“Fun Day” for Bombay Teen Challenge Children

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.58 billion in 2008 and currently around 14,800 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 44 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. Under-privileged... [Read more...]

Primary Education for India’s Underprivileged Children

LANXESS India is extending its support to Save The Children India (STCI) on the "Child Welfare and Educational Project", a community program which both organizations embarked on last year. Specifically, LANXESS has donated Rs. 392,870 to STCI to cover the education-related expenses of five pre-primary schools (called balwadis) under its care. In... [Read more...]

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'. Finally, it encourages... [Read more...]

Montfort for a Fresh Start

Montfort Boys Town, a charity centre that provides youths with vocational training and holistic education, received RM198,000 for its proposed electrical department at the institution located in Shah Alam. The donation, from CIMB Foundation under its Community Link programme, was used to renovate and equip the electrical workshop, which started operations... [Read more...]

Anti-Corruption Conference: Constructive Step or Lip Service?

By Chironjit Das The figures are shocking, but they help to put the facts into perspective:  The cost of the damage and financial losses due to global corruption far surpass the GDPs of smaller nations. Even ignoring the less tangible effects on societies, the problem leaves a gaping hole in the balance of economies of such nations. The issue... [Read more...]

Kuala Lumpur is Part of Reputation Institute’s Network

The Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, now joins other world business capitals in the global Reputation Institute (RI) network.  Kuala Lumpur is the first ASEAN city in the network, which has a presence in 29 countries and is known for helping businesses benchmark and manage their corporate reputations. RI conducts an annual reputation study, the... [Read more...]

Second Starbiz-ICR Malaysia CR Awards

The second StarBiz-ICR Malaysia Corporate Responsibility (CR) Awards was launched recently.  The purpose of this year’s awards is to recognize businesses which have managed to assimilate and integrate CR values into their business strategies and goals, and which have raised their business standards for the benefit of their stakeholders. The event... [Read more...]

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