CSR News from around ASEAN

ACN plans for SCOPE with NUS CGIO

On 13 April 2018, ACN Secretariat met with the National University of Singapore's Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO)t o discuss strategies and to map out a work plan for the Sustainability Consortium of Professionals and Educators (SCOPE).

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Plastics: Enough trash talk

It’s time to end the talk on plastics as trash. It can be a valuable resource for a small country like Singapore. But this is possible only if governments and businesses approach plastics the right way, and when individuals can look beyond waste disposal and realise the real impact of our plastic problem.

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​ASEAN CSR Fellowship 2018 kicks off in Kuala Lumpur

ASEAN CSR Network (ACN) organised the second run of the ASEAN CSR Fellowship between 5 and 9 March 2018. It was held at the Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with support from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK FCO), Government of Sweden through the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok, National Youth Council Singapore, and International Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (ICC Malaysia).

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SASPO affirms commitment to Sustainable Palm Oil

The Southeast Asia Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil (SASPO) conducted its first ever publicised event on 26 February. The press conference was held in recognition of the member countries' efforts to source sustainable palm oil, as well as to raise public awareness of SASPO.

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