Archive for 'CSR & Companies'
VC Analysis: Rooting Out Detractors
Posted on 30. Jul, 2008 by Khadeeja Balkhi.
The rather significant ass-u-m-ption in using the term value chain (VC) as opposed to supply chain is that only processes or people that add value to a product or service are considered to be a part of the value chain. In reality, this is often not the case, especially where middlemen often are observed to [...]
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Kerstin Dietrich
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Khadeeja Balkhi.
Ms. Dietrich is a global specialist on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). During her recent, fourth, visit to Pakistan she graciously shared with TBL, her thoughts about the development and potential of the CDM in developing countries like Pakistan. Khadeeja Balkhi: If you were to capture the essence of the CDM as you see it, how [...]
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Behavioural Safety At Workplace
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Attock Refinery Team.
A safety culture is directly dependent on the attitude of employees towards safety – proposes Attock Refinery Limited (ARL). Below it presents an initiative to encourage, promote and instill safe behaviour among its employees, in this case, through the introduction of behavior-based safety concepts and customized process control solutions. The most commonly used definition of safety [...]
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Happiness-Spirituality as The Fourth Bottom Line
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Asim Malik.
‘Serving society’ seems to be one of the newfound mantras of the corporate sector. Being a part of people at the grassroots levels, uplifting the destitute, shouldering the elderly, educating the illiterate or improving conditions in the rural areas; these form a slew of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ventures and are becoming a necessary part [...]
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Child Labour: A Tragedy
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Miriam Katz.
Child labour is a reality in Pakistan. Many organizations have estimated that there could be anywhere from 8 to 19 million child labourers in the country. The age of a child is defined from age five to age fourteen, of which there are 40 million in Pakistan, according to a survey last year by the [...]
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Developing Entrepreneurs In Your Organization: The Trade Off
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Ali Salman.
Entrepreneurship is a concept that has gained widespread currency today. Governments, NGOs, corporations; everybody is talking about entrepreneurship. Governments encourage civil servants to act independently and creatively and become entrepreneurs. NGOs and their donors, want their managements to adopt innovative and sustainable models to solve social problems, in other words paving way for social entrepreneurship. The [...]
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The Care And Growth Leadership Model And Empowerment
Posted on 17. Jul, 2008 by Etsko Schuitema.
My prior research indicates that employees give or withheld their commitment to an organisation on the basis of universally held criteria. These criteria are based on the degree to which management is seen to have a genuine interest in employee wellbeing and are willing to empower or grow their subordinates. I refer to this model [...]
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Future Scape: An Organization of One
Posted on 14. Jul, 2008 by Ramla Akhtar.
The Contemporary Organization The emerging organization is breaking down the divides between owner, manager, and employee: all roles are assumed by one person or group. Generally it all starts with an idea around which a group of free agents or entrepreneurs gather. They are highly-skilled individuals who have a common interest and divide the task among [...]
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Confronting Climate Change: Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration
Posted on 14. Jul, 2008 by Clearcarbon Consulting.
The Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration (SCLC) is an effort to help companies better understand the climate impacts within their supply chains. In October 2007, the CDP created the SCLC with the aim of creating a standardized process for supply chain reporting of carbon emissions, risks, opportunities and strategies. The SCLC seeks to [...]
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CSR: 5 Minutes With The CEO
Posted on 13. Jul, 2008 by Michael Hopkins.
Evidence is accumulating that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is good for business in the medium to long term. CSR is, simply, about treating your stakeholders in an ethically responsible way. It takes time to put into practice and is not without cost. But there are commercial benefits which justify the time and effort. CEOs – with [...]
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Consumer: King or Slave?
Posted on 13. Jul, 2008 by Hamid Maker.
The consumer: the king, the epitome of the downstream value chain; the recipient of massive corporate efforts. Or corporate scams? Misleading advertisements? Victim of hoarding practices? Consumer Ethics and CSR CSR is beyond the letter of the law. It embodies the spirit of trust, respect for the rules of trade, environment and society’s, including consumers’ interest. It [...]
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Indus Basin Irrigation System of Pakistan
Posted on 10. Jul, 2008 by Fazlur Rahman Siddiqi.
Pakistan, a country of enchanting landscapes offers a combination of beaches, mountains, beautiful deserts and valleys. Its vast farm lands are sustained by the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS), the largest contiguous irrigation system in the world. The IBIS irrigates 45 million acres of farm land which produces wheat, rice, fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, maize and [...]
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