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Inclusive Growth: Important Component of Sustainable Development The ASEAN Corporate Sustainability Summit and Awards 2014 concluded on 21 March at the Mandarin Oriental Manila with a clear messa e! that inclusi"e rowth is an important component o# sustainable de"elopment$ %ith the theme &Shifting Gears. Driving Inclusive Growth$' the ACSS 2014 #ocused on issue areas that bene#it the dri"e towards inclusi"ity( and also positioned the concept o# sustainability and inclusi"e rowth as an imperati"e strate y and a de"elopment paradi m in business operations$ )*nclusi"e rowth does not only touch upon the impro"ement o# an or ani+ation, but its e##ects spans to di##erent areas - the community, the indi"iduals, and the employees - all brin in in more de"elopment opportunities to e"eryone, and ma.in the parties more inte rated, competiti"e, dynamic, resilient and more inclusi"e,/ remar.ed 0arthi. Subburaman, Country Mana er o# ECC *nternational and host o# the annual summit$ 1ust in its second year, ACSSA has brou ht to ether almost 200 sustainability leaders, ad"ocates and industry e2perts #rom "arious industries, both in the public and pri"ate sectors, within the 3hilippines and Southeast Asia$ ACSS also #urther trumpeted the #act that li"in in a lobali+ed world calls #or reater collaboration between "arious sta.eholders not 4ust to accelerate sustainable business( and to #urther increase company5to5company and company5to5or ani+ation collaborations inclined to #urther sustainable inclusi"e rowth$ )There is still a lot to do in order to achie"e economic rowth particularly in boostin societal de"elopment$ This is a##irmed by other spea.ers who shared se"eral pro rams and mechanisms which aimed to #urther aid in spreadin the reach o# a sustainable de"elopment #or e"eryone,/ said Arsenio 6alisacan, 3hilippine secretary #or economic plannin and concurrently director5 eneral o# the National Economic and 7e"elopment Authority$ Meanwhile, 6indu 8ohani, the A76's "ice5president #or 0nowled e Mana ement and Sustainable 7e"elopment noted that )Asia #aces me a challen es that need to be sol"ed throu h the use o# se"eral plan5o#5actions #ocused on dri"in an inclusi"e rowth, transitionin to a reener economy, and pro"idin a more sustainable in#rastructure and #inancin $/ A nes 7e 1esus, 9irst 3hilippine :oldin 's Chie# Sustainability O##icer, spo.e o# how the ener y sector can incorporate inclusi"e and sustainable pro rams that upli#t the li"es o# its bene#iciaries and the en"ironment$ 7e 1esus' discussion was rein#orced by the presentations o# 3atricia ;allardo, director #or CS< and sustainability o# Shan ri58a :otels, which #ocused on creatin social "alues that transcend social responsibility$ 6oth a##irmed that sound in"estment o# a company on its employees, the society and the en"ironment will not 4ust stren then a company's human resource and brandin ( but also pro"ides numerous de"elopment opportunities to indi"iduals and the area within its reach$ *ndeed, de"elopment opportunities do not only #ocus on a company$ *t resonates to other areas li.e the en"ironment and the society amon others$ As Ste#an 3han , director o# Sealed Air Sin apore, stated in his plenary, )li"elihood eneration will also help #amilies mo"e out o#

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po"erty$/ Another perspecti"e that a##irms 3han 's statement was that o# ;la2oSmith0line Consumer :ealth Care's ;eneral Mana er #or <ural 6usiness, =i4ay Sharma$ :e noted that companies must ha"e a holistic approach to de"elopment includin enhancin li"elihood opportunities, consumer education in terms o# the company brand, and increasin a company's reach to #urther increase its ser"ices to the society$ ACSSA 2014 also touched on contemporary issues li.e the ne2us between sustainability and social media( and the new business models #or collaborati"e consumption with the aim to open up the possibility o# collaborati"e sharin between consumers and other sta.eholders$ A pre5con#erence wor.shop was held to enhance and culti"ate companies' #amiliarity with pertinent issues includin materiality assessment and sta.eholder en a ement$ 6oth wor.shops were handled by two o# ACSSA's notable #acilitators and spea.ers! Aditi :aldar o# ;<* 9ocal 3oint *ndia and Shi.har 1ain o# the Con#ederation o# the *ndian *ndustry$ 9inally, this year's con#erence a"e se"en sustainability awards and a special award o# reco nition to inspire comprehensi"e e2chan e o# ideas and best practices in the re ion( and #urther identi#y #ield models #or sustainability e2cellence$ The winners were Mayban. Malaysia >Sustainability <eport?, the Ener y 7e"elopment Corporation >CS< 3ro ram?, 3T ;reat ;iant 3ineapple >3roduct and Ser"ice *nno"ation?, Mondele+ 3hilippines ><esource E##iciency?, ;lobe Telecom >*nte rated Communication Strate y?, and Toshiba *n#ormation E@uipment >Employee En a ement and 7e"elopment?$ The special reco nition was awarded to Sealed Air Sin apore #or its e2tensi"e sustainability dri"en acti"ities$ The ACSS 2014 was supported by .ey sponsors includin the Ener y 7e"elopment Corp$ 3hilippines, Nic.el Asia, 3ru8i#e A0, and Aboiti+ E@uity =entures$ 9or more e"ent in#ormation or to download the output #rom the summit, "isit www$aseansustainability$com or #ollow ACSSA's o##icial 9aceboo. pa e http!BBwww$#aceboo.$comBASEANSustainability$ CC

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