Workers Want Trustworthiness
By Daniel Chandranayagam Reproduced with kind permission Being interested in the new management field of corporate social responsibility (CSR), I asked a friend recently why there appears to be more CSR consultancies opening in Singapore than Malaysia. He answered, without even thinking, “Because businesses here aren’t really interested.” This... [Read more...]
Corporations, Education and People Living With Disabilities
By James TS Chua It was with much expectation that I attended the public forum on the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 at the Malaysian Bar Council on 17th January 2009. People with various disabilities (PWDs) were to converge and discuss pertinent issues they face. I believed that this would be an extraordinarily positive step toward social inclusion... [Read more...]
World Vision, the CSR Enabler
February 24, 2009 by admin
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Interview with World vision’s James Quek and Mindy Chee World Vision was established in 1950 with a mission to care for Asian orphans. More than half a century later, World Vision has embraced community development and advocacy for the poor so that children and their families might be able to build sustainable futures. World Vision Singapore was... [Read more...]
Time to Make CSR More Strategic
By Suresh Kr Pramar The current global financial crisis has impacted Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR) in India adversely. Business houses, trying to restructure their resources, have run the red line through CSR budgets. CSR managers claim that managements have issued instructions to put on hold all new CSR projects. Budgets for many ongoing projects... [Read more...]
Eco Initiatives in Your Neighbourhood
February 17, 2009 by admin
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Video journalists, you have a new platform to showcase your work! EcoPlanet.tv is an interactive internet television channel that provides a platform to learn and share actions being taken by individuals and organisations around the world on living, working and playing in a more sustainable manner. Produced by Eco Leadership, EcoPlanet.tv allows individuals... [Read more...]
CSR Stories Can’t Be Created From Thin Air
February 13, 2009 by admin
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CSR at Lanxess German Chemical group, Lanxess, recently spun off from its Bayer heritage in 2004 in Singapore. The group’s core business comprises of the development and sale of plastics, rubber, specialty chemicals and intermediates. Strongly believing in sustainable development, the group also considers environmental compatibility and social... [Read more...]
Satyam is Far from the Truth
By Suresh Kr Pramar It is being quoted as the biggest fraud in the history of corporate India. Satyam, (which in Sanskrit means the Truth), a company with an excellent record in CSR activities, is now in the dumps because of the greed of its promoter and Chairman, Ramalinga Raju. The discredited of Ramalinga shocked the nation when, in a letter, he... [Read more...]
