Business, Human Rights and

Investments in Asia

Asia TBLI Conference,29-30 May, 2008

Bangkok

Moderator – Joëlle BrohierChair, « RSE & Développement » (CSR & Development)

French language Information & Resource website on CSR

Investing with Human Rights principles

Have a Human Rights policy Invest in businesses with a Human Rights policy

Risk management

• Reputational• Judicial• and in the end, financial

Long-term sustainability

• Stakeholders(employees, communities)• Access to markets/fundings

Benefits

Conditions for business

• Fair competitivenes• Social progress & peace

Human Rights : Banks and other investors have a key role

Banks/Other private investors with Human Rights policy

HBOSplc

Source: www.business-humanrights.org

Business & Human Rights in Asia

Rise of Asia economy3 Chinese banks in world’s top 4Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaChina Construction Bank Bank of China (source: BCG, April 2008)

Noember; 2007

Charter incl. Human Rights

Final report on Business& Human Rights to be discussed at UN HR Council

June 2008 December 2008

60th Anniversary

Business & Investors have to deal with HR allegationsSafran revolution: Singapore investor has withdrawn its credits to Air Bagan (Burma)

Jan. 2008

Chinese LabourLaw

Implementing Human Rights policies in Asia

• Mr. Roddy Shaw Kwok-WahBusiness & Human Rights Resource Centre, East-Asia

• Ms. Trini LeungResponsible Competitiveness Roundtable, Hong Kong

• Mr. Ravi FernandoMAS Holdings & The UN Global Compact, Sri Lanka

• Mr. Pipat YodprudtikanThai Pat Institute, Thailand Thank you