May 19, 2013

20 May 2012
If natural resources are to be conserved, keeping the youth educated is necessary.

20 May 2012
“I believe everyone should have a place to call home,” said Jet Li, the martial arts movie star who is the latest celebrity joining Habitat for Humanity’s programme.

20 May 2012
On the day that the Ayutthaya plant was reopened following floods, Honda executives launched a programme to help Thai people.
9 May 2012
Last year’s flood impact has been immense and to date, not all have fully recovered from the disaster, be they companies or individuals, requiring extra assistance from the government and lower levels.

30 April 2012
If names speak for themselves, then LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) needs no explanation. Achieving LEED certification is the best way to demonstrate that your building project is truly "green". The certificate, issued by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), is known around the world as the first such rating system. Since its inception in 1988, the USGBC has grown to encompass more than 7,000 projects in 30 countries including the United States.

29 April 2012
Soon, junior university students will graduate and join the real world. How to prepare them for the real world and concurrently instil a sense of ethics?

29 April 2012
Through 36 years of successful business as the producer of Cute Press and Oriental Princess and the distributor of CNC food supplements, SSUP Group takes this opportunity to express gratitude to Thai society through a new business initiative.

29 April 2012
Technology can support quality of life but access remains limited to Bangkok and major cities

29 April 2012
Wastewater, mono crop cultivation and pesticides can be deadly to rivers and the ecosystem as a whole.

23 April 2012
Poor nutrition can affect any child, but those in remote areas where affordability of protein sources is low are particularly at risk. Protein insufficiency is one of seven national health problems that cannot be eradicated as long as such affordability problems are not addressed.

17 April 2012
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is set to become greener, with a policy to earmark 90 per cent of its 2 billion euros(Bt80.87 billion) R&D budget this year to projects that will benefit the environment.

13 April 2012
In an effort to reduce the impact of its operations on the environment, Air France is introducing an innovative new process for cleaning the exterior of its entire fleet. Initially developed for medium-haul aircraft, it is now being used for long-haul aircraft at the company’s maintenance sites.

12 April 2012
CSR Asia Centre, an education unit of the Asian Institute of Technology, is offering a one-day training course on corporate social responsibility (CSR) essentials, targeting companies that seek the best approaches for their CSR campaigns.

12 April 2012
Doing good deeds is one of the themes of the celebrations for Thai Airways International (THAI)’s 52nd anniversary this year.

11 April 2012
All corporations seek business sustainability, and Dusit Thani international is hopeful that following the EarthCheck programme will allow it to achieve that goal. Under the programme – which requires the firm to take six steps to ensure that it does not harm the environment, and that it becomes a truly green hotel and helps to create green tourism in Thailand – it also aims to return benefits to society.

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.

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.

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.