Social Bridges - Seeking Corporate Social Leadership

Social Bridges is Closing Down

Qazi Atiq — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:07:39 +0000

Social Bridges has been the first phase of an experimental project. The project has successfully completed it’s first phase with significant impact. The closing down of the blog doesn’t mean that we are putting an end to our efforts. From hereon, we want to focus more on direct action; reaching out...

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Pakistan, CSR, Sustainability and the Global Economic Crisis

guest — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:43:44 +0000

Enrico Wensing, a sustainability expert and PhD student at Saybrook, is the founder of Ecosphere Net and has also authored I Am Sustainability: How the Human Body can Save the Planet. Social Bridges is grateful to him for writing a post on his perception/ideas for the socially responsible business...

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BoP and the poor - engaging women is the best deal

Saad Khan — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:42:02 +0000

Creating opportunity at the bottom of the pyramid with special emphasis on gender equality is the dream of social entrepreneurs. Including women in the social development sector has worked wonders in countries like Bangladesh where Grameen Bank mostly disburses loans to women and the rate of return...

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UM Healthcare Trust Hospital - A commendable effort

Saad Khan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:18:42 +0000

The North Western Fronteir region of Pakistan is marred by violence, illiteracy and extremism. Talibans have gained control of some parts of this region and are enforcing their agenda on the innocent and poverty stricken people. There are some good souls, however, who are trying to impart education...

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Advance Market Commitments to supply affordable medicines in developing countries

Saad Khan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:24:50 +0000

Lori Williams elaborates the perspectives of Advance Market Commitments -contractual agreements that guarantee a market for a specific product that might not otherwise be developed. Millions of residents of developing nations die every year from preventable or treatable diseases because the drugs...

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Social responsibility requires unified approach, not double standards

Saad Khan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:37:01 +0000

Companies indulge in socially responsible investment for two reasons; they want to give back to the community or they think its an easy way of advertisements. While the corporate sector in the developed world is trying to brush aside this popular notion and has got some success; corporate players...

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Economic gloom to impact CSR activities in Pakistan

Saad Khan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:31:01 +0000

Pakistan is in the midst of a severe economic crisis; We are almost on the verge of bankruptcy. The financial downturn has started to make inroads in the Pakistani corporate sector which, till recent past, was quite immune to the ‘crunch’ phenomenon. As I have discussed many times on...

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Revolutionary Ideas - IV: Even more greener options

Saad Khan — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:44:05 +0000

Social Bridges continues enlightening its readers with the recent trends and innovations in the green sector. This time we have focused on only a few but really promising green innovations. Light up your PET A London-based studio has turned the damaged and trashed PET bottles and their...

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