 Morning Training Session
CSR REPORTING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS – GRI-G3
Afternoon Training Session
Introduction to Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)
Morning Training Session
CSR REPORTING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS – GRI-G39am – 10.15am
Session One: Introduction to CSR reporting using the GRI-G3 Standard
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G3) is the best practice standard
for CSR reporting. It aims to make non-financial reporting as
straight-forward and comparable as normal financial accounts. The three
sessions in day-two will describe in detail how the GRI works, what
data is required and how you can begin to meet the challenges of this
new framework.
- Clarifying the Global Reporting Initiative (G3) Guidelines
- Setting the boundaries and scope of the report
- Investigating materiality in CSR reporting – what does it mean?
- Structuring a CSR report for maximum impact
10.15am – 10.30am BREAK
10.30am – 11.45am
Session Two: Mastering advanced CSR reporting to GRI-G3 Standards
This session will cover the central building blocks of the GRI, the
protocols for disclosure on management approach, the standard reporting
protocols, understanding performance indicators – where to find them
and how to use them and the special reporting requirements for specific
industrial sectors.
- Using the GRI Application Level indicators.
- Disclosure on Management Approach – DMA
- Reporting protocols
- Understanding performance indicators
- Sector supplements and application levels
11.45am – 12noon BREAK
12noon – 1pm
Session Three: Finishing-off the report and final checklist
This final session will add the finishing touches to the reporting
process by showing the requirements and approaches to auditing and
verification, how the CSR report can be used as the basis for
development of company strategy and some of the most effective and
least effective reports available in the market.
- Applying audit techniques to identify gaps in CSR reporting
- Alignment of CSR reporting with opportunities for improving performance management
- Case studies of good and bad approaches to CSR reporting
- Incorporating and establishing effective methods for communicating non-financial performance
- Re - enforcing the importance of third - party report verification
1pm – 2pm LUNCH
Afternoon Training Session
Introduction to Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)2pm – 3pm
Session One: Understanding SRI in the Investment Universe
The opening session will place SRI into context. Why has it grown to be
so important? What are the main drivers of this growth? Most important,
what is the bottom-line? Do SRI Funds perform well or not compared to
the market? What is the evidence? How should it be interpreted?
- What is SRI and why is it important?
- The importance of CSR in the investment decision
- The size and scope of global SRI
- The Performance Debate: Do SRI products outperform the market?
- SRI indices and their performance
3pm – 3.15pm BREAK
3.15pm – 4.15pm
Session Two: SRI Products and how they are managed
This session will cover the main types of SRI Products and the
strategies used by SRI Fund Managers. We will see how these strategies
have developed over time and which can be used to deliver the most
effective form of management for SRI vehicles in the institutional and
retail markets.
- Types of SRI and SRI Products
- SRI investment strategies
- • Screening
- • Thematic Investment
- • Integration
- • Engagement
4.15pm – 4.30pm BREAK
4.30pm – 5.30pm
Session Three: Looking to the Future: The Potential for SRI in Asia
This final session will place the discussion in the local context. How
can SRI be adopted in Malaysia and Asia and what is the scope for
attracting local and international investors into this space? What are
the opportunities? What barriers need to be overcome? Who will be the
leaders and will they be the winners?
- The potential for growth in the SRI market – Malaysia and Asia
- Why SRI will be increasingly important for firms in Asia and the Middle East in the future
- How to attract SRI funds: The essential role of good CSR reporting
- Incorporating CSR Practice into your investor relations strategy
All training includes coffee and networking breaks, course materials and attendance certificate.
ABOUT YOUR TRAINERS
 Arshad Adam
BBA (Hons), MSc, FCCA
Arshad Adam is a founder and Finance Director of OWW Consulting in
Malaysia and Singapore. He is a Chartered Accountant who trained with
Deloitte Touche. He is currently the Finance Director of OWW
Consulting, a boutique consulting firm based in Singapore and Kuala
Lumpur. He also has to his credit a Masters in International Business
Management with distinction from the University of Nottingham and a
Bachelor in Business Administration with gold medal from the
International Islamic University Malaysia.
At OWW, he is responsible for the set up and management of the
Malaysian and Singaporean SRI Indexes for the firm under the
“Responsibility” series of Indexes. He also specialises in analysing
and comparing the different regional CSR reports against headquarters’
CSR reports for large multinationals with operations in Asia. His
recent CSR consultancy work has assisted major Malaysian conglomerates
in the automotive and construction sectors with the assessment and
reporting of their CSR programmes to GRI standards and has provided
assistance to companies on sustainability management in the oil palm
industry.
Arshad was a Member of the Financial and Management Accounting
Committee of the Malaysian Institute of Accountant (MIA) 1998 and 1999.
This committee represents Malaysia at the International Federation of
Accountants (IFAC) in New York. He was also and Appointed Member of the
Internal Audit Committee of the Malaysian Institute of Accountant (MIA)
in 1998 and 1999, this committee is concerned with internal audit
practices in Malaysia.
 Dr Geoffrey Williams
(MA(cantab), MA(oxon), MA(econ), PhD, FRSA)
Dr Geoffrey Williams is a founder and Managing Director of Owens,
Williams & Wood Consulting in Malaysia and Singapore. He has
designed and directed numerous research projects for the UK Government
(DTI), European Commission (DG-Research), the International Labour
Organisation (ILO) and the European Standards Agency (CEN), among
others. He has also worked with private companies and charities
including PA Consulting Group, leading UK law firm Allen & Overy,
and the Wellcome Trust UK. He is a member of the EU Malaysia Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI) CSR Committee. His recent CSR
consultancy work has assisted major industrial conglomerates on CSR
management, reporting and sustainability management in the hotels and
resorts industry, the palm oil sector, the forestry industry, the
construction industry, the automotive sector and the banking and
financing business.
Geoffrey has held academic positions at London Business School,
Pembroke College University of Oxford and elsewhere. He has published
extensively in leading academic journals worldwide. He is an Associate
Member of the Centre for Business, Organisations and Society, School of
Management, University of Bath, United Kingdom and was elected Fellow
of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in 2004.
Further information can be found at his listing at the Social Sciences
Research Network (SSRN) where he is ranked in the top 5% of Social
Science authors in the World.
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