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CSR in Pakistan: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The general perception about the corporate sector in Pakistan is that they are blood-sucking leeches who don’t really care about anything but their own selfish interests (read profits!). You only need to scratch the surface of any conversation and you will find people digging up various dreadful episodes of corporate misdemeanor. From irresponsible advertising to […]
Cooperative Farming – Alternate to Corporate Farming
April 17 is the International Day of Peasant Struggle, commemorating the massacre of 19 peasants struggling for land and justice in Brazil in 1996. Every year on that day actions take place around the world in defense of peasants and small-scale farmers struggling for their rights. In recent years, we have suffered from the implementation […]
5 things your CSR Consultant is Not Telling You
The first time I worked with a Saudi business contemplating CSR, what struck me more than anything else was how receptive the management was to new ideas. Yes I could hear trepidation, fear of unknown territories, not knowing how to proceed, but what rose above it all was that the leadership had no preconceived notions […]
Giving Pakistan Reasons to Prosper
The good news from Pakistan is that many in the corporate sector, have now started accepting the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility as an integral driver of overall business strategy. Many companies are executing various CSR activities, moving beyond pure corporate philanthropy, and devising CSR strategies for the sustainability of their business, the stakeholders and […]