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TWO WEEKS TO GO! LIN ANNUAL CROSS-SECTOR CONFERENCE: PARTNERSHIPS, IMPACT, SUSTAINABILITY & PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING DAY
Check out the who’s who of Partnerships, Impact & Sustainability on 30 May, 2019!
As a Supporter of the LIN Annual Cross-Sector Conference 2019, HKBAV is delighted to see such a fantastic line-up of representatives from organizations, companies, government and civil society that will talk partnerships, impact and sustainability with themes from leadership; CSR; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); supply chain; strategic philanthropy; community engagement; reporting and communications and more.
Check out some of the who’s who of the conference and meet your peers, colleagues, visionaries, doers and representatives all in one day. HKBAV look forward to seeing you there on the 30 May, 2019!
- Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST)
- Asia Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN)
- Baoviet Holdings
- Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
- Center for Sustainable Development Studies
- Christina Noble Children’s Foundation
- ECUE
- EZLand Vietnam
- Give.Asia
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID)
- HCMC Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (HAWEE)
- HCMC Peace & Development Foundation (HPDF)
- HEINEKEN Vietnam
- H&M Hennes & Mauritz Pte Ltd
- Hội Tình Nguyện Chung Tay Vì Cộng Đồng
- IKEA Services Vietnam Co. Ltd.
- Intel Products Vietnam
- KPMG Vietnam
- L’Oréal Vietnam
- Marou Chocolate Ltd
- Pacific Links Foundation
- Premier Oil Vietnam Offshore
- Schneider Electric
- Sống Foundation
- Teach for Vietnam/Green Edu
- Towards Transparency
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Vietnam Clean & Green
- We Effect
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Pre-Conference Training Day – 29 May 2019
LIN Center for Community Development with CCIFV & KPMG Vietnam are delighted to provide an additional day and are holding a Pre-Conference Training Day on Wednesday, 29th May focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and non-profit growth!
Participants interested in cementing their CSR foundation, learning how to strengthen responsible business practices in the supply chain; and/or looking how to grow as a non-profit will have a chance to learn and connect closely with the topics and the trainers in an intimate forum.
Topics will be:
+ Building a Strategic and Lasting CSR Engagement
+ Ethical Recruitment in International Labor Supply Chains
+ Demystifying M&E: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for Nonprofits
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Two weeks left to save your spot!
+ To register for LIN’s Annual Cross-Sector Conference. Click here
+ To register for Pre-Conference Training Day. Click here
For more information on the conference, speakers and agenda, please go to: http://lin-annual-conference.org/en/
If you have any questions about the registration, please contact Ms Kelly at kelly.vo@linvn.org
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