More girls and women than ever before are studying and excelling in science, technology, engineering and applied mathematics (STEM) studies, but those gains are not being reflected in the workforce, according to a new research report published today by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The number of women working as computer scientists is …
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There is a new urgency plaguing corporates these days, the Companies Act says that they have to report a spend of 2 percent of their profits as deployed in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). According to Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 all companies with revenues above Rs 1,000 crore and profit above Rs …
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The latest update on communications about corporate social responsibility is a good news/bad news message. This time, it’s delivered by Black Sun, a communications consultancy, in a recent survey of FTSE100 Index company website. As reported by PR Week, Black Sun’s analysis shows that 80% have a CSR section in the main navigation of their …
Last week, Nestlé released the summary of its 2014 Nestlé in society: Creating Shared Value Report, which highlights the company’s progress — and challenges — in meeting its societal commitments. The report gives stakeholders the opportunity to scrutinize Nestlé’s progress during 2014 against 38 specific objectives. The full online version of the report will be available …
We live amidst shifting tectonic plates in our mythological, philosophical, scientific, cultural and socio-economic models. Core to this shift is a questioning of who we are, why we are here, and how we live sustainably. The dominant materialistic perspective of life as purposeless with organisms as separate entities struggling for survival in an innately competitive …
Turning the Tide – A New Global Ethic Where Sustainability and Spirituality Marry Read More »
