MasterCard & SMU establish the MasterCard MBA Scholarships for Women
March 31, 2011 by admin
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MasterCard Worldwide has collaborated with the Singapore Management University (SMU) to establish the MasterCard MBA Scholarships for Women. The inaugural scholarship will open doors for outstanding women and boost their potential to excel in positions of leadership. A three-year collaboration with SMU, MasterCard will make a donation of up to S$120,000... [Read more...]
Coca-Cola Raises Total Pledge to 2.5 bill yen for Japan Relief Efforts
March 30, 2011 by admin
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The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it is establishing the Coca-Cola Japan Reconstruction Fund and raised its pledge to a total of 2.5 billion Yen (US$31 million) donations towards relief and rebuilding efforts for the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami over the next three years. This includes the 600 million Yen (US$7.3 million) in... [Read more...]
CSR Practitioner Training designing & implementing effective CSR strategies & reports
CSE is hosting the Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Training (IEMA Approved) in Brussels this May due to high demand after a previous training course led this past November. [Read more...] Read More →
Liverpool FC and MU legends spin balls with special children
March 24, 2011 by admin
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Liverpool FC legend Dominic Matteo and Manchester United former star Jesper Blomqvist took a moment out of their busy schedule to visit the visually impaired children at S.M Pendidikan Khas Cacat Penglihatan together with staff from Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia (Standard Chartered), as part of the bank’s community activity to promote its project... [Read more...]
MENGO Green Hunt 2011
March 23, 2011 by admin
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The Malaysian Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (MENGO), a network of 17 civil society organisations working on sustainable development and environmental conservation formed in 2001, is organising a “walk and hunt” event focusing on green living concepts on Sunday, 26th June 2011. Members of the public who would like to participate in... [Read more...]
Putting a price tag on corporate social responsibility
Courtesy of INSEAD Knowledge, by Theo Vermaelen Corporate social responsibility (CSR) remains a misunderstood, sometimes controversial issue – in spite of the fact that numerous companies have adopted CSR policies. Critics of CSR programmes argue that a CEO who wants to do “good” should do so with his/her own money, not with other people’s... [Read more...]
Putting social innovation and entrepreneurship on the business agenda
March 14, 2011 by admin
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Courtesy of INSEAD Knowledge John Elkington’s work advising businesses on sustainable strategies has earned him numerous accolades including the Dean of Corporate Social Responsibility by BusinessWeek in 2004. In an interview with INSEAD Knowledge, he discusses social innovation and entrepreneurship and its potential to become an increasing part of... [Read more...]
