B4SI Global Annual Event: Driving Social Impact through Global Measurement
Wednesday 15 November 2023 - Online ONLY - tickets available.

In 2023, the ‘new normal’ might be characterised by an increased awareness of the pervasiveness of societal issues and the need to reconsider corporate approaches towards these challenges as a core business function. By many measures inequality has continued to rise, and global growth predictions are worsening.

In the reporting landscape globally, companies are drawn to further disclosure of their community efforts through the lens of materiality and the resources required for increased environmental reporting in some cases risks social action being deprioritised.

B4SI provides practitioners with the tools and frameworks necessary to navigate this landscape. Collectively we advance the conversation by continuing to highlight the relevance of community investment activity and developing further frameworks and tools that sustain strategic management of social impact relevant to societal issues and a company’s material risks.

With this context, we have the following agenda planned for this year’s annual event.

EVENT AGENDA:
1.00pm Welcome & event opening
Simon Robinson, B4SI APAC - Director
Janet Liu, ANZ - Head of Social Impact & B4SI APAC Steering Group Chair

B4SI: A Year in Review
Simon Robinson, B4SI APAC - Director

~Audience Poll~

1.20pm Taskforce on Inequality and Social Financial Disclosure; What is it all About?
Speaker: Camille Putois, Business for Inclusive Growth (part of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development) - CEO

1.35pm Panel discussion: Mitigating risk through social impact
Chair: Simon Robinson, B4SI APAC - Director
Panelists:
Sarah Downie, Shared Value Project - CEO
Janet Liu, ANZ - Head of Social Impact
David Mann, Workplace Giving Australia - CEO

1.55pm B4SI Network Trends and Analysis: Benchmarking Insights
Sarah Downey, B4SI APAC - Lead
Anna Cheng, B4SI APAC - Account Manager

~Audience Poll~

2.20pm Evidencing Strategic Social Impact
Speaker: Jacob Hung, S&P Global - ESG Client Engagement Specialist

2.30pm Panel discussion: Evidencing strategic social impact
Chair: Miguel Oyarbide, SLR Consulting ESG Strategic Advisory - Director
Panelists:
Pauline Ciarma, Australia Post - Senior Community Program Manager
Hiromichi Kano, Bridgestone - Manager Corporate Sustainability

2.55pm Wrap up and event close
Simon Robinson, B4SI APAC - Director

Business for Societal Impact (B4SI) Is the global standard for measuring and managing corporate social impact. Learn more at www.b4si.net.

NOTE: If you or a colleague are located in EMEA/NA/LatAm regions, this event is also being run on 8 November online on GMT time zone. Register here.