Malaysia: New nonprofit for journalists and bloggers

In a bid to defence the media and to promote of freedom of expression in Southeast Asia, a new nonprofit organisation was launched recently. The Southeast Asia Media Legal Defence Network (SEAMLDN) aims to provide legal assistance to journalists and media organisations, support training and also to promote the exchange of information and strategies... [Read more...]

Guess what we saw at Yves Rocher Subang Parade?

In conjuction with its 50th anniversary, Yves Rocher has pledged to one million of the proposed one billion trees under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) initiative, “Plant for the Planet: Billion Trees Campaign”. [Read more...]  Read More →

Raja Nazrin: CSR not just for Corp Comm

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) should be entrenched as a company-wide culture from the top down, according to Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah. Bernama reports that the Perak Prince said because there appears to be evidence that  CSR in Malaysia was relegated to corporate communications departments. CSR evidently has not reached a stage... [Read more...]

Community engagement and social media at the Global CSR Summit 2010

The Second Annual Global CSR Summit 2010 & Awards, held in Singapore in June this year, was to “celebrate and salute the resilience of companies that have not only weathered the financial storm but remained resolute in trying times, to continuously uphold the highest standards in CSR, while developing innovative and sustainable solutions and... [Read more...]

Standard Chartered Jumps on Facebook for Greenfingers Project

In conjunction with the launch of its GreenFingers eco-project, Standard Chartered Bank (Malaysia) Bhd has found a new way of engagement through its Facebook (FB) application, “Treeville”, which will give FB users the opportunity to to plant virtual trees online. [Read more...]  Read More →

Malaysia’s company directors not up to scratch

Malaysiakini reports that Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG) believes recent corporate governance issues in Malaysia point to the failure and ineffectiveness of the directors in meeting best practice standards and enhancing the governance of companies. [Read more...]  Read More →

Nearly 90% of Singapore Youths Want to Make Profit Responsibly

As pivotal events such as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and misbehaviour by major global financial institutions roil the world, Singapore’s youths are choosing responsible profit-making. In the Hapitalist Survey of Youths’ Attitudes Towards Money and Money-Making 2009-2010, 87% of youths said if they could earn SGD1 million, they... [Read more...]

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