EXIM Bank’s Ramadhan Gesture of Kindness
EXIM Bank officially kicked off their Ramadhan Food Truck Project at their headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today, serving out food and drinks to their staff. The food truck will next head to Pusat Jagaan Al-Fikrah in Kajang followed by Rohingya shelters in Selayang and...
Setting The Right Foundation Through CSR – Hannah Yeoh, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
The current social issues arising from the multitude of inter-related changes within the family unit, community and society shows a need for stronger commitment and smart solutions. The rising cases of child abuse, incest and teenage pregnancies are manifestations of...
McDonald’s Malaysia 2018 Year in Review and Future Outlook
This morning, Mcdonald’s Malaysia held their business review for 2018. The large business growth of McDonald’s Malaysia also coincides with bigger commitments and growth to their corporate social responsibility. Azmir Jaafar, Managing Director of McDonald’s Malaysia...
Markel International Back in Cambodia to Build Homes for Families in Battambang and Kampong Chhnang
Markel International, the specialist insurer, with involvement from Markel Malaysia headed to Battambang, Cambodia once again (and to Kampong Chhnang) to build homes for the less fortunate, as part of their bi-annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative....
Starbucks Global Month of Good Sees Collaboration with YWCA KL for Upcycling Campaign
Starbucks Malaysia has partnered with the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Kuala Lumpur as it celebrates its 9th Global Month of Good (GMoG) in conjunction with Earth Day. In hopes to shrink its environmental footprint, Starbucks has announced a nationwide...
Saving Our Peat Swamp Forest – A BOH Plantations Initiative
The Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) is a 960-hectare peatland forest. In 2017, about 95 hectares of the peat swamp forest was razed by fires due to its combustible nature as well as the hot and dry spell that commonly hits Malaysia. Peatland fires lead to...
DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru Champions Green Initiatives
DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru recently collaborated with Diversey and Kechara Soup Kitchen Society Johor Bahru for its inaugural soap-recycling program, Soap for Hope. This soap-recycling program marks a first of its kind to take place within a Hilton hotel in...
WHAT’S WITH CSR?
CSR Malaysia, a not-for-profit social enterprise division of RHA Media recently carried out a survey on the engagement of some 100 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities or more specifically how much they have forked out...
Lendlease ‘Projek Komuniti Kita’ gives back to Kuala Lumpur’s public housing communities
The community partnership program under Lendlease Foundation looks to create long- term partnerships and engagements that foster inclusive communities Two (2) local public housing communities in Kuala Lumpur received support from Lendlease through ‘Projek Komuniti...
HARD ROCK HEALS FOUNDATION TO AWARD GRANT TO PERTUBUHAN KEBAJIKAN CAHAYA SURYA BAKTI ON BEHALF OF HARD ROCK HOTEL DESARU COAST
The Hard Rock Heals Foundation, in collaboration with Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast announced a $5,000 USD grant to be awarded to Pertubuhan Kebajikan Cahaya Surya Bakti (CSB), a Johor based non-governmental organisation that runs three schools for Rohingya refugee...
Experian’s Liter of Light
The humble light bulb is something that is taken for granted by some of us but for the villagers in Kampung Pos Sinderut in Raub, Pahang, it wasn't something that they had a lot of. A small remote village about 5 hours away from the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Kampung Pos...
EDIBLE PARK IS PAVING WAYS FOR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS WHILE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
The launch of Edible Park by Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MIM) since March 2018 saw various green initiatives and direct exposure to nature that benefitted the local community. The park is a 5-acre edible landscape park that was carefully designed and themed to...