Thirteen finalists of the Asian CSR Awards 2010 announced

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Karachi, 13 October 2010 – Thirteen finalists of the Asian CSR Awards were announced, from which five winners and eight excellence awardees will be honored during the 9th Asian CSR Awards to be held at the Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur on October 22, 2010.

AIM Distinguished Alumna and wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YABhg Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor has kindly consented to be the Guest-of-Honor and grace the Asian CSR Awards 2010. The Asian CSR Awards is Asia's premier Awards program on corporate social responsibility and is an inherent component of the annual regional AFCSR conference and Expo.

               

This year’s awards attracted 141 entries representing 99 companies from 15 countries. It recognizes and honors companies in Asia for their projects and programs in corporate social responsibility. The Awards are given in five categories: Best Workplace Practices, Concern for Health, Environmental Excellence, Poverty Alleviation and Support and Improvement of Education.  Finalists and winners are selected through an exhaustive search and selection process that include the generation of entries, initial screening, short listing by a panel of experts, and final judging.

The Asian CSR Awards program is presented by Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. AIM Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, a research and program center within the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and Intel.

The finalists of the 2010 Asian CSR Awards are: Aboitiz Equity Ventures, IBM Philippines,

Kraft Foods Philippines, Inc., MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Shell Indonesia, Smart Communications, Inc., The Link Management Limited, Vestas Wind, Technology India Pvt Ltd, Tetra Pak Pakistan, UltraTech Cement Limited (Unit: Vikram Cement Works) and Unilever Indonesia Tbk.

AFCSR 2010 is also supported by Genting Malaysia Berhad as Platinum Sponsor. Its Official Industry Partners are Avantha Group, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Lopez Group Foundation, Inc., and Oishi (Liwayway Marketing Corporation). The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Sagittarius Mines, Inc, Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Angsana Spa and Barista Coffee are Cooperating Partners. 

AFCSR’s notable partners include: ActionAid International Vietnam, ASEAN Foundation, Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium, Asia Society, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, Baltic Management Development Association (BMDA), Business Ethics Institute of Malaysia (BEIM), Business in the Community-UK, Center for Development and Integration – Vietnam, Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE) – China, Centre for Social Markets – India, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Chinese Federation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CFCSR), Community Business – Hong Kong,

Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Council for Better Corporate Citizenship – Japan, CSR Europe, EFMD, Euro-China Centre for Leadership and Responsibility at China-Europe International Business School (ECCLAR at CEIBS), Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI), Habitat for Humanity International, Indonesia Business Links, International Business Leaders Forum, Kenan Institute Asia, League of Corporate Foundations – Philippines, Makati Business Club, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Management, Management Association of the Philippines, Management Institute for Social Change – Malaysia, National Center for Sustainability Reporting – Indonesia, Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Population and Community Development Association of Thailand, PPM Institute of Management – Indonesia, Responsible Business Initiative – Pakistan, Singapore Compact for CSR and Women in Sustainability Action (WISA).

The Public Relations Partners are Integrated Public Relations - Malaysia as the Official PR Partner with APCO Worldwide – China, Creative Crest - India, SRI Vietnam and PR Society of Indonesia. Official media partners include ammado, ACN Newswire, ANC, BusinessWorld, Charitarian Magazine, China CSR Map, China Newswire, China Philanthropy Times, CSR Asia, Employer Magazine, The Green Channel, International Herald Tribune, Management Systems Asia, Philippine Daily Inquirer, philstar.com, Sin Chew Daily, Syntao, TBL, Trainer Magazine and Utusan Malaysia.

The 2010 AFCSR is co-chaired by AIM Governors Ybhg. Tun Dato Seri (Dr.) Ahmad Sarji Bin Abdul Hamid and Ybhg. Tan Sri Dato (Dr.) Lin See Yan, and Mr. Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr. AFCSR is presented by the AIM RVR Center and co-presented by GTZ (German Technical Cooperation), and Intel; and runs in cooperation with AIM Kelab Malaysia and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman–Center for Sustainable Development and CSR (UTAR/CSR).

For further information on the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility and Asian CSR Awards, please visit www.asianforumcsr.com.

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