ASSIST Asia

Top executives of industries in Sri Lanka convened for the PROmoting Sustainable Practices on Environment and Resource optimization (PROSPER) in Sri Lanka Project of ASSIST, DQS UL and Sri Lanka NCPC last January 30 at the Hilton Colombo Residence.

Nineteen architects convened at the Energy Conservation Center (ECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam last Dec. 2011 for the Green Building pilot training of ASSIST under the IFC initiative Energy Efficiency Training Product and Trainer Development.

Food safety practitioners gathered last January 12, 2012 for the multi-stakeholder forum of PRO-FIT (Promoting Food Industry Competitiveness Training Program) initiative implemented by international non-profit ASSIST, AFOS, TUV Rheinland and UP ISSI.

International non-profit organization ASSIST and TUV Rheinland Indonesia conducted a mock audit of pilot companies on ISO 27001:2005 for the SHielding Income and Financial Transactions (SHIFT) Indonesia Project in Nov. 2011 in Jakarta and Bandung.

ASSIST's Sreeni Narayanan spoke on Greening the Business at the Forum organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, WWF-Vietnam, Institute of Tropical Biology and German Embassy on December 28, 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Chinese businesses gathered in Beijing and Shanghai last month for energy efficiency learning exchange and training activities for the Solutions to Energy Efficiency application and Knowledge (SEEK) initiative of TUV and international NGO ASSIST.

International NGO ASSIST held three awareness sessions for members of Vietnam textile, garment and leather industries under the CONSERV (Conservation of Environment Resources in Vietnam) Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project last Nov. 23-25, 2011.

EQUIP BPO (Enhanced QUality and Information security Program for Businesses and Professionals in the Outsourcing sector) project held a training of trainers last November 2011 in Pasay City, Philippines on quality, leadership and decision-making.

Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) Project Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability was highlighted at the European Union’s SWITCH Asia Networking Meeting last October 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Senator Pia Cayetano graced the Focus Group Discussion with Family Court Judges on RA 9262 and other laws on VAW (Violence Against Women) held last November 17, 2011 at the Philippine Senate for the European Union-funded Justice and Healing project.