Management Excellence & Research (CMER) at the University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. (www.ucp.edu.pk)

Speaking on behalf of the Organizers, announced that the CSR Conference will take place on 25th and 26th November, 2008 (Tuesday & Wednesday) at the Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore, Pakistan, with the purpose of achieving a series of objectives, of which the most important is raising awareness on the vital role that national and multinational companies can play in the development of communities, they serve.

We are launching this International Event for the first time in Pakistan. The conference aims to demonstrate practical experiences successful CSR models, activities and strategies from national and multinational corporations. The desired end result is tailor-made and effective CSR vision, strategies and plans of Learning Organizations for Pakistani-based companies which can create a long-term community involvement.

Moreover, the organizers envisage University of Central Punjab as a CSR Center of Excellence and Network where companies can find out how they can play a bigger role in the field of CSR by learning from successful examples that will be presented as model examples for the benefit of the Corporate Sector throughout the country, region and world at large.

International Conference / Event Includes

The event will include:

	Conference Papers		Company Exhibits
	Company Presentations on CSR Focused Activities		Panel Discussion
	Interview with CSR Experts		Workshop on CSR

This event will enable the participants about exchanging of learnt experiences and demonstrating how companies can contribute to the development of the communities for CSR in which the corporations are active.

Source: www.ucp.edu.pk/CSR