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The Pulau Tioman Project

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Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) is a leading urban property and infrastructure developer. The Group specializes in civil, environmental, and energy infrastructure, including beach rehabilitation projects, road works, road concessions, educational colleges, hospitals, and power plants. It is also the nation’s biggest developer of high-voltage transmission networks. more[...] login_required

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The Pulau Tioman Project

MRCB

Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) is a leading urban property and infrastructure developer. The Group specializes in civil, environmental, and energy infrastructure, including beach rehabilitation projects, road works, road concessions, educational colleges, hospitals, and power plants. It is also the nation’s biggest developer of high-voltage transmission networks. more[...]

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Building Social Wealth through Education

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About one out of every three Egyptians above the age of 15 cannot read or write. Despite various efforts of national literacy initiatives, as well as those organized by the many nongovernmental organizations and private enterprises operating in the country, Egypt still ranks 132nd worldwide in terms of literacy. more[...] login_required

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Building Social Wealth through Education

Walid Nagi, UN Global Compact

About one out of every three Egyptians above the age of 15 cannot read or write. Despite various efforts of national literacy initiatives, as well as those organized by the many nongovernmental organizations and private enterprises operating in the country, Egypt still ranks 132nd worldwide in terms of literacy. more[...]

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10 Years of HelpAlliance

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In September 1999, 13 Lufthansa employees (called Lufthanseat in Germany) from all divisions of the group founded HelpAlliance e.V. – Lufthanseat engagieren sich (Employees Lend a Helping Hand). In 2009, the employees’ politically independent and non-denominational organization celebrated its 10th anniversary. The organization is looking back on more than 60 successfully finished or still-running projects and numerous supporting operations. Emergency aid, such as for the 2004 tsunami disaster, is also part of HelpAlliance’s short history. more[...] login_required

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10 Years of HelpAlliance

Ralf Steuer, Lufhansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG

In September 1999, 13 Lufthansa employees (called Lufthanseat in Germany) from all divisions of the group founded HelpAlliance e.V. – Lufthanseat engagieren sich (Employees Lend a Helping Hand). In 2009, the employees’ politically independent and non-denominational organization celebrated its 10th anniversary. The organization is looking back on more than 60 successfully finished or still-running projects and numerous supporting operations. Emergency aid, such as for the 2004 tsunami disaster, is also part of HelpAlliance’s short history. more[...]

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Corporate Sustainability - The Way Forward

Natalia Gonchar, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company
Sakhalin Energy

Sakhalin Energy has based its activities on a strategy of sustainable development. It allows the company to achieve business goals while taking into consideration the potential environmental and social impacts on its employees and on local communities. It is fair to say that such an approach means no operational or technological decision is made without adequate environmental, health,and social assessments of the potential impact of the Sakhalin-2 Project. more[...]

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Action In the Supply Chain

Dr. Alexandra Hildebrandt
Arcandor AG

Since the nineties, retailers have been paying more and more attention to social Responsibility in the Supply Chain. As there was extensive agreement on establishing common criteria of their individual procurement guidelines, it was only logical for them to pursue a cooperative effort. Originally under the umbrella of the Foreign Trade Association of the German Retail Trade (AVE), these efforts developed at the European level into the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI). more[...] login_required

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Social Entrepreneurship in Times of Crisis

Mirjam Schöning, Schwaab Foundation

"At the end of the day, corporations are citizens too, and they should commit themselves in the same way good citizens would. It's important to emphasize here that other social forces must be involved: there's always at least one organization that is already implementing an idea, someone who has found a better approach to a certain segment of the population or an innovative solution to the same problem." more[...] login_required

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The Accountability Web: Weaving Corporate Accountability with Interactive Technologies

Bill Baue

Using Web 2.0 tools for corporate accountability makes inherent sense, as they share a common thread: Both are rooted in interaction and thrive on engagement. We call this intersection The Accountability Web, the title of the report we wrote last year during a research fellowship for the CSR Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. more[...] login_required

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Badings, Craig

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Institute of Management

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CSR - Social Responsibility in International Dialogue

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With the National CSR Action Plan, the German government adopted a broad range of measures to take effect at the national and international level and is now implementing them. At the two-day conference, this Action Plan will be presented to an international audience and the introduction of the concept “CSR - made in Germany“ will underline the high level of social and environmental standards of internationally operating German companies. more[...] login_required

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European UN Global Compact Conference 2012

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The aim of the conference The Green Economy; Business Contribution to Securing Sustainability was to demonstrate how businesses can put theory in to practise. The Dutch Global Compact network and German Global Compact network consider the conference to be a true success. This succes was even more important for the Dutch network as is marked its first lustrum conference, after its founding in 2007. As such we would like to thank you for your contribution to this success and hope that you can put the results of the conference into practise in your daily operations. more[...] login_required

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What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?

What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? This video clip tries to give competent but also entertaining answers to this question. The video is part of series "in a little green bag" at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. more[...]

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