Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. – Oscar Wilde Nature Society (Singapore) (NSS) has submitted a proposal, The Green Corridor: A Proposal to Keep the Railway Lands as a Continous Green Corridor, to the Singapore government on 21 October 2010. NSS proposes to retain…
Continue ReadingPractical Advice From Andrew Winston’s Green Recovery
Andrew S. Winston is a sustainability expert and the co-author of the bestseller Green to Gold. His last book published during the financial crisis last year, Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge From the Downturn on Top, is a timely and practical guide to help companies go green…
Continue ReadingInterview with Horst Rechelbacher of Intelligent Nutrients
Horst M. Rechelbacher, well-known environmentalist and founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients, was in Singapore recently to introduce his book, Minding Your Business: Profits that Restore the Planet, and also to introduce Intelligent Nutrients, his certified organic health and beauty brand.
Continue ReadingSingapore Companies Honoured at Inaugural CSR Awards
At the International Singapore Compact CSR Summit 2010, Singapore Compact announced the winners of the inaugural CSR Awards, to honour the companies’ best practices in CSR. Out of the 58 entries submitted, five local companies were chosen as winners in five different categories while two other companies received Special Mention.…
Continue ReadingNew ASEAN CSR Network Launched at the International Singapore Compact CSR Summit
The new ASEAN CSR Network, “a network of networks”, was launched at the 2nd International Singapore CSR Summit today. The founding members of the Network are Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Singapore Compact will host the first secretariat of the Network. The objectives of the Network is to:…
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