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
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
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
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...]
Coping with Copenhagen
by Paul R. Kleindorfer, courtesy of INSEAD Knowledge Represented by a group of faculty, students and alumni, INSEAD attended the Copenhagen Summit as an accredited Observer. Kleindorfer, who headed up the INSEAD delegation, reflects on what was and was not accomplished at the Summit. Paul R. Kleindorfe The Copenhagen Climate Summit... [Read more...]
Drucker on the ‘bounded goodness’ of corporate social responsibility
by Craig Smith, INSEAD Chaired Professor in Ethics and Social Responsibility Courtesy of INSEAD Knowledge Peter Drucker’s immense contribution to the thinking and practice of management extends to social responsibility in business. This work goes back over 60 years but remains relevant today — notwithstanding the impacts of globalisation... [Read more...]
The Haiti crisis: INSEAD faculty tracks humanitarian response
Courtesy of INSEAD Knowledge INSEAD Professor Luk Van Wassenhove, head of INSEAD’s Social Innovation Centre, and Programme Director Rolando Tomasini, have been monitoring the crisis in Haiti since the 7.1 earthquake struck, including being in touch with relevant NGOs, companies and governments, who are providing aid and support to the victims... [Read more...]
