Corporate Social Responsibility Thailand
May 18, 2013
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Japan to help control rising garbage
22 March 2013
The Japanese government, under its grant assistance for grassroots human security projects scheme (GGP), is providing Bt1.88 million for waste-management centres and promoting waste recycling in Samokhae sub-district in the Muang district of Phitsanulok province.
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Novartis contributes to education fund for blind students
22 March 2013
Richard Abela, country president of Novartis (Thailand) has donated Bt473,000 to the Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind, under the patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
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GM kicks off 1.5mn footballs for world's needy kids
22 March 2013
General Motors vice president of global manufacturing and president of international operations Tim Lee recently joined GM Southeast Asia president Martin Apfel to hand out 130 virtually indestructible footballs to schoolchildren in Chon Buri.
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Rockefeller legacy extended to new issues
3 March 2013
John D. Rockefeller was the richest American in his time through the monopolistic Standard Oil. But while most rich families just passed on the enviable wealth to descendants, in 1913 the Rockefeller Foundation came into shape to solve social problems at their root causes. Starting from health, the foundation lives on for 100 years with the focus being extended to cover emerging issues like climate change.
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Time to use more of geothermal power
3 March 2013
Geothermal power has been one of green energy alternatives that energy authorities are looking into: how the underground heat can be turned into energy. In Thailand, there is one geothermal plant in Phang district, Chiang Mai, but with a small capacity of 0.3 megawatt.
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Lenovo rated ‘prime’ in CSR
3 March 2013
Lenovo is rated as “Prime” by Oekom Research, an independent research institute specialising in corporate-responsibility assessments.
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Power generation with low emissions
3 March 2013
Under a Bt15-billion deal struck with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Alstom in a consortium with Sumitomo Corp of Japan will build a second 850-megawatt power plant in Bangkok.
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PTT offers ‘miracle of natural gas’
3 March 2013
During Feb 12-17, visitors to Rayong witnessed “Miracle of Natural Gas”, an initiative by PTT in collaboration with Chiang Mai University, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Dutch Embassy featuring non-tropical flowers.
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Thailand banks on accountable CSR
5 February 2013
From freebies and cheap one-sided programmes, corporate social responsibility activities in Thailand are rising to the next level. Formerly a part of public relations operations, companies are now required to be more committed and accountable about the true benefits of their activities, chiefly through systematic reporting.
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Students honour “sharing”
5 February 2013
NIST students have participated in the MechaiViravaidya Foundation’s “Green Village Toy Library” initiative, becoming the latest youth philanthropists in Thailand
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Green rooftop
5 February 2013
The rooftops of many buildings in Bangkok are often used to house water tanks and most are not used at all. In Singapore, all building owners are encouraged by the government to grow trees on their rooftops to add the greenness to the urbanised city.
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Philips urges New Year resolutions
5 February 2013
Philips Electronics (Thailand) Ltd has launched an online competition that asks Thai people for their pledge on how they will live a healthier, happier and more fulfilling life in 2013.
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Help to slum children
1 February 2013
Groupon Thailand, the global pioneer and leader in local e-commerce, has joined in a partnership with the Foundation for Slum Child Care (FSCC), to offer the special “Groupon for Children” deal to help underprivileged children.
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Gifts with a message
25 January 2013
Some of the top companies have come up with creative and useful ideas for their new year's gifts and souvenirs.
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Teaching English to the elderly
25 January 2013
“Repeat after me, ‘good morning’,”a prominent English tutor teaches his students as usual. However, one thing is unusual. The more than 30 students in front of him are in their 50s, if not 60s, instead of the teenagers that his pupils usually are.
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- Japan to help control rising garbage
- Novartis contributes to education fund for blind students
- GM kicks off 1.5mn footballs for world's needy kids
- Rockefeller legacy extended to new issues
- Time to use more of geothermal power
- Lenovo rated ‘prime’ in CSR
- Power generation with low emissions
- PTT offers ‘miracle of natural gas’
- Thailand banks on accountable CSR
- Students honour “sharing”
Latest news
Japan to help control rising garbage
The Japanese government, under its grant assistance for grassroots human security projects scheme (GGP), is providing Bt1.88 million for waste-management centres and promoting waste recycling in Samokhae sub-district in the Muang district of Phitsanulok province.
Novartis contributes to education fund for blind students
Richard Abela, country president of Novartis (Thailand) has donated Bt473,000 to the Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind, under the patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
GM kicks off 1.5mn footballs for world's needy kids
General Motors vice president of global manufacturing and president of international operations Tim Lee recently joined GM Southeast Asia president Martin Apfel to hand out 130 virtually indestructible footballs to schoolchildren in Chon Buri.
