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Haiti: Is Your Money Going Where It’s Supposed To? Haiti: Is Your Money Going Where It’s Supposed To?

The amount of money heading to (or already in) Haiti is staggering. Just take a look... 

The Ethics of Credit Cards The Ethics of Credit Cards

By Daniel Chandranayagam Anyone empathizing with Rebecca Bloomwood in Confessions... 

Nigerian CSR Legislation: Good News or Bad? Nigerian CSR Legislation: Good News or Bad?

By Charlotte Morgan The Nigerian Government’s decision to issue a bill which... 

Najib Tun Razak’s First Take on CSR Najib Tun Razak’s First Take on CSR

Newly minted Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Najib Tun Razak, has asked employers... 

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Initiatives

A Letter From Annie Leonard on the Story of Stuff A Letter From Annie Leonard on the Story of Stuff

Dear Reader, My new book, The Story of Stuff, goes on sale today in bookstores... 

MAF To Support Dixon In Marathon Des Sables MAF To Support Dixon In Marathon Des Sables

The Malaysian AIDS Foundation is in support of its trustee, Mr Ralph Dixon, who will... 

The CSR Digest Supports World Day Against Cyber Censorship The CSR Digest Supports World Day Against Cyber Censorship

The CSR Digest is in full support of World Day Against Cyber Censorship, an initiative... 

Plant-A-Tree: Tabanan, Indonesia Project Plant-A-Tree: Tabanan, Indonesia Project

With the support of Standard Chartered Bank, Plant-A-Tree Indonesia c/o BICG will... 

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News Bites

Airline Union Calls For Minimum Wage Disclosure Airline Union Calls For Minimum Wage Disclosure

Bernama reports that members of the Malaysian Airline System Employees Union (MASEU)... 

Proton Malaysia Assembly Line Workers Among Lowest Paid Proton Malaysia Assembly Line Workers Among Lowest Paid

Proton Malaysia’s assembly-line workers are among the lowest paid in the nation,... 

Cars In The News Cars In The News

Toyota According to Reuters, Toyota Motor Corp will replace an oil hose in some 933,800... 

Malaysia: PM Believes Private Sector Can Make A Difference Malaysia: PM Believes Private Sector Can Make A Difference

Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has called on corporate Malaysia... 

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Events

COP 15: What is the Impact on Malaysia and South East Asia? COP 15: What is the Impact on Malaysia and South East Asia?

By Daniel Chandranayagam What most can take away from COP 15 is a bitter sense of... 

The Future of CSR in Malaysia Workshop The Future of CSR in Malaysia Workshop

This event is on as scheduled. Apologies for the previous announcement. As part of... 

Corporate Fraud Investigation and Prevention Corporate Fraud Investigation and Prevention

Occupational fraud poses a serious threat to organisations across Asia. Experts currently... 

First Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setter Group Meeting First Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setter Group Meeting

The inaugural two-day meeting of Asian-Oceanian Standards-Setter Group (AOSSG) held... 

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Articles

Malaysia’s Green Building Index For Tropical Structures Malaysia’s Green Building Index For Tropical Structures

By Daniel Chandranayagam In August 2008, PAM (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia or Malaysian Institute of Architects) Council endorsed and approved the formation of the new Sustainability Committee, tasked primarily to develop and establish the Green Building Index Malaysia. A target deadline of April/May 2009 was set to launch this Green rating. [Read more] ... [Read more]

Fighting For Rights Fighting For Rights

PT Foundation & Grassroots Activism In Malaysia A Practical Case Study By Jean-Michel Piedagnel Objective: Fighting for the right of HIV prevention and against prejudice for people living with HIV/Aids and empowering the most vulnerable communities. Target groups: Sexual workers, transgender, drug users and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia PT... [Read more]

The Future Of The Aid Sector The Future Of The Aid Sector

Learning from Southern NGOs By Jean-Michel Piedagnel Western NGOs and the humanitarian sector are having a bit of a midlife crisis.  They need to open up to the 21st century and to the societies that will shape this 21st century, they happen to be outside of Europe and of the USA. I am not talking about opening the humanitarian system so that it embraces... [Read more]

Some advice to climate scientists on ethics from a finance professor Some advice to climate scientists on ethics from a finance professor

by Theo Vermaelen, courtesy of INSEAD Knowledge Climate scientists from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia have come under fire for alleged data manipulation following the release of thousands of emails and documents. As a result of ‘Climategate’, some of the climatologists involved have stepped aside or are... [Read more]

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Interviews

Singapore Compact Hopes To Motivate & Ingrain CSR Values Singapore Compact Hopes To Motivate & Ingrain CSR Values

Mr. Thomas Thomas is Executive Director of the Singapore Compact for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which serves as the national CSR society in Singapore. Singapore Compact for CSR was launched in January 2005 as an outcome of the National Tripartite Initiative (NTI) on CSR, of which Thomas was the Co-chairperson. The NTI on CSR was established... [Read more]

What Are the 500 Most Responsible Corporations? What Are the 500 Most Responsible Corporations?

A new social enterprise, the Goodness500, has ranked the largest 500 corporations in the USA based on ‘responsibility’. The Goodness500 seeks to educate consumers about corporate social responsibility by avoiding complex jargon. Keeping things credible, it ‘grounds conversations about corporate behavior in data rather than in rumours’.... [Read more]

Rise in Demand for Clean Money Rise in Demand for Clean Money

The world’s only dedicated alternative energy and cleantech focused investment bank was recently launched in June 2009. Greentech Capital Advisors, LLC, helmed by Jeffrey A. McDermott, a 25-year banking veteran, focusses on alternative energy space, a dynamic and expanding sector driven by climate change. The company offers clients a comprehensive... [Read more]

The UN Global Compact The UN Global Compact

More and more businesses are taking an interest in operating on sustainable principles. To help them, the United Nations has put together the UN Global Compact, a strategic policy initiative. The compact is meant for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human... [Read more]

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Reviews

Tales of Two Countries Tales of Two Countries

by Amanda Coffin It boggles the mind of many a visitor to this region how Malaysia and Singapore, acrimoniously divorced in 1963, can now – a mere 46 years later – be such different worlds. The two states have much in common, certainly, but if a traveller awoke from a deep sleep whilst in transit, it would take him but a moment to discern which... [Read more]

A Vast, Diverse and Philanthropic Archipelago A Vast, Diverse and Philanthropic Archipelago

By Amanda Coffin Spanning over 17,000 islands and 5,000 kilometres, the Republic of Indonesia is home to more than 237 million people.  Its citizens are ethnically, linguistically and religiously diverse.  The country’s motto reflects its pluriformity:  Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, or Unity in Diversity.  Especially amongst its south-east... [Read more]

¿Qué CSR, Señora? ¿Qué CSR, Señora?

By Amanda Coffin Perhaps to the disappointment of some readers, the Global Latinas in the title of Lourdes Casanova’s newly-released book (INSEAD Press, 2009) include neither Mexican telenovela starlets nor Shakira, but rather a sampling of South American multinational companies. Dr. Casanova asserts that most research on multinationals has focused... [Read more]

Sustainability Strategies – When Does It Pay to Be Green? Sustainability Strategies – When Does It Pay to Be Green?

By Amanda Coffin Dr. Renato Orsato is a Senior Research Fellow at INSEAD, the international graduate business school based in Fontainebleu, France. With a PhD in Management crowning his academic achievements and fifteen years’ experience as a researcher, educator and consultant, his credentials are impeccable. His sterling credentials should also... [Read more]

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