On October 17_20, an unprecedented event will take place, where socially responsible investors (SRIs) will meet with socially responsible Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to discuss new initiatives such as Fair Trade, solidarity-based Supply chains, ethical investments, and microfinance, which are driven by the triple bottom line of sustainability, social responsibility, and environmental resilience.

Asia is one of the regions of the world where new economic practices have flourished. There is a growing interest in them especially among those who are looking for an alternative to the current global economic system which has deepened the wedge between the haves and the have-nots, and further alienated those who are already marginalized.