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Regulating Corporate Social Responsibility in Pakistan

Nazish Shekha — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:28:10 +0000

Regulators all around the world are now increasingly holding the corporate sector ‘responsible’ for its impact on society, the economy and the environment. This is being seen through increased regulatory behavior to guide companies in driving corporate social responsibility. Keeping with global best practices, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has recently released ‘Voluntary [...]

Ten lessons from the Bangladesh tragedy

Richard Welford — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:55:21 +0000

In the wake of the building collapse in Bangladesh that killed well over 700 people, it is time to ask some difficult questions about the activities of the brands sourcing from the Rana Plaza complex. International attention has focused on poor health and safety practices, accusations of slave labour and the view, voiced in many [...]

A New Generation of CSR: The Social Responsibility of Citizens and Consumers

Mark Coleman — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:15:10 +0000

Introduction A new era of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is emerging, focusing not just on the power of business to address global sustainability challenges, but equally on the responsibility, passion, and potential of “everyday” people. The formula for addressing sustainability so far has been lop-sided, focusing far too much on the roles of industry and [...]

The End Of International Climate Diplomacy?

Admin TBL — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:18:23 +0000

The turn of the New Year marked the end of ‘Phase 1′ of the Kyoto Protocol, an event that could arguably mark the beginning of the end for international climate diplomacy. Why? Well, a lot has changed in the world since the signing of the agreement in 1997 – we live in a more globalised [...]

Elkingtonian Thoughts

Zohare Ali Shariff — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:29:20 +0000

Last week TBL had the opportunity to have an informal telephonic chat from Karachi with John Elkington, while he was participating in the Corporate Responsibility Summit in Mumbai, organized by Child Rights and You (CRY), one of India’s leading NGOs working for children. Wikipedia describes John Elkington as “a world authority on corporate responsibility and [...]

Moving towards a Long-term Corporate Sustainability Policy in 2013

Nazish Shekha — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:03:24 +0000

We begin 2013 with a stark reminder in 2012 of the vulnerability of the global community’s sustainability to impacts of seemingly unending environmental degradation. The Rio 20 Summit in the summer of 2012 once again brought together a huge number of stakeholders to discuss and debate the global implications of climate change, environmental pollution, scarcity [...]

Corporate Philanthropy Increases to Rs3.8bn Despite Economic Challenges

Managing Editor — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:46:07 +0000

KARACHI (Published in The News) : Despite challenging economic conditions, the country’s corporate entities have contributed Rs3.8 billion towards philanthropic activities in 2011, according to a survey. “The contribution to social sector development by public listed companies (PLCs) increased to Rs3.8 billion in 2011, up by 15 percent, against Rs3.3 billion in the previous year,” [...]

“If you label it this, then it can’t be that” *

Adrienna Zsakay — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:44:53 +0000

* (a quote from the Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe) By: Adrienna Zsakay Note: For the purposes of this article, and despite the different roles non-government (NGO’s) and non-profit organisations (NPO’s) may play, a generic term of ‘third-sector’ will be used. In addition it is recognised that many do generate surpluses to [...]

Bangkok hosts the 11th Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility

Managing Editor — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:40:31 +0000

October 20, 2012: Now on its second decade, the foremost conference on corporate social responsibility makes it way once again to Thailand on October 25 and 26, 2012. Organized by the Asian Institute of Management – Ramon V. del Rosario Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (AIM-RVR) and Intel Corporation, the forum returns to Bangkok to [...]

Of Conferences

Zohare Ali Shariff — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:55:00 +0000

Let me share at the outset, that I have always been somewhat wary, and on occasions even suspicious about conferences. And this, after attending innumerable conferences all over the world, over a 30 years plus (and going strong!) work-life experience. Conferences on CSR / sustainability, corporate governance, HR, DFI, exports promotion, microfinance, women empowerment, entrepreneurship [...]