The villagers do not understand why the government accuses the Penan, the Kenyah, the Iban, and other natives of opposing the government when the natives protest against logging companies. The natives only erected a simple blockade of sticks and branches across the logging road, they said, because the company refused to negotiate with them. The… [Read more…]
April 29, 2009
With the help of the movies 'AnInconvenient Truth' and 'Eleventh Hour', awareness of the global environmental crisis has reached new levels. But even before that, since 1970, the year in which Earth Day was founded, every decade has witnessed a greater degree of pressure for businesses and governments to go green. Published in KLUE.
February 20, 2009
My interview with Lanxess' Lanxess' Vice-President & Head Corporate Communications, Kaye Lim, is one of the most popular interviews off the CSR Digest.
February 19, 2009
Being interested in the new management field of corporate social responsibility (CSR), I asked a friend recently why there appears to be more CSR consultancies opening in Singapore than Malaysia. He answered, without even thinking, "Because businesses here aren’t really interested." This might explain why only five participants were present at the "Integrity at Work" forum, organised by the MCA Integrity Watch Group in January.
February 18, 2009
A conversation with KhattarWong's Tan Chong Huat for the CSR Digest.
February 2, 2009
An interview for The CSR Digest with Professor Dr Mustaffa Mohamed Zain, one of Malaysia’s academic pioneers in corporate social responsibility (CSR).
January 30, 2009
First, Obama calls for the dismantling of Guantanomo. Now, the Kyoto Protocol will be ratified? The Year of the Ox is indeed picking up!
January 29, 2009
Written for the CSR Digest: The theme for the CSR Digest in the first quarter of 2009 is whether or not businesses should maintain or be more vigorous with their CSR efforts in an economic dip. It wouldn’t be hard to imagine many businesses de-prioritizing their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives on the basis that their focus needs to be on the bottom line due to the global economic crumble. This might be a wrong move…
January 16, 2009
I explore ethical and Islamic financing on the CSR Digest.
January 14, 2009
I'm in Singapore and the first day of the CSR Global Summit has taken place. I'm covering this for a number of publications, but most notably the CSR Digest. It has been interesting so far, and I'm plotting out a number of articles already on several aspects which I had not thought out before.
January 9, 2009
Just in case the Potted Plot appears neglected, I'll be in Singapore for the CSR Global Summit 2009 next week. I'm proud to say that the CSR Digest is a media partner at the event.
January 7, 2009
The CSR Digest will be having a media watch this year on pledges and promises of donation. The media often highlights charitable giving from businesses to those in need. While many view this as a laudable effort of corporations in being socially responsible, others believe that the endeavor is merely for press coverage.
January 5, 2009
Of the four dimensions, public listed companies had the best score for CSR at the workplace in the Bursa Malaysia’s “Corporate Social Responsibility in Malaysia 2007 Status Report“. The CSR Digest conducted an email interview with Human Resources Management (HRM) guru, Maimunah Aminuddin. Puan Maimunah served in Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) for 34 years. She began her career… [Read more…]
December 14, 2008
Workplace CSR at the workplace took a press beating this year, especially in terms of safety and welfare of migrant workers in Malaysia. For example, in April, the death of three foreign workers, reported to be caused by the tilting and slipping of an overloaded gondola, was highlighted in the local press. Human Resources… [Read more…]
May 27, 2009
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