Going green, using social media

Sustainability is integral to Standard Chartered. Worldwide and in Malaysia, the bank champions dedicated causes, one of them being environment. The organisation believes that each person can make a difference, and through small steps, the collection action contributes to the overall impact as the community unites to preserve the environment for future... [Read more...]

Micro donations for charities with Beanstalk Giving

Speaking to a CSR Consultant recently, the CSR Digest confirmed that personal donations amounted to the majority of funding for charities. And even more money could be available if only micro donations could be leveraged. Beanstalk Giving (BG) saw this need and designed an API which helps E-Tailers round off purchases, allocating the balance to a charity... [Read more...]

The Global Agenda of Sustainability & The Green Movement

Kaye Lim, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific of specialty global chemicals group, Lanxess, discusses the green movement and sustainability with the CSR Digest. [Read more...]  Read More →

Philanthrocapitalism: dawn of a new era?

Courtesy of INSEAD Knowledge Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief of The Economist, and co-author of ‘Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World’ speaks to Anil Gupta, INSEAD Professor on the rise of Philanthrocapitalism.   You need Adobe Flash plugin version 8 or higher to view the videos on this site Get it... [Read more...]

Stepping up on the Revolution

By Amanda Coffin Chief Inspired Protagonist, Executive Chairperson, and co-founder of Seventh Generation, Jeffrey Hollender, has too many accolades and credits to his name to write in just a paragraph. But let’s try. Jeffrey is the co-founder of the American Sustainable Business Council and the Sustainability Institute, is on the Board of Directors... [Read more...]

Creating a Vibrant Nonprofit Sector in Singapore

The CSR Digest’s correspondent, Jean-Michel Piedagnel, recently sat down with Willie Cheng, author of “Doing Good Well, What Does (And Does Not) Make Sense in the Nonprofit Sector” in an interview in Singapore. Cheng spoke candidly about corporate social responsibility and Singapore’s ambitions to be a hub for NGOs. [Read more...]  Read More →

What Earth Hour’s All About

Earth Hour, the event which calls on the world to switch off their lights for one hour on 27 March 2010, is coming soon. Although criticised by some (including us!), Earth Hour still is a tremendous show of concern about the state of our world. WWF-Malaysia’s representatives, Devan Subramaniam, Corporate Relations Senior Manager, Marketing Department... [Read more...]

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