non profit organization founded 2002 ; hong kong headquarters hong kong slogan working for the economic development and competitiveness of asia in the global marketplace website www.asiabusinesscouncil.org the asia business council was established in hong kong in 2002 . it was founded by its first executive director ruth shapiro and inaugural chairman ronnie chan . they worked with prominent business leaders to create an organization which focuses on sustainable economic growth in asia . it is an independent organization of top executives typically from leading asian companies or multinational corporations with significant asian operations who share an interest in the policies needed to ensure the continued economic development and competitiveness of the region . the council is a membership organization limited to 75 ceos and chairmen with operations in asia . the council s current chairman is lubna s. olayan who is deputy chairperson and ceo of olayan financing co. the council s current vice chairman is nobuyoshi john ehara who is partner unison capital . mark clifford is the council s executive director . 1 contents 1 mandate 2 research 3 references 4 external links mandate edit the asia business council was formed by a group of prominent business people and is the first pan asian ceo organization . the mission of the asia business council is to foster dialogue and understanding among asian and international business leaders improve the efficacy of the private sector in promoting continued economic growth and development in the region be a collective voice to influence other corporations governments multilateral organizations and members of civil society 2 research edit the council conducts research on specific issues that are important to asia s future including green jobs climate change corporate social responsibility and the food and agriculture sector in asia energy efficiency innovation within asian firms intellectual property rights and public private partnerships . in 2010 the council s research included containing pandemics and epidemics in asia and solutions for asia s cities . in 2009 the council s research focused on green jobs and innovation . in 2008 the council s research focused on corporate social responsibility and the food and agriculture sector in asia . in 2007 it published building energy efficiency why green buildings are key to asia s future . 3 the book was translated into chinese in 2008 . 4 references edit asia business council announces new leadership team press release . asia business council . 19 march 2007 . retrieved 22 march 2007 . mission statement the asia business council http www.asiabusinesscouncil.org mission.html business environment council http www.bec.org.hk eng bldg energy efficiency.aspx research the asia business council http www.asiabusinesscouncil.org research.html asia business council announces new leadership team press release . asia business council . 19 march 2007 . retrieved 22 march 2007 . external links edit official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title asia business council & oldid 705133256 categories non profit organisations based in hong konghidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2016 at 18 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view