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EAST AFRICA: IMPACT MEASUREMENT AS A DEFINING ELEMENT OF IMPACT INVESTING

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Over the years, the international development community has shifted focus from donor dependent aid to strategic investments that offer the promise of long-term sustainability. Since 2010, Impact investing has been growing due to it’s potential to contribute to development objectives (promoting environmental and social good) while reinforcing economic growth (earning revenues), providing to be a […]

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SUSTAINABLE SQUARE INDIA: “HOW DO WE STAND OUT IN A CROWDED CSR ENVIRONMENT?”

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Five years later, since the mandate of the 2% Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending per company, We notice that the concept of CSR (or social investment) has not reached the level of maturity needed for the market to progress further. Despite the push in laws and regulatory intervention the term CSR is still widely interpreted

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INDIA – FKCCI EVENT: IDEATION OF CSR PROJECTS

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Background and Context Companies in India carry a long tradition of conducting community development/CSR programs to establish and secure, continually, a social license for their operations. CSR Spending of 1,505 companies rose from 1.3% to 1.64% in the third year (2016) after the CSR law implementation. (AVPN, Social Investment Landscape in Asia). However, there is

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GLOBAL COMPACT KOREA – ACCELERATING CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

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In 2017, South Korea surpassed Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore to land in 2nd place for its components listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Asia Pacific. Being the 4th largest economy in Asia, South Korea continues to demonstrate strong leadership in sustainable development by having 39 national companies out of 152

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ERIC HENSEL SHARING INSIGHTS ON “HOW INDIA CAN ACHIEVE INCLUSIVE GROWTH?”

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Mr. Eric Hensel was a panelist at the 2nd India International CSR Conclave held on 12thMay 2018 at the Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi. The theme for the panel discussion was “How India Can Achieve Inclusive Growth?” About the Session: 70% of the poor in India are from rural areas where there is a lack

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THE EMERGENCE OF SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THAILAND

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Stakeholder Demand for Social Impact Assessment Many Thai-listed companies are struggling to measure the level of impact that their community development programs are creating. In fact, there is an increasing demand amongst investors for greater accountability in relation to the funds invested in social programmes. Increasingly stakeholders want the evidence that Thai firms are making

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“START FROM WHAT YOU HAVE” – A YEAR OF SUCCESS AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND (SET)

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It’s no exaggeration to say that 2017 has been a successful year for The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). From the 40th spot in 2013, SET climbed to 10th place amongst the most sustainable stock exchange annually ranked by Corporate Knights. In addition to that, Thai firms outnumbered their ASEAN peers in 2017 Dow Jones

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مركز عمان للحوكمة يعقد برنامجا تدريبيا حول المسؤولية الاجتماعية

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  انطلاقا من الأدوار والمهام التي يقوم عليها مركز عمان للحوكمة والاستدامة لتطوير ممارسات القطاع الخاص في المسؤولية الاجتماعية، نظم المركز برنامجاً تدريبيا حول المسؤولية الاجتماعية والاستدامة، بمشاركة لفيف من مديري المسؤولية الاجتماعية والاستدامة في مختلف شركات القطاع الخاص وترمي هذه الحلقة إلى التعريف بمفهوم المسؤولية الاجتماعية والاستدامة، بالإضافة الى اكتشاف آخر المستجدات المحلية والإقليمية والعالمية في هذا

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