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Trust, Inter-Dependence and CSR
We are an interdependent species no matter how we look at it. We need others to fulfill our simple and complex needs. We need a weaver to make our clothes, a farmer to harvest our food and a doctor to cure our ills – not to mention scores of other individuals and creatures who contribute […]
The ‘Corporate Citizen’ and Ramadan
What is a Corporate Citizen? Is it a metaphor? A paradox? Or is it real?Decades of corporate social performance and activities beyond profit making as exhibited by many excellent companies – manifest that ‘the Corporate Citizen’ is real. Corporations who meet the following standards of performance are good Corporate Citizens: a) They abide by the […]
transforming the corporate soul
There lies a far deeper meaning to the ritual worship in the Muslim month of Ramadan. Prayers, fasting, giving charity are actually the tools for inner transformation applying all of one?s physical and financial resources. The essence is to reconfigure the individual?s bearing from being a ‘taker’ to a ‘giver’. Giving or service restores the […]
Beyond The Buzzword: Creating Linkages
“Creating linkages” is one of the favorite buzzwords amongst NGOs, social enterprises, and corporations alike. A concept that seems quite simple connecting people to the resources they need from across programs, organizations, and sectors has become a development field in itself with its own set of experts, grants, and conferences. Linkages are a way to […]