Sedex launches new website

Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, unveils a fresh new look with the launch of its new website. Over the course of the last few months, the Sedex team has worked closely with web designers Wave to completely redevelop the existing website and create a site that is more interactive, informative and user friendly. Read more

Beyond Climate Change Estimations

By Nikos Avlonas, President & Founder, Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE)

The need for Carbon Footprint Verification as important tool for transparent reporting

Increasingly, leading organizations regard the mitigation of climate change as an important part of their role in society. Climate Change is becoming an ever-pressing matter and its mitigation more and more demanding from all members of society, including businesses and public organizations. Read more

Dole Launches New Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Website

Dole Food Company, Inc. announced recently that it has launched its new Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability website. This tool is now fully integrated into Dole’s corporate website. It also specifically emphasizes Dole’s four pillars of sustainability (Carbon Footprint, Water Management, Soil Conservation and Packaging) in addition to Dole’s environmental and labor practices and community programs. Read more

Innovative Application Laboratory Project gets awarded

Qualcomm Incorporated, through its Wireless Reach™ initiative, together with Grameen Foundation, Ruma and Bakrie Telecom, have accepted the Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Innovation Award for the Application Laboratory (AppLab) project. The award recognizes innovative projects in the telecom industry that GTB readers and judges believe make a difference to the communications sector. Read more

CA Technologies & Capgemini Announce BPO Partnership to offer Global Energy, Carbon and Sustainability Outsourced Managed Service

CA Technologies and Capgemini, providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, recently announced a partnership to establish a global Energy, Carbon and Sustainability Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) service. The partnership, which brings together the expertise of Capgemini’s rapidly growing and successful Business Process Outsourcing Business Unit and CA Technologies leading CA ecoSoftware solution, will help customers better manage complex sustainability data collection and increasingly challenging reporting demands, enabling them to focus on sustainability strategy and carbon reduction activities. Read more

Microsoft Malaysia offers tech skills & training to nonprofits

Microsoft Malaysia recently announced donations amounting to RM1.7 million cash and software grants to three Malaysian nonprofits. Its legal and corporate affairs director, Jasmine Begum, was reported to have said the grants would support the nonprofits to deliver technology skills and training through a network of more than 29 community technology learning centres. Read more

Young entrepreneurs called to participate in DiGi’s Challenge for Change

DiGi’s Challenge for Change is back with two exciting competitions: the Global CleanTech Ideas Competition Open and the Social Venture Competition. Young entrepreneurs stand a chance to win up to RM80,000 of prizes, seed funding, industry mentoring, advice and support. Winners will also have the opportunity to represent Malaysia at CleanTech Open’s Global Gala in San Francisco during the Global Entrepreneurship Week this November. Read more