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 generations. Read more

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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 of the purchaser-cum-donor’s choice. Read more

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Community engagement and social media at the Global CSR Summit 2010

The Second Annual Global CSR Summit 2010 & Awards, held in Singapore in June this year, was to “celebrate and salute the resilience of companies that have not only weathered the financial storm but remained resolute in trying times, to continuously uphold the highest standards in CSR, while developing innovative and sustainable solutions and products for greater profitability and improving the welfare of societies.” Read more

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Standard Chartered Jumps on Facebook for Greenfingers Project

In conjunction with the launch of its GreenFingers eco-project, Standard Chartered Bank (Malaysia) Bhd has found a new way of engagement through its Facebook (FB) application, “Treeville”, which will give FB users the opportunity to to plant virtual trees online. Read more

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