Activities & Events
Bono visits Tokyo for World AIDS Day
FGFJ Symposium—The Role of Business in the Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Learning from Successful Cases in Meeting Global Challenges
June 28, 2005
Tokyo, Japan
The full commitment of the business community is an integral component of the response to AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and deeper engagement in the fight against these devastating diseases is in the sector's best interest. A number of corporations have launched innovative and effective programs to help combat these diseases, and their experiences were explored in a half-day symposium on June 28, 2005, that brought together leaders from the corporate, nonprofit, philanthropic, and governmental sectors in Japan and around the world. General trends in corporate involvement were analyzed by speakers from a number of organizations that promote and facilitate corporate engagement. Meanwhile, panelists from businesses that are making notable contributions related the backgrounds, motivations, and content of their corporations' initiatives, and discussed ways for businesses to make greater contributions in this common fight.
Conference Report (Japanese only):
Communicable Diseases: An Action Agenda for Corporate Social Responsibility [PDF]Agenda
June 28, 2005
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13:30 OPENING REMARKS
- Tadashi Yamamoto, Director, Friends of the Global Fund, Japan
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13:40 PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA—GLOBAL TRENDS
- Christoph Benn, Director of External Relations, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Francesca Boldrini, Director, Global Health Initiative, World Economic Forum
- Joelle Tanguy, Managing Director, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
- Nobuo Tateishi, Chairman, Committee on International Labor Affairs, Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren); Chairman, Council for Better Corporate Citizenship; Executive Advisor, OMRON Corporation; Board Member, Friends of the Global Fund, Japan
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15:15 CASE PRESENTATIONS
- Sumitomo Chemical Company
Development of long-lasting mosquito bed net and contributions to the Roll Back Malaria Campaign
Shigehiro Oba, Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Chemical Company - M·A·C Cosmetics
Consciousness-raising campaign on HIV/AIDS
Joelle Tanguy,Managing Director, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS - Novartis Pharma
Provision of anti-malarial drugs on not-for-profit basis and malaria prevention training
Silvio Gabriel,Vice President, Novartis Malaria Initiatives - Standard Chartered Bank
HIV/AIDS Workplace Management
Patricia Bader-Johnston, Head, Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank Japan - Daimler Chrysler and Anglo American
Comments on initiatives in South Africa
Dianne Stewart,Board Relations Manager, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria