CSR News
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How to ensure sustainability remains a priority for businesses after the pandemicTake a closer look at the job descriptions of corporate bosses, and know what motivates them, says Stephen Langton of management consulting firm Russell Reynolds Associates. -
‘End it like Beckham’: Campaigners slam AIA, life insurer and football sponsor, for coal investmentsAsia Pacific
‘End it like Beckham’: Campaigners slam AIA, life insurer and football sponsor, for coal investments
Until the Hong Kong-based insurance company ditches coal, its logo will be a ‘stain’ on the shirts of Tottenham Hotspur, states a new report by coal divestment activists.
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Big builders’ plans threaten to wreck forest survivalPlans by corporate power and government investors risk corporate good intentions and national vows for forest survival. -
What do youths really want in their fight for climate action?Youths want more transparency and engagement with organisations to know that their actions are creating impact, said speakers at a virtual launch of the first sustainability mentorship programme in Singapore.
CSR Opinion
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Fighting climate change with bamboo– Bamboo is a surprisingly effective carbon sink and is being promoted by the government as a uniquely Chinese solution to climate change. -
Rethinking resilience in business– Instead of trying to strengthen their ability to resist change, companies must learn how to adapt and adjust if they are to continue to exist as employers, value creators for shareholders, and trusted members of communities around the world. -
While governments take a Covid-induced time out from sustainability, businesses should notSoutheast Asia
While governments take a Covid-induced time out from sustainability, businesses should not
– Gone are the days of shareholder primacy when all that mattered were financial returns. In this new era of corporate sustainability, no issue unites stakeholders as urgently as climate change does.
CSR Videos
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Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
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Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
– In the first in a new video series where sustainability leaders interview each other about the toughest things about their jobs, Simon Lord of Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation went head to head with Pamela Mar of Hong Kong-based textile and apparel giant Fung Group. -
Combining old knowledge and new ideas in fishing in Kalimantan– Smallholder fish farmers in rural Kalimantan are turning towards sustainability, with some assistance from an agribusiness company.
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Meet the families working in Indonesia's palm oil industry– What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
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Dodging falling fruit and venomous snakes: A day in the life of an oil palm harvester– Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?
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