Posts Tagged 'CSR'

China’s moth-eaten social safety net: Who will catch the poorest of the poor? Not corporations.

China is, without a doubt, on a fast track to ‘development’ with an astonishing US$3.2 trillion in foreign reserves. But inequality, particularly rural and urban, is extreme with an estimated 150 million people living below the United Nations poverty line

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China’s moth-eaten social safety net: Who will catch the poorest of the poor? Not corporations.

China is, without a doubt, on a fast track to ‘development’ with an astonishing US$3.2 trillion in foreign reserves. But inequality, particularly rural and urban, is extreme with an estimated 150 million people living below the United Nations poverty line

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A trip to Inner Mongolia with Operation Smile

My twitter feed is often filled with harrowing stories about war, famine, corruption and other catastrophes, you name it and it’s there. So I want to contribute an unashamedly feel good story about a great organisation, Operations Smile, that works around

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A trip to Inner Mongolia with Operation Smile

My twitter feed is often filled with harrowing stories about war, famine, corruption and other catastrophes, you name it and it’s there. So I want to contribute an unashamedly feel good story about a great organisation, Operations Smile, that works around

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The Green in Itee Soni & FINCH

‘The Green in…‘ Is a series of interviews with people who are nurturing green ideas within their daily lives, without giving up their day jobs.

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The Green in Itee Soni & FINCH

‘The Green in…‘ Is a series of interviews with people who are nurturing green ideas within their daily lives, without giving up their day jobs.

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Human Rights: A no-go zone for corporates?

In most corporate boardrooms, if you suggest focusing on human rights as a community investment strategy don’t be surprised if you are met with deathly silence or an uncomfortable shuffling of papers. But if you push the common path of

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Human Rights: A no-go zone for corporates?

In most corporate boardrooms, if you suggest focusing on human rights as a community investment strategy don’t be surprised if you are met with deathly silence or an uncomfortable shuffling of papers. But if you push the common path of

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REMINDER: It’s not just about giving money

The squandering of $3.2 million as part of Madonna’s charity project in Malawi is another reminder that money alone is not the answer to lifting people out of poverty.

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REMINDER: It’s not just about giving money

The squandering of $3.2 million as part of Madonna’s charity project in Malawi is another reminder that money alone is not the answer to lifting people out of poverty.

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Why I can start buying Cadbury’s again

Last week I was wandering the aisles of the local supermarket in Shanghai and came across a packet of  Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Fair Trade buttons. I followed up this discovery with some further research into Cadbury’s Fair Trade and CSR

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Why I can start buying Cadbury’s again

Last week I was wandering the aisles of the local supermarket in Shanghai and came across a packet of  Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Fair Trade buttons. I followed up this discovery with some further research into Cadbury’s Fair Trade and CSR

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Does big business have the patience?

A friend recently shared with me the TEDx speech by Melinda French Gates: What non-profits can learn from Coca-Cola (watch below). But does big business have the patience to practice what they preach when it comes to corporate social responsibility?

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Does big business have the patience?

A friend recently shared with me the TEDx speech by Melinda French Gates: What non-profits can learn from Coca-Cola (watch below). But does big business have the patience to practice what they preach when it comes to corporate social responsibility?

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The Green in… Michael Perry

My names Michael Perry, I have been back and forward to Indonesia for 3 years, working in the furniture industry. Here’s a story of a grassroots NGO I’m associated with called Trees4Trees™ who work with communities to provide sustainable livelihoods

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The Green in… Michael Perry

My names Michael Perry, I have been back and forward to Indonesia for 3 years, working in the furniture industry. Here’s a story of a grassroots NGO I’m associated with called Trees4Trees™ who work with communities to provide sustainable livelihoods

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There’s a bit of green in us all – Intro

An introduction to a brand new series of posts by friends, new & old, who are working to change the world on a daily basis.

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There’s a bit of green in us all – Intro

An introduction to a brand new series of posts by friends, new & old, who are working to change the world on a daily basis.

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China and CSR in the West – Things are different there

Often when we think about CSR and China an image of big Western multinationals and sweatshops come to mind. But as the Chinese economy develops and foreign direct investment (FDI) out of China increases we start to see the flipside

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China and CSR in the West – Things are different there

Often when we think about CSR and China an image of big Western multinationals and sweatshops come to mind. But as the Chinese economy develops and foreign direct investment (FDI) out of China increases we start to see the flipside

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