HARARE-The Zimbabwe International Responsible Business Summit which was set for May 22-24 has been moved to September 4-6. The event which is jointly being organised by CSR Network Zimbabwe And the CEO Africa Roundtable is Zimbabwe’s premier Social Responsibility and Sustainability conference.
About the Responsible business Summit
Responsible Business is the route through which companies take responsibility for their actions and encourage positive impacts through their activities. The responsible business summit will see more than 200 delegates from industry, government and academia in Zimbabwe, Africa and beyond to discuss issues pertaining to Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Responsible Investment in Zimbabwe, Africa and beyond. This international Summit is a platform to share strategies and solutions that tackle sustainability issues and demand business leaders to show that they are leading the change to a sustainable and resilient future.
It’s during these times when we are facing economic challenges as a country that we need to draw closer as a business people to lay emphasis on the importance of responsible business in Zimbabwe. While profit generation remains the primary function of a business, the impact of business on culture, society and the environment has been the subject of intense scrutiny in contemporary business policy and practice.
The recent economic reports paint an austere picture and as a nation we need to put our heads together to discuss and share our thoughts on how we can sustainably forge ahead.
Responsible Business Summit Themes & Topics
The 3rd Annual Responsible Business Summit Zimbabwe will be a platform to share and discuss thought-provoking contemporary topical economic, social, environmental and governance issues in Zimbabwe today.
The following are some of the Themes and Topics to be discussed: –
- The multicurrency regime system in Zimbabwe
- Over pricing & exchange rate disparities
- Responsible Policy Frameworks
- Risk preparedness, natural disasters, financial savings, etc.
- Climate action and investment
- Consumer protection
- Innovation and impact
- Infrastructure
- Sustainability
- Supply Chain Management & Responsible procurement
- Work ethics and Investors Focus
Objectives of the Responsible Business Summit
- To engage, inform, advocate and influence public policy towards Responsible Business practice.
- Share best practices of Responsible business in Zimbabwe and Africa in general
- To Interrogate and search for sustainable solutions to our present economic challenges which include currency issues, risk preparedness among others
Conference Format
The Conference will be held over three days with reputed and expert presenters making presentations on assigned appropriate sessions. We will be having Themed Sessions and these sessions will primarily include practical experiences and completed research or scholarly work. The presentations will be grouped by topic or theme into sessions that include several related presentations. The Conference will also accord delegates to have some leisure time to all delegates to have a tour of tourism attractions of Nyanga and to also do other activities like fishing and Golf.
Expected Results
Out of this Responsible Business Summit a lot is expected. It’s high time we implement solutions not to congregate and return to our respective businesses and carry on as before, we as a business people we need to act first so that we encourage change to those hesitant to join the cause. It’s time to Act! It’s time to Lead! We are changing business and impacting change in the nation and Africa as a whole.
- We must come up with ways to deal with price rise
- Be prepared for natural disasters like Cyclone Idai
- Eradicate 15th century diseases like malaria, typhoid, cholera etc.
- Find lasting and sustainable solutions to the challenge of loss of value of savings particularly Pension funds
- Most of all the big question of sustainability: – What kind of a Zimbabwe do we want our grandchildren to have?
To book your participation or partnership kindly contact our secretariat on admin@csrnetworkzimbabwe.co.zw, or 0774768895
