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Business Organizations Law

Singapore Management University

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

2022

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No Need For Asia To Be Woke - Responsible Capitalism Through An Asian Lens, Dan W. Puchniak Mar 2022

No Need For Asia To Be Woke - Responsible Capitalism Through An Asian Lens, Dan W. Puchniak

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LARRY Fink's 2018 proclamation that every company must show "how it makes a positive contribution to society" ostensibly woke American CEOs to the need for companies to fulfil a societal purpose beyond profit maximisation. The American Business Roundtable's 2019 commitment that a business should no longer be run purely for profit is cited as another woke moment for American CEOs to the new reality that corporate purpose matters. However, just as the sun rises first in Asia, there is no need for Asia's CEOs to be woke to the reality that corporate purpose matters.


The 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index Singapore, Tan K. B. Eugene Jan 2022

The 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index Singapore, Tan K. B. Eugene

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The three indicator questions in this section pertain to the laws and regulations governing philanthropic organizations (POs). The scoring questions for this category cover three aspects of regulations: (A) formation and registration; (B) operations; and (C) dissolution.