Corporate Social Responsibility Thailand
September 4, 2010
CSR lesson from a toy maker
For over 10 years, Wonderworld Products Co Ltd has embarked on several CSR projects from the narcotics-free plant to the Eco series, a new toy series which are boasting of environmental friendly raw materials. "We have done all this because we want to and are happy to," said Suthichai Eamcharoenying, managing director of Wonderworld Products.
Thai Oil plans more learning centres
Thailand's largest oil refiner, Thai Oil, is planning to establish more learning centres, following the success of its first such centre, opened to coincide with the company's 50th anniversary near its plant at Sri Racha in Chon Buri province. It will also expand the areas of service provided at its learning centres by introducing subjects such as career training to help local residents.
Students learn how to make a cooler world
As the clock ticked past midnight, several high-schoolers from Japan, Thailand, USA and Poland were still up working on articles for the “Act-Eco Journal”. They wanted to show readers what they had learnt from fieldtrips about a greener lifestyle and attempts to tackle global warming. The 3rd Toshiba International Youth Conference brought together 19 high school students and 11 teachers early this month to review, in a journalistic way, efforts in Japan to solve global environmental challenges. The theme was trying to halve CO2 emissions by 2050.
How to create a “happy” workplace
As a stakeholder, employees are held as valuable assets to organisations. They can drive an organisation to success, but motivating them towards the shared goal is contentment. There are ways to make them content, depending on the leaders’ perception. And now valuable experiences from several organisations are analysed and formulated into a model, under the cooperation of the Thai Health Organisation and National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).
Hua Hin landfill becomes plastic
Landfill sites that accommodate domestic and industrial rubbish have long been a cause for concern among environmentalists, who contend that the more rubbish that is buried in the soil, the more it contaminates the environment and affects people’s health.
News
Heart for Kids
30 August 2010
Siam City Bank in collaboration with Pichinee Bodharamik Foundation (PBF) has launched the "SCIB Heart for Kids" campaign, to mobilise supports for the underprivileged from its employees.
Handing knowledge to underprivileged students
30 August 2010
Amway for Thai Society Foundation, represented by President Preecha Prakobkit and Amway (Thailand) general manager Kittawat Ritteerawee, jointly offered a Bt400,000 sponsorship in cash for library development to the Border Patrol Police School of Na Yaw village, Chachoengsao province.
More focus on the disabled urged
23 August 2010
Asian and Pacific representatives urged the business sector to embrace the rights and concerns of persons with disabilities, at a regional meeting on South-to-South Cooperation on Disability held during August 19-20 at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Spotlight
CPN offers “power donations” and renovated toilets to monks on Buddhist Lent Day
16 August 2010
CPN continues its “CPN Thai Young Intellectual Cultivation” project with donations of materials to a local temple.
- Thai Bridgestone donates “Pan Num Jai, Pan Pai Su Fan” scholarships
- Music Club of Nation Group benefits Thai society
- Esso Joins NSM in the program “Learning Science Outside Classroom”
- Esso and ExxonMobil Production in Conjunction with PDA Deliver a Village Toy Library to Kud Nam Sai Municipality School, Khon Kaen
- Prachak & La-or Tangkaravakool Foundation donates scholarships to students of Nong Bua Lumpoo
- ExxonMobil Production supports local forest conservation at Namphong, Khon Kaen
Think Big
"His Majesty once said that return of good deeds never changes, but value of goodness is changeable. I think it's important that we maintain good values, so that people can be encouraged to do good deeds forever." 
Dr Kasem Wattanachai, a Privy Councillor
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Interview with Mechai Viravaidya
Mechai Viravaidya is the Founder and Chairman of the Population and Community Development Association (PDA), one of Thailand’s largest and most successful private, nonprofit, development organizations. Among the many programmes and projects it runs is the Cabbages & Condoms restaurant in Bangkok, a social enterprise dedicated to raising awareness on family planning and HIV/AIDS.
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How’s this for Renault’s Corporate Social Responsibility?
When in 2002 the Benetton Formula One team morphed into Renault it was clear that what the French car giant was seeking to do was to secure brand value from the move, in return, of course, for funding. Constructors’ and Drivers’ championships in 2005 and 2006 will undoubtedly have given the brand a major boost and whilst it is never easy to draw a direct and quantified line between success of this sort and brand equity there can be little doubt that Renault’s substantial investment will have paid off.
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World's most liveable cities, why not world's most responsible destinations?
Every now and then comes along a new list of world’s most liveable cities and in any case, everytime I see the list, it makes me think that liveable equals boring.
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Starbucks sustainability report
"This is a very partial report, focusing only on a limited number of Starbucks sustainability elements, but doing so in a very engaging way."
Events
Ask Experts
CSR definition
(0 Question)By Dr. Sopon Pornchokchai
Let's begin with how the globe defines CSR. Certainly, donation is not a major theme of CSR, as corporate social responsibility requires corporate good governance for the protection of shareholders, consumers, business partners, community and society.
CSR and SRI
(0 Question)By SIRICHAI SAKORNRATANAKUL
Sustainable development and CSR
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