HIGHLIGHT
ISO 26000 and CSR Essential training in KL and SG
There will be an ISO 26000 training taking place in Malaysia and a CSR Essentials in Singapore. Don’t miss the training courses which are designed to provide participants with the tools and skills to develop effective CSR programmes and strategies.
Check out the 2012 calendar now!
Community Investment Workshop in Hong Kong – Wanted: Your business skills
This interactive workshop will demonstrate how skills-based volunteering can have a significant impact on communities. It will show different methodologies and strategies by engaging practitioners, using business examples and group exercises.
Date: 12 March 2012
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ARTICLES
Update on our Master’s degree in CSR
We have now completed the teaching of the first four modules of the Professional Master’s Degree in Corporate Social Responsibility jointly run between CSR Asia and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). That means that … Read more
What can Asian airports learn from their EU counterparts?
Airports have become the most important gateways for the transportation of people and goods around the globe. As a result, they are also facing environmental and social challenges because their rapidly expanding operations have great … Read more
Banking Industry in China: More regulations for being socially responsible
Since the second half of the 2011 there have been various news reports about the difficulties for companies, especially small and medium sized enterprises, to receive business loans in China due to a tightening of bank policy. Some banks have … Read more
Costs of natural catastrophes and the CSR imperative: a reflection on trends
Following on from the horror of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and Thai floods, the CSR community has a sense that the cost of natural catastrophes are growing. Recent estimates of the impact of the 2011 events suggest that 16,653 lives were … Read more
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NEWS
Singapore: Singapore LNG market to get boost Singapore’s upcoming liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal could boost the country’s plan …
Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. (MMNA) announced on November 17, 2011, that its North American-spec i-MiEV, an all-electric vehicle …
This week’s roundup includes stories about the quality of dumplings from Singapore’s Synear Food, the reappearance of fake eggs, a …