India And Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference 2015 - Brochure

INDIA AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS

International Dialogue and Conference 2015 www.sustainabilitystandards.in

18–20 November 2015

Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India

Join the Sustainability Standards Dialogue to: • Learn about the landscape of

sustainability standards and issues

• Understand how to use sustainability standards in your business and markets

• Engage with and learn from Indian and international experts on sustainability standards

• Participate in setting the agenda for sustainability standards development and adoption in India

Leverage and thrive in a world of Sustainability Standards…

Navigating complex sustainability issues and a wide array of standards can be confusing and pose challenges for both large companies as well as SMEs in understanding how to best work with them in their own operations as well as in their supply chains. Leveraged properly, sustainability standards can be a powerful tool to improve operations, succeed in a competitive market, and communicate with stakeholders, besides improving environmental and social practices and indicators. CRB bring you a unique opportunity to learn about Sustainability Standards and also engage to shape sustainability standards to suit your context

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India and Sustainability Standards www.sustainabilitystandards.in International Dialogues and Conference 2015

Lead Partners

Co-hosts and Conveners

Supporting Partners

Industry Association Partners

Business Media Partner Publishing Partners Online Media Partner

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Sustainability Standards are growing in relevance Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) and Collaborative Sustainability Initiatives (CSI) have become a regular and important feature in the international marketplace. Companies in industries such as apparel, cotton, food, beverage, automotive, electronics, and mining to services and public sectors, all commonly leverage and seek standards and are part of collaborative initiatives. These standards and collaborations are receiving growing attention from governments, business, and NGOs globally.

Sustainability Standards will grow faster in the Indian marketplace India faces major environmental and social challenges, such as poverty, pollution, education, health, resource distribution, and inequality. The growing economy and growing pace of production and consumption makes India a global marketplace as well as a key stakeholder in sustainability challenges and solutions. Stakeholders within and outside India are increasingly looking to how to make standards effective in India and bring Indian perspectives into global standards.

Reaching a moment of decision With Government of India’s global call for ‘Make in India’ and initiatives towards ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’, the government, businesses, civil society and media in India, supported by the proactive stock exchange regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), are actively considering their position and strategy on a range of sustainability standards and collaborative initiatives. Internationally, stakeholders and particularly standards setters are recognizing the key role that Indian businesses, government and civil society will play in sectoral, national and global sustainability and seeking engagement opportunities.

Convening experts across industry sectors, standards and policymakers to plot a future course The moment has come for key stakeholders within and outside India to come together to take stock of the current situations and plot a course for how large companies and SMEs in India should

use voluntary sustainability standards and collaborative initiatives. This conference will

• Assess the current state of sustainability standards across industries in India

• Understand the perspectives and context of Indian and international sustainability standards

• Exchange experiences and best practices with business peers and policymakers in using sustainability standards

• Develop individual action-plans across multiple industry sectors and themes - dovetailed into a strategic and policy framework for the Indian market

A thought leader on sustainability standards in India, Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) has been pioneering the promotion and supporting the uptake of sustainability standards and collective sustainability initiatives in India since 2010. CRB is proud to launch this unique conference to convene businesses, policymakers and other key stakeholders to dialogue on Indian and international sustainability standards and develop an Indian perspective on sustainability standards and collaborative initiatives. CRB started this conference in 2014 and continuing the tradition with 2015 conference. This conference is CRB’s annual dialogue to provide an ongoing opportunity to discuss emerging issues, review progress on past efforts, and develop new action plans.


Join the Sustainability Standards Dialogue to:

• Learn about the landscape of sustainability standards and issues

• Understand how to use sustainability standards in your business and markets

• Engage with and learn from Indian and international experts on sustainability standards

• Participate in setting the agenda for sustainability standards development and adoption in India

Conference Value Proposition

The conference partners and uniquely designed agenda spread over three days, will offer tools, network, inspiration and intensive and focused deliberation opportunity to the conference delegates. The plenary sessions will set the context and harmonize the deliberations. The complete-in-themselves Roundtables and Workshops, co-hosted and convened by expert organisations on critical industry sectors and themes will provide excellent opportunity to catalyze participative and creative brainstorming and knowledge-sharing, leading to innovative and pragmatic solutions and roadmaps for way forward. The valedictory session will summarise the conference proceedings and set the directions for 2016.

Following industry sectors and themes are represented in the 2015 conference:

Industry Sector & Theme Roundtables

• Responsible Cotton

• Sustainable Electronics

• Sustainable Forestry

• Responsible Tea

• Fairtrade

• Responsible Business in the Apparel and Textiles Sector

• Responsible Gold

Industry Sector & Theme Workshops

• UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Sustainability Standards

• Child Rights and Business Principles (CRBP)

• Water Stewardship

• Indian Multinationals and Sustainability Standards

• UN Blue Number Initiative for Agriculture

• Energy Efficiency Leaders

• Anti-Corruption and Integrity

• Women Skill Development and Empowerment

For more details on the individuals sessions and speakers check the conference website www.sustainabilitystandards.in or write to Ms. Sonali Singh on [email protected]


Programme Day 1: Wednesday, 18th November, 2015

08:00 Registration Open 11:00 – 13:30 Inauguration of the International Dialogue and Conference 2015

Welcome Address - Dr. Bimal Arora, Chairperson, CRB

Special Address - UNICEF Representative

Special Address - Sri Jaco Cilliers, Country Director, UNDP - India

Special Address - Industry Leader

Guest of Honor Address Sri Anup Pujari (IAS), Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Government of India Sri Shankar Aggarwal (IAS), Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India Sri Ashok Lavasa (IAS), Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India

Chief Guest Address Sri Kalraj Mishra, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of MSME, Government of India

Vote of Thanks

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Sustainability Standards 16:30 – 17:00 High Tea and Networking

17:00 – 17:30 International Book Launch by Greenleaf Publishing: The Corporate Responsibility Code Book III by Author Prof. Deborah Leipziger

17:30 – 19:00 High-Level Panel Discussion on Sustainability Standards Moderated by Oliver Balch, Writer, Journalist and Contributor to Guardian Sustainable Business, UK

Sri Atul Chaturvedi (IAS), Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India

Prof. Deborah Leipziger, Author, Consultant and Lecturer, USA

Sri A.K. Mehta (IAS), Chairman, CPCB and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India

Ms. Namita Vikas, Senior President and Head – Responsible Banking /Chief Sustainability Officer, YES Bank - invited

Ms. Alice Tepper Marlin, President & CEO, Social Accountability International (SAI), USA

Ms. Karin Kreider, Executive Director, ISEAL Alliance, UK

19:00 – 20:00 Cultural Program Sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Government of India Chief Guest: Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Culture, Government of India Guest of Honour: Sri N.K. Sinha (IAS), Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

20:00 onwards Dinner Felicitation of Ms. Alice Tepper Marlin, President & CEO, Social Accountability International (SAI), USA by CRB


Day 2: Thursday, 19th November, 2015

08:00 Registration Open 09:00 – 11:00

UNICEF Co-hosted Panel Discussion on Children’s Rights, Business Practices and Sustainability

11: 00 – 11:30 Special Programme

11:30 – 12:00 High Tea & Networking Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5

12:00 – 13:00

Responsible Cotton

Roundtable (Co-host: C&A

Foundation) Inaugural Session

Sustainable Electronics

Roundtable (Co-host: GEC, SERI)

Inaugural Session

Fairtrade

Roundtable (Co-host: Fairtrade

NAPP) Inaugural Session

Water Stewardship

Workshop (Co-host: AWS)

Session 1

Indian Multinationals

and Sustainability Standards Roundtable (Co-host: University of

Manchester) Inaugural Session

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:30

Responsible Cotton

Roundtable: Technical Sub Session 1

Sustainable Electronics Roundtable:

Technical Sub Session 1

Fairtrade Roundtable:


Water Stewardship Workshop: Session 2

Indian Multinationals and Sustainability Standards

Roundtable: Technical Sub Session 1

15:30 – 16:00 High Tea & Networking 16:00 – 17:30

Responsible Cotton Roundtable: Technical

Sub Session 2

Sustainable Electronics Roundtable:


Fairtrade:

Roundtable: Technical Sub

Session 2

UN Blue Number Initiative for Agriculture

(Co-host: ITC/UNGC)

Indian Multinationals and Sustainability Standards

Roundtable Technical Sub Session 2


Day 3: Friday, 20th November, 2015 08:00 Registration Open

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6

09:00 – 10:00

Responsible Business in Apparel & Textiles

Sector Roundtable (Co-host: OECD) Inaugural Session

Sustainable Forestry

Roundtable (Co-host: FSC)

Inaugural Session

Responsible Gold Roundtable

(Co-host: OECD) Inaugural Session

Energy Efficiency Leaders

Workshop (Co-host:

EUREM-IGCC) Session 1

Anti-Corruption and Integrity Workshop

Responsible Tea Roundtable

(Co-host: Rainforest Alliance)

Inaugural Session 10:00 – 11:30

Responsible Business in

Apparel & Textiles Sector Roundtable:


Forestry Sector Roundtable: Technical

Sub Session 1

Responsible Gold Roundtable: Technical

Sub Session 1

Energy Efficiency Leaders Workshop:

Session 2

Women Skill Development and

Empowerment Workshop (Co-host: UNDP)

Session 1

Responsible Tea Roundtable:


11:30 – 12:00 High Tea & Networking 12:00 – 13:30

Responsible Business in

Apparel & Textiles Sector Roundtable: Technical

Sub Session 2

Forestry Sector Roundtable: Technical

Sub Session 2

Responsible Gold Roundtable: Technical

Sub Session 2

Business Responsibility

Reporting (BRR) Workshop

Women Skill Development and

Empowerment Workshop: Session 2

Responsible Tea Roundtable:


13:30 – 14:15 Lunch 14:15 – 14:30 WWF Consumer Portal Launch 14:30 – 15:45 Convergent Landscape of Sustainability Standards in India: Session summaries by Convener, Moderated by Business World 15:45 – 16:15 High Tea & Networking 16:15 – 18:00 Valedictory Session

Recap of Conference Proceedings and Way Forward Dr. Bimal Arora, Chairperson, CRB and Ms. Karin Kreider, Executive Director, ISEAL Alliance

Special Address Sri Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld

Special Address Sri Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair, Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct, OECD, France

Special Address Sri Anurag Goel (IAS Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India

Guest of Honour Address Sri G. Gurucharan (IAS), Special Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India - Invited

Chief Guest Address Sri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India -Invited

Vote of Thanks


Participation Fee

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Conference Partner Nominated Delegates

Special rates

Please contact Ms. Sonali Singh stating partner reference at [email protected]

Early Bird Fee (Till 5th November 2015)

INR 6,500 + Service Tax USD 150 + Service Tax

Fee after 5th November 2015


Fee for NGOs and Academics


Registration Fee to be Transferred Online or sent by cheque in favour of Centre for Responsible Business (CRB)

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For any queries and group fee discount for more than three delegates, write to Ms. Gloria D’Souza at [email protected] or contact her on +91-80102 37415/

+91 11 4108 8853

Registration Details

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Accommodation Accommodation at conference special discounted rates can be booked at Hotel Hyatt Regency through Gloria at [email protected] or call her at +91-80102 37415 or at +91 11 4108 8853.

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within five working days, please contact us. • Cancellation request can be made through telephone or email. 25% fee will be deducted as administration charges. In case of cancellation

of registration seven days before the conference, 50% will be deducted. Refund will be processed after the conference is over on 20th Nov 2015. No cancellation and refund request will be accepted after 11th November 2015

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About CRB

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social and environmental impacts and organizational behaviour change towards incorporating responsible business strategies, policies and practices that contribute to harmonious relationships

in workplace, organizational productivity, business continuity, growth, enhanced international trade, and social and environmental sustainability through sustainability standards. CRB facilitates

and supports actors and stakeholders across the global production network, value and supply chains - as they promote and move towards more sustainable and responsible future.

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India And Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference 2015 - Brochure