From 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Check-in, Reception of Materials

From 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Plenary 1
How social responsibility can contribute to sustainable development
In this Plenary we will debate how socially responsible corporate management can play a key role in promoting sustainable development, and what are the pitfalls and challenges posed to companies at the start of this new century in which environmental destruction, the concentration of wealth, and increasing social inequalities have reached alarming levels, jeopardizing the sustainability of business and of society as a whole.

From 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Coffee break and networking

From 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Roundtable 1
Water: private use of a public asset
Water is one of mankind’s common goods, and is strategic in the planet’s sustainability. We are witnessing on a worldwide scale the dilemmas and conflicts linked to the private use of this resource. In this Round Table these dilemmas and conflicts will be analyzed in order to pursue a sustainable use of this resource.

From 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Lunch and networking

From 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Thematic Panel 1
Partnerships and business development for sustainability of the North and Northeast of Brazil
The development of business through partnerships and the building of networks for integrated action will play a central role in strategies for regional sustainability. In this Panel we are presenting initiatives being undertaken to help solve the major problems facing Brazil’s north and northeast regions.

Thematic Panel 2
Panorama of business for social responsibility in the world: international networks for the promotion of the CSR movement
This Panel aims to offer an overview of this movement, today spreading and interconnecting through partnerships and learning networks in many of the world’s nations. We will present trends, debate particularities, dilemmas and opportunities towards overcoming the challenges faced in promoting the movement internationally.

Brazilian Panel 1
Panorama and evolution of the social responsibility movement: mobilization networks
The corporate social responsibility movement is growing in Brazil. In this Panel, prepared jointly with the Ethos Institute’s associates, partners and fellow stakeholders, we will hold a full discussion of the breakthroughs, pitfalls and prospects for the Brazilian movement.
Coordinators: Emílio Martos and Paulo Itacarambi, Instituto Ethos

Workshop 1
Environment management
This Workshop will address the strategic role of environmental management in planning for sustainable development, examining the tools used by companies. It will also address conceptual issues concerning the integration of environmental management in strategies to strengthen intangible corporate assets and their practical repercussions in companies’ day to day business.
Coordinator: Eduardo de Souza Martins, Elabore Assessoria Estratégica em Meio Ambiente

From 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Coffee break and networking

From 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Thematic panel 3
Self-regulation of business social responsibility
There are countless global and local strategies aiming at the self-regulation of corporate social responsibility. To debate this issue we shall be putting forward two important initiatives: the setting-up of a new series of ISO standards relating to corporate social responsibility, in which process Brazil plays a crucial role, and the experience accumulated by GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), in its Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, launched in June 2000

Thematic panel 4
Ethical communication and values building for a sustainable society
Communication plays an important role in building society’s values. It disseminates values, forms opinion, spurs actions, promotes a nation’s culture. In this Panel we will debate the impacts and the contribution of corporate communication in creating and disseminating the ethical values of a sustainable society.

Panel Brazil 1
Panorama and evolution of the social responsibility movement: mobilization networks (continued)

Workshop 1
Environment management (continued)

From 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Intermission for networking

From 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Brazilian cultural attraction