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Csr Singapore Style, Thomas Thomas
Csr Singapore Style, Thomas Thomas
Social Space
How well have Singapore companies embraced CSR beyond merely obeying national policies and laws? Thomas Thomas surveys the local CSR landscape and examines the current state of affairs.
Chinese Philanthropy In Southeast Asia: Between Continuity And Change, Thomas Menkhoff
Chinese Philanthropy In Southeast Asia: Between Continuity And Change, Thomas Menkhoff
Social Space
What makes ethnic Chinese philanthropy tick? Thomas Menkhoff looks at what drives prominent Chinese business leaders to give back to society and offers a glimpse of the changing face of ethnic philanthropy.
Socially Innovative Youth Projects In Asia, Lien Centre For Social Innovation
Socially Innovative Youth Projects In Asia, Lien Centre For Social Innovation
Social Space
The Lien Centre spotlights the creative efforts of four groups of tertiary students in spearheading new social projects in Asia.
Exploring A New Financial Paradigm In Social Investment, Arthur R. Wood
Exploring A New Financial Paradigm In Social Investment, Arthur R. Wood
Social Space
The business sector can be more involved in financing the work of the social sector. Arthur R. Wood makes his case through the sanitation issue and shares Ashoka’s plans in paving the way for more collaboration between the social and business sectors.
Economic Recession And Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) In Singapore, Peter Shergold
Economic Recession And Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) In Singapore, Peter Shergold
Social Space
As the global financial crisis deepens, many are questioning the relevance of corporate commitment to CSR. In this article, Professor Peter Shergold argues how CSR needs to be embedded into the business strategy of the corporate world in good times and bad.
Making Aid Work, Siew Huey Ko
Making Aid Work, Siew Huey Ko
Social Space
What is needed is a different take on aid to poor countries. Through a case study of a project in Vietnam titled ‘Spring of Life’, Ko Siew Huey describes how a non-governmental organisation is attempting to create real choices by offering aid via solutions that are sustainable, suitable and scalable.
A Fortunate Life...Even In Singapore, Ivy Singh-Lim
A Fortunate Life...Even In Singapore, Ivy Singh-Lim
Social Space
Tilling the soil and soothing the soul: With a dagger strapped at the waist, Ivy Singh-Lim puts a head-spinning twist to the meaning of ‘retiring gracefully’ in Singapore.
A Rising Tide Lifts No Sunken Boat, Irene Ng, David Rothwell
A Rising Tide Lifts No Sunken Boat, Irene Ng, David Rothwell
Social Space
In these times of an economic downturn, several stressors impact more stiffly on vulnerable groups in Singapore. Irene Ng and David Rothwell point out these stressors at multiple levels and suggest ways social policy can continue to respond.