1) Corporate governance involves processes, systems and policies that govern businesses to serve stakeholder needs beyond legal compliance, now including social compliance as a key element. 2) Trust in Asia Pacific businesses, governments and media has fallen according to a 2009 survey, with companies seen as less trusted than the prior year. 3) Addressing issues like energy costs, financial crises, and healthcare will require partnership between government, businesses, and advocacy groups as no single entity can solve them alone.

1. Corporate Governance and Social Compliance Presentation to the Rotary Club of Hong Kong By Alan VanderMolen President, Asia Pacific Edelman September 1, 2009

3. Asia Pacific: Fundamental Assumptions Shattered

4. What we’ve learned from 2009 Edelman Asia Pacific Trust Barometer Trust in Asia Pacific has fallen in business, government and media

5. What we’ve learned from 2009 Edelman Asia Pacific Trust Barometer Companies less trusted now than a year ago

6. Asia: In Bad Company

12. Trust wanes for most traditional information sources; Word-of-mouth on par with media N/A

21. Public Engagement: A Strategy for Changing Policy and Communication Shared Sacrifice Continuous Conversation Private Sector Diplomacy Mutual Social Responsibility

26. Corporate Governance Re-Boot OLD: Pyramid Model NEW : Sphere of Cross-influence Stakeholders now demand transparent and interactive communications from corporates Company Mass Audience Consumers Media NGOs Investors Regulators Employees Trade Bodies Businesses

27. Social compliance is corporate governance