Antwerp, Belgium, 5 June 2012 - A group of 30 participants from the diamond sector participated in the first of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Meet-up in Antwerp.

This session was organized by UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, through the Antwerp International Training Center for Corporate Opportunities (Antwerp ITCCO) in collaboration with the Antwerp Management School and the Global Compact network Belgium and was hosted by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.

It took place ahead of a "Meet & Greet” session (see photo) held during a three-day Executive course on CSR and Management for 20 leading Chinese jewelry companies. The executive course was organized by the Antwerp ITCCO together with HRD Antwerp, the HRD Antwerp China Association and the Shanghai Diamond Exchange.

The CSR Meet-up was designed to raise the participants' awareness and understanding on CSR challenges and opportunities in the context of their own, and the Chinese markets.