Call For Entries – Asian CSR Awards 2010

Entries for the eighth Annual Asian CSR Awards are now being accepted, with the submission deadline being 31 August 2010. The Asian CSR Awards Programme is presented by the Asian Institute of Management Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (AIM-RVR) and hosted by Intel. Read more

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Top Malaysian Entrepreneurs and Businesses Win Regional Awards

Enterprise Asia’s Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards Programme (AREA), which recognises and honours Asian businesses for championing sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship, was held recently in Kuala Lumpur. Present at the awards presentation ceremony at The Royale Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur was Tan Sri Dr. Fong Chan Onn, Chairman of Enterprise Asia, and Datuk Dr Victor Wee, Advisor of Enterprise Asia and Chairman of Malaysia Tourism. Read more

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MBSJ’s Community Initiative

For more, click here or go here for the local authority’s website.

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Asia’s Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards is Back!

The Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) is a world-class awards recognising and honoruing Asian enterprises that demonstrate leadership, sincerity and ongoing commitment in corporate responsibility, community engagement and transparency. Read more

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Malaysian Power Company Works Towards CSR Award in Education

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia energy provider, is eyeing the Prime Minister’s Corporate Social Responsibility Award in Education by 2015.

Through its social arm, Yayasan Tenaga Nasional (YTN), has allocated more than RM600 million since 1993, benefitting more than 7,000 Malaysian students.

YTN director, Azman Zakaria, told Bernama that TNB’s corporate social responsibility fforts in empowering education was geared towards tertiary education and welfare. Bernama quoted him as saying:

Overall, we strive to maintain sustainability of the programmes to ensure that the students get the best in quality education… This is in line with our goal to win the PM’s CSR education award in the next five years.

TNB allocates RM9.1 million in scholarships on an annual basis for students to study in countries like Canada (15 students), Britain (19), Australia (30) and New Zealand (5).

Another RM1 million goes to those who pursue their studies at public learning institutions, while RM5 million is for those at University Tenaga Nasional (Uniten), the energy giant’s own university.

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Malaysia: PM Believes Private Sector Can Make A Difference

Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has called on corporate Malaysia to assist the government in transforming the nation into a high income economy through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes, according to the Malaysian Insider.

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