This year's theme "Towards Responsibility Management" discussed what organisations could do to create a healthy business environment for all to thrive in and how organisations could create sustainability through responsible management practices. Among the issues discussed at the forum was what responsibility management represent. How could businesses protect the environment, build and improve social well-being while at the same time gain profitability?

The speakers invited for the forum and shared with the audience each of their respective experiences and initiatives in CSR were Dr Geoffrey Williams, Director Academy of Responsible Management, YBhg. Dato' Dr Hashim bin Abdul-Wahab, Vice President, Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), Tuan Haji Syed Abdul Jalil Syed Abdul Rashid, Head of Corporate Responsibility, UEM Group Berhad, YBhg Datuk Ir. Wahiruddin bin Abd Wahid, Director of Corporate Affairs, Shell Malaysia and Mr Lim Eng Weng , Managing Director, RICOH Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

"As responsible employers and employees, we have become aware that environmental and social well-being needs to be balanced with financial profitability and organisational growth in order for businesses to be sustainable. Responsible ethical management thus provides an opportunity for today's businesses to manage into the future, creating a future where businesses thrive in an environment and society that further feeds to the profitability and continued existence of these businesses." said Dr Wilson in his welcome address.

The forum also witnessed the MoU Signing between MIM and the Academy of Responsible Management (ARM) for the collaboration to deliver the CSR training programmes.

More than 150 attendees gathered at the forum. They included CEOs, MDs, HR Managers and Practitioner from various companies, both large and small.

Related links:

Welcome Address by Dr Wilson Tay, CEO of MIM: MIM-KAS HCM Forum 2009

Download presentation slides:
1. MIM-KAS HCM Forum Slides
2. MIM CSR Survey 2009 Slides
3. Responsible Business Conduct: The Business Case for SRI by Dr Geoffrey Williams

ABOUT MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (MIM)
Inaugurated as a voluntary society on 29 January 1966 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 28 March 1975, MIM is the professional National Management Organisation, independent, non-political and not-for-profit. MIM's primary roles are Promoter of best management practices and standards, Bridge between private, public and education sector, Platform for exchange of dialogues, knowledge and experiences and Development Centre for enhancing professional management standards and competencies.

Amongst MIM's core products and services are Corporate and Professional Membership, Professional Certification and Professional Diploma Programmes and Competency Assessment, Training Needs Analysis, Professional Managership Development Programmes, Corporate Training and Work Based Learning and Leadership Seminars.

ABOUT KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG (KAS)
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Yayasan/Foundation) is an NGO based in Germany. The organization is focused on promoting democracy and development, improving across national and cultural borders, providing help towards self-help and combating the root causes of poverty and environmental destruction. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung has been named after the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and is guided by principles of Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) who is one of the founding father of a modern, peaceful and truly democratic Germany and of a united Europe, too.