Overview

The Academy of Responsible Management creates its courses in partnership with local and international organisations which share our mission to build capability in CSR and Sustainability management in the countries in which we operate. In many cases our partners are the national focal points for management training or are appointed to build national CSR programmes. Other partners are leading academic organisations with a mission to develop courses in CSR, Sustainable Development, Applied Ethics and other themes in the areas of Responsible Management learning.

Partners

Unversiti Sains Malaysia

CSR-Philanthropy Transdiciplinary Action Group

USM website

USM CP-TAG website

The objectives are to extend ties and collaborative programmes with MNCs, SMIs and other business entities, with the aim of developing research and service related consultancy on CSR. Furthermore CP-TAG is developing a portfolio of CSR programs and knowledge programmes and products (such as workshops and transformative tools) through transdisciplinary-based expertise; hence simultaneously building theoretical and practical applications as well as creating an indigenous CSR knowledge reservoir.

The CP-TAG team currently consists of a transdisciplinary group of academics, scholars, and business counterparts many of whom are qualified and experienced in various CSR-related fields. In addition, CP-TAG areas of expertise cover community, environment, workplace, marketplace and corporate governance.

As part of its awareness raising mission, CP-TAG has organized the largest Malaysian CSR Research Expo with over a hundred entries. It has brought businesses into the USM campus to provide short-term and long-term training and collaboration in the form of forums, workshops, internships and projects (e.g. with Intel, Porpoise Marketing, AIA and Talisman). Representatives of CP-TAG USM are also the founding members of the Penang State CSR Committee which has carried out advisory consultations as well as on-going activities such as the Penang CSR CEO Roundtable Workshop, Penang CSR Training Workshop and Penang Mega CSR Project.

CP-TAG research team members have also carried out CSR work and initiatives in various capacities with other institutions, including the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the Fraunhofer IFF Institute, Germany and STIE Perbanas in Surabaya Indonesia.

Malaysian Institute of Management

MIM website

MIM-ARM CSR Manager Programmes Website

The Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 28th March 1975 having been a voluntary society since its inauguration on 29th January 1966. As the national management organisation in Malaysia, the primary role  of MIM is to promote continuous development of management skills within Malaysian enterprise, introducing the best in management practices from all corners of the world to Malaysian companies and building what we hope are important bridges between the private and public sectors. Independent, non-political and non-profit, MIM serves as a platform for the free exchange of management knowledge and experience, bringing together managers and organisations from all fields of human endeavor. It is also a development centre committed to enhancing and maintaining professional management standards.

MIM celebrates more than 40 years of experience in delivering management excellence, having not only grown in stature and membership support but having also established itself as the authoritative voice of management in the country. MIM's national charter and challenges will require it to be innovative and forward looking to prepare Malaysian workers and the present and future generation of managers to be able to competently handle and manage new dynamic challenges, enabling us to navigate our way to compete successfully and to achieve our Malaysia 2020 vision of becoming a developed nation.

MIM is a partner for collaborative activities with other institutions and is a member of the Asian Association of Management Organisations (AAMO).

UAECSR - Abu Dhabi

UAECSR website

UAECSR, the Emirates Group for Corporate Social Responsibility has a vision to entrench a culture of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in institutions across the United Arab Emirates and activate private sector participation in community development in the areas of health, environmental, educational, cultural and voluntary work. UAECSR's objectives are to develop plans and strategies designed to foster CSR in the private sector, encourage the members and employees of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) to embrace social responsibility programs and help to share and transfer social responsibility experiences between stakeholders to highlight the successes of CSR programmes as a model for others.

Through the Masolyia programme, UAECSR aims to provide an integrated program of services to entrench a culture of CSR in the state's institutions and to activate the participation of the private sector to foster community development programs, through:

UAECSR's partnerships involve regular members, including all member companies and institutions in ADCCI, active members in institutions involved in the adoption of the activities and events within the "Responsibility" programmes and other institutions in the UAE with interests in the area of social responsibility. It also partners with members of the Advisory Board of the "Masolyia" programme.

As part of the efforts of ADCCI and Abu Dhabi CSR, UAECSR has adopted a pioneering role in deepening the culture of CSR for their members and members of the Chamber and created the first forum for CSR held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of UAE and Chairman of UAE Red Crescent. A regular series of conferences is held as part of the Zayed Cares programme in Abu Dhabi and the UAE.