Workshop for Young Scholars on CSR & SRI

Financialization and Corporate Social Responsibility: Consumers and Investors as the New Policymakers? (Berlin (Germany) 25 – 29 June 2011)

The recent economic crisis has once again highlighted the tremendous consequences that corporate decision-making can have on society. During this workshop, we will explore how ethical, political and socially responsibly consumption and investment as well as extended notions of CSR have altered the way we think about – and make – politics and public policy. Read more

New Exchange for Social Enterprises

Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX) recently came into being in Singapore. Its mission? To provide social enterprises in Asia with greater access to capital, allowing them to more rapidly expand the impact of their activities. Read more

Higher integration of sustainable practices for Msian listed companies

Bursa Malaysia recently launched its Business Sustainability Programme in line with its call to Malaysian public-listed companies to integrate sustainability elements into their business strategies. Together with this, the country’s regulator also launched Powering Business Sustainability – A Guide for Directors, which aims to assist directors in understanding the value of good sustainability practices so that sustainability will become a boardroom agenda. Read more

Memorandum of Understanding between UNGC & GRI Celebrated At UN Global Compact Summit

On 24 June, a special event took place during the UNGC Leaders Summit in New York, to highlight and begin action on the important collaboration between the UNGC and GRI, regarding the agreed terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 28 May 2010 at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. Read more

Global Reporting Initiative & Carbon Disclosure Project Release Linkage Document

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) recently announced the release of a linkage document between GRI’s Reporting Guidelines and CDP’s 2010 Questionnaire. Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and reporting on climate change is becoming increasingly important around the world. The linkage document outlines how reporters can efficiently use or adapt the same data in both reporting processes. Read more