CSR Asia Weekly: It’s all about (sustainability) strategy! / The real number of companies producing sustainability reports in Singapore

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

13 August, 2014   Pre-Summit Training – limited spots available This year our expert trainers will be leading 8 half day workshops covering a range of topics including supply chains, community investment, CSR strategy, inclusive business, water responsibility… Have you registered for your place yet? View the full list of training …

Community-Wealth.org – The Democracy Collaborative, along with theResponsible Endowments Coalition, hosted awebinar on July 19 to announce our jointly published report Raising Student Voices: Student Action for University Community Investment.

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Sustainability Research Group

  Dear Colleague, Welcome to our August www.Community-Wealth.orgnewsletter. This month’s features include:  The Democracy Collaborative, along with theResponsible Endowments Coalition, hosted awebinar on July 19 to announce our jointly published report Raising Student Voices: Student Action for University Community Investment. The Chronicle for Higher Education released a blog review of the report, highlighting how everyone …

Calvert Foundation: Engaging Diaspora Communities for Development

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

It’s a win-win. Earn a financial return and support communities. Empowering Investors to Empower Communities JULY 2013 Early this month we launched the new Calvert Foundation website! Throughout the redesign process we worked to create an experience to meet the diverse needs of the Calvert Foundation community. Notably, a revisedimpact section …

April news from Calvert Foundation

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

BLOG FLICKR® FACEBOOK© TWITTER™ It’s a win-win. Earn a financial return while lifting families out of poverty. Empowering Investors to Empower Communities april 2013 Dear Friends, We invite you to an event to support the next generation of leaders in impact investing. Calvert Foundation is sponsoring this year’s International Impact Investing …

Coca-Cola, Nokia, State Street, UBS, Swire, Kulim and CLP are supporting CSR Asia Summit 2012

kristySRI/ESG News

HIGHLIGHT Coca-Cola, Nokia, State Street, UBS, Swire, Kulim and CLP are supporting CSR Asia Summit 2012 CSR Asia Summit 2012 is scheduled for 18-19 September 2012 in Beijing, China and expected to be the biggest ever. The agenda is developing fast and new features have been added to maximize networking …

Upcoming briefing in Hong Kong: The Business Perspective: Serving Our Elderly in 2 May 2012

kristySRI/ESG News

HIGHLIGHT Upcoming briefing in Hong Kong: The Business Perspective: Serving Our Elderly in 2 May 2012 In this CSR briefing, we will provide an overview of the ageing population in Hong Kong. There will be examples of how serving the elderly has become part of business’ strategic community investment. We …

CSR Asia Weekly: China’s Turn/CSR PR in Thailand/Citizen Science/Sharing Offices

kristySRI/ESG News

HIGHLIGHT Two upcoming workshops in Hong Kong: i) Community Investment Workshop; ii) CSR Guide for SMEs Workshop i) The Community Investment workshop will focus on skills-based volunteering and include speakers from corporates and NGOs to demonstrate the business and community case for skills-based volunteering. ii) The CSR Guide for SMEs …

ISO 26000 and CSR Essential training in KL and SG

kristySRI/ESG News

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 …

CSR Asia Weekly: Speaking CSR/Luxury and CSR/CI to Make Smiles/Thailand Floods

kristySRI/ESG News

Do you speak CSR? The language of CSR has always been up for debate. Yes the argument about whether it should be CSR or sustainability still goes on and new definitions … Read more Luxury and Sustainability In September 2011, the Ethical Consumer Research Association (ECRA) in the UK released …

Demand for CSR drives record attendance at Summit

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Demand for CSR drives record attendance at Summit by Angel Ng Over 400 CSR practitioners and thought-leaders from around the globe gathered at the CSR Asia Summit held on 14-15 September 2010 in Hong Kong to exchange ideas on key CSR issues and strategies in the Asia-Pacific region. The CSR …