Singapore to host regional network to promote CSR in ASEAN

A new initiative, the ASEAN Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network, will be set up to push the growth of CSR, a concept fast taking hold in the international business world, in this region. Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Zainul Abideen Rashid, will officiate at the incorporation of the ASEAN CSR Network on 11 January 2011. Read more

Diversey, Leading Cleaning Solutions Provider Achieves Green Globe Certification in South Asia

In Dec 2010, Diversey, a market leader in the cleaning solutions industry achieved Green Globe Certification (GGC) for its South Asia Cluster (Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Indonesia). The certification cemented their commitment to conduct business in a more sustainable and responsible manner and auditing them was an inspiring experience for me. Read more

Getting down to the haze issue

The forest fires in Sumatra this year plunged haze in the spotlight – and the companies who own the land were particularly lambasted as responsible for the burning of the world’s third-largest tropical rainforest. But the finger-pointing and blame-shifting is counter-productive – for decades we have known who these ‘culprits’ are and worse, for decades we have known that indiscriminate burning of tropical rainforest is the single biggest contributor of greenhouse gases. Read more

Grameen Foundation, Qualcomm & Bakrie Telecom Announce Application Laboratory in Indonesia

Grameen Foundation, together with Qualcomm Incorporated, through its Wireless Reach™ initiative, and Bakrie Telecom, recently announced the launch of the Application Laboratory in Indonesia (AppLab Indonesia). Building on Grameen Foundation’s pioneering AppLab initiative in Uganda, AppLab Indonesia delivers new and innovative products, information services and business opportunities tailored to the needs of the poor and specifically designed to increase their incomes. Read more

CSR Strategies Review

By Jean-Michel Piedagnel

There are many books written on CSR are written by CSR specialists, but very few are written by CSR “practitioners”, let alone by CEOs. Sri Urip’s book CSR Strategies offers a lot of invaluable first hand practical experience on CSR best practices. This is where this book really stands out. Read more

MasterCard and COMO Team Up for Community Investment across Asia

Guests of COMO Hotels and Resorts will have a chance to make a difference to the community they are vacationing in. As part of a MasterCard Purchase with Purpose™ initiative, MasterCard will donate USD 30 for every transaction made with a MasterCard card from 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2010, to a beneficiary organization tied to each selected COMO property in Bali, Bhutan, Thailand and the Maldives. Participating properties are COMO Shambhala Estate, Uma Ubud, Uma Paro, the Metropolitan Bangkok and Cocoa Island. Read more

Indonesian Palm Oil Giant partially cleared on green claim

A recent audit on PT SMART Tbk, revealed the Indonesian palm oil gian had not destroyed primary forest but had planted on carbon-rich deep peatlands. This partially clears the company of accusations by Greenpeace. SMART was reported to have said that the independent report showed a campaign by Greenpeace was exaggerated or wrong, but the audit found that the planting on deep peatlands, which trap greenhouse gases, contravenes Indonesian and SMART’s own regulations. Read more

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