The CSR Digest

Malaysia: New nonprofit for journalists and bloggers

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:31:09 +0000

In a bid to defence the media and to promote of freedom of expression in Southeast Asia, a new nonprofit organisation was launched - the Southeast Asia Media Legal Defence Network (SEAMLDN).

Guess what we saw at Yves Rocher Subang Parade?

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:16:02 +0000

In conjuction with its 50th anniversary, Yves Rocher has pledged to one million of the proposed one billion trees under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) initiative, “Plant for the Planet: Billion Trees Campaign”.

Raja Nazrin: CSR not just for Corp Comm

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:49:36 +0000

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) should be entrenched as a company-wide culture from the top down, according to Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.

Community engagement and social media at the Global CSR Summit 2010

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:27:44 +0000

While there has been some criticism about CSR conferences recently, TPGI's Second Annual Global CSR Summit 2010 had a few noteworthy talks which differentiated this conference from most other conferences held recently.

Standard Chartered Jumps on Facebook for Greenfingers Project

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:09:27 +0000

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.

Malaysia’s company directors not up to scratch

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:07:15 +0000

Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG) believes recent corporate governance issues in Malaysia point to the failure and ineffectiveness of the directors in meeting best practice standards and enhancing the governance of companies.

Nearly 90% of Singapore Youths Want to Make Profit Responsibly

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:05:45 +0000

Singapore's youths are choosing responsible profit-making, as found by the Hapitalist Survey of Youths' Attitudes Towards Money and Money-Making 2009-2010.