Singapore Compact Hopes To Motivate & Ingrain CSR Values

Mr. Thomas Thomas is Executive Director of the Singapore Compact for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which serves as the national CSR society in Singapore. Singapore Compact for CSR was launched in January 2005 as an outcome of the National Tripartite Initiative (NTI) on CSR, of which Thomas was the Co-chairperson. The NTI on CSR was established... [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’.... [Read more...]

Rise in Demand for Clean Money

The world’s only dedicated alternative energy and cleantech focused investment bank was recently launched in June 2009. Greentech Capital Advisors, LLC, helmed by Jeffrey A. McDermott, a 25-year banking veteran, focusses on alternative energy space, a dynamic and expanding sector driven by climate change. The company offers clients a comprehensive... [Read more...]

The UN Global Compact

More and more businesses are taking an interest in operating on sustainable principles. To help them, the United Nations has put together the UN Global Compact, a strategic policy initiative. The compact is meant for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human... [Read more...]

Socially Responsible Investments Taking Hold

As corporate social responsibility (CSR) develops, interest in ethical financing has grown. Some put it down the recent financial scandals, while others have attributed it to a growing awareness of environmental issues and sustainability. Whatever it is, ethical finance is burgeoning, with current products including ‘ethical credit cards’. The CSR... [Read more...]

Media and CSR

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the media go hand in hand, with the media disseminating CSR activities and information to the public. But what does CSR mean to the media industry?  Executive Director of Malaysia’s Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Gayathry Venkiteswaran, shares her thoughts on CSR and the media. CIJ Executive... [Read more...]

World Vision, the CSR Enabler

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...]

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