The Scottish Oil Club

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"Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Oil and Gas Sector - Turning a Burden into a Benefit"

Hamish Dingwall TML and Senior Associate, Wood Mackenzie   Thursday 4th December 2008, 6:00 p.m. Bookings Finalised by 28th November 2008 The Royal Scots Club 30 Abercromby Place Edinburgh

A programme of student dinner attendance is sponsored by Wood Mackenzie and The Scottish Oil Club.

Synopsis

CSR activity (or social performance) in the oil and gas sector is nothing new. What is new is the ever increasing pressure from NOCs, IOCs, Govts, NGOs and others, to deliver more tangible and sustainable benefits to local people, including businesses.

How can this be achieved? Could it lead to the illusive win-win scenario of facilitating the economic development of local and national communities as well as assisting energy firms develop their profitable businesses?

Speaker

Hamish Dingwall worked in the service and supply sector in Scotland for 9 years before joining Scottish Enterprise's Energy Directorate in 1990. He became Director of Energy in 1996, before joining the International Finance Corporation (IFC – the private sector bank of the World Bank Group) in 2001, based in Washington D.C.  He was responsible for researching, designing, delivering and measuring local economic development programmes alongside IFC's major global investments in the oil, gas and mining sectors. These investments were in developing countries, often in very remote locations.

Since 2004 he has worked as an independent adviser on sustainable enterprise and economic development for clients in the extractive sectors in developing countries.

Arrangements

Members and guests are invited to convene between 17:30 and 18:00 for coffee/tea and biscuits (pay-bar available). Meeting commences at 18:00.  An opportunity for informal discussion between members and guests will follow the presentation in the Cocktail Bar where a pay-bar is available until commencement of the Discussion Dinner (Chatham House Rules) at about 20:00.

Menu:  Smoked salmon and crème fraîche terrine ~ Collops of Border venison with a redcurrant jus ~ Served with a selection of vegetables and potatoes ~ Vanilla and caramel noissette ~ Coffee and mince pies

Wine:  Drostdy Hof Steen, Chenin Blanc, South Africa, 07/08, Santa Serena, Cabernet Merlot. Central Valley, Chile 07/08

Cost:  £33.50 inclusive of wine and VAT. (If vegetarian meal required, please order at time of booking).

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