Global Stories
Intersection of CSR and business resilience
Most business leaders you speak to would agree that corporate social responsibility is important. Some would rattle off a long list of things they...
CSR: Controlling Climate Change to Reduce Income Inequality
According to a survey conducted by Oxfam, the income inequality has been getting worse in the world in the recent years. 82 per cent...
Philippines: House of Representatives supports the practice of CSR
The House of Representatives is not only an amalgam of zealous individuals working toward a more productive 17th Congress. The working house is also...
World Bank Group commits $200 billion over 5 Years for Climate Action
The World Bank Group announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current 5-year investments to around $200 billion in...
CSR is critical, especially among millennials in the US
In today's tight labour market – where there is currently less than one unemployed person for each job opening – CSR is critical, especially...
Scientists Have Discovered How to Generate Electricity From Mushrooms
When Sudeep Joshi, a postdoctoral researcher at the Stevens Institute of Technology, sat down to a lunch of mushrooms with his colleagues, it struck...
FIFA Wants Iran to Lift Its Ban on Women in Stadiums
World football's governing body FIFA said it would work with Iran to end a long-running ban on women attending matches but offered no insight...
COP24: India calls for funds from rich to developing countries to fight climate change
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN chief Antonio Guterres held discussions about climate change and India's support for the Paris Climate Agreement on the...
Asia-Pacific nations urged to step up investment in social protection
A new report by the United Nations’ regional arm, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), is calling on countries...
Tetra Pak and Veolia partner to get all beverage carton components recycled
Tetra Pak has joined forces with global resource management company Veolia in a game-changing partnership that will enable all components of used beverage cartons...
‘Stranger Things’ Star to Take on Bullies in New UN Role
British actress Millie Bobby Brown, the teenage star of hit drama series Stranger Things, was named as the youngest-ever goodwill ambassador for the United...
Asia-Pacific gathers to take stock of ambitious development targets
Diverse views on human rights, population, migration and urbanization, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, and sustainable development merged into a remarkable global consensus,...