Singapore’s green building and property leader, City Developments Limited (CDL) is raising the bar for green hotels in Singapore with the newly-opened W Singapore – Sentosa Cove, which is a new hotel awarded with the BCA Green Mark Platinum Award. The Platinum Award is the highest rating for green developments…
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Communication of CSR through Social Media
Are you planning to use social media to communicate your company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy and activities? What are some things to take note of when using social media for CSR? This article shares our thoughts on the communication of CSR through social media, which we presented at last…
Continue Reading3 Key Lessons on CSR from Swedish Companies
One of the reasons for the success of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Sweden is that big Swedish companies are taking responsibility, because they understand that they have to build trust among stakeholders if they wish to continue doing business in the long run, and they also see CSR as…
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Sweden has the reputation of being a leader in actively promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR), and Swedish companies such as H&M, IKEA, Ericsson, ICA, Swedbank, and Scania are known to be leaders in sustainability and corporate responsibility. The recent KPMG International Corporate Responsibility Reporting Survey 2011 found that 95% of…
Continue ReadingResponsible Business Lessons From Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard
Before the recent global interest in green companies and corporate social responsibility (CSR), there is already a sustainable company called Patagonia. Yvon Chouinard, the founder and owner of Patagonia, Inc. based in California, is one of the few business leaders who understand that if your business is not part of…
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