Global Stories
Blockchain: A New Momentum for Corporate Social Responsibility
Since the launch of bitcoin in 2009, the popularity of the blockchain technology has piggybacked on the hype of cryptocurrencies. It is the technology...
CSR Dilemma – Environment Vs Human Rights
The corporate sector is increasingly getting involved in solving climate problems by making a lot of changes in its operations as well as through...
Canada: Using benefits, pension programs to maximize CSR policies
Though the term ‘corporate social responsibility’ varies across companies and countries, it’s generally considered to be a form of organizational self-regulation focusing on an...
Using AI-powered drones to catch poachers
The United Nations estimates that illegal wildlife trade worldwide could be worth $8 billion to $10 billion annually. The value of the ivory trade...
Australia: Adani coal mine should be suspended, UN says
The United Nations has asked the Australian Government to consider suspending the Adani project in central Queensland until it gains the support of a...
Ghana: ACEP raises alert over Ghana National Petroleum Corporation’s $43m CSR budget
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is unhappy with plans by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to spend about $43 million on...
UK Consumers Lead in Prioritising Corporate Social Responsibility
A new study from cloud-based experience leader, InMoment, uncovered five trends, including one that reveals UK consumers are outshining their global peers in making...
CSR: How AI could give sight to the blind
Better medical care, nutrition, and other measures can help prevent blindness or ease the suffering of those afflicted by it. Alongside these solutions, AI...
Canada: Union in support of arrested Bangladeshi garment workers
The United Steelworkers (USW), one of the largest unions in North America and Canada, has urged Bangladesh to immediately release all garment workers and...
CSR: Using AI for disaster relief
Natural disasters kill more than 50,000 people and displace tens of millions more each year. The total economic damage amounts to more than $100...
Asia-Pacific AI for Social Good Summit held by Google & UN ESCAP
Google and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the National Science, Technology and Innovation...
CSR: Gender Diversity can be Productive in Business
Gender Diversity in the business world makes a company more productive, as measured by market value and revenue, according to research conducted by Harvard...