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IBM launches online resources to help students prepare for careers of the future

IBM has announced it is creating online resources designed to educate students about hot technologies and help them develop marketable skills in job areas such as enterprise computing, Web 2.0 programming and database management. Six offerings are now available, providing students access to tutorials, forums, games and other resources.Additionally, through the Student Portal on the IBM Academic Initiative web site, students can access a tutorial on Service Science Management and Engineering (SSME), a new academic discipline that brings together ongoing work in the fields of science, engineering, and business management, combined with the study of social and legal sciences… Read more
14 August 2008

IBM creates volunteer teams to cultivate emerging markets

The first IBM volunteers have completed their four-week assignments abroad in the framework of the company's new IBM Corporate Service Corps initiative which combines international community service and team leadership development in one programme. Over the next three years, IBM will donate the time and services - valued at about $250 million - of about 600 of its employees for monthlong projects in countries where it wants a bigger footprint. Among the countries are Romania, Turkey, Ghana, Vietnam, the Philippines and Tanzania… Read more
14 August 2008

Intesa Sanpaolo publishes its 2007 Social Report

Intesa Sanpaolo has published the Social Report for the 2007 financial year. The document reports the projects implemented, substantiating the objectives set by the Business Plan 2007-2009, and the values which have steered the strategies towards customers, staff, shareholders, suppliers, the community and the environment. The Report is available, in English and Italian versions, within the Sustainability section of the http://group.intesasanpaolo.com website.
14 August 2008

CEOs see ethical labour practices as most important CSR task: NYSE Euronext 2009 CEO Report

A renewed focus on a strong balance sheet, strategic acquisitions, operational efficiency, sound management practices, as well as attracting and retaining the best workforce are the key to future growth during turbulent economic times, according to the NYSE Euronext 2009 CEO Report, "Managing During Economic Turbulence". For the first time, the annual survey asked CEOs of NYSE Euronext-listed companies to offer their opinions on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and what they feel are the most crucial actions for organisations to take… Read more
14 August 2008

CEOs see ethical labour practices as most important CSR task: NYSE Euronext 2009 CEO Report

Thai business executives concerned about ethics and CSR, survey says

Thai business executives are concerned about business ethics, sufficiency and environmental responsibility, according to the Thailand Corporate Excellence Survey 2007. The survey found that 40% of respondents were concerned about business ethics or corporate responsibility, up from 32% in the 2006 survey, while 30% paid attention to environmental responsibility and 13% mentioned sufficiency. Read more (Bangkok Post)
14 August 2008

Bangladesh turns waste into dollars

Poor Bangladeshis are making a living from recycling plastic bottles, turning it into an export industry for South Asian nations, Reuters reports.Bangladesh exports over 20,000 tonnes of PET flakes created in the 3,000 factories located across the country worth $10 million last year. The business is growing by 20 percent every year. The PET flakes are made into fibres and are a base material for clothing, pillows, carpets and polyester sheets. Read more and watch video (Reuters)
13 August 2008

UK: Mobile phone industry urged to improve age filtering

In the UK, the mobile phone industry is considering introducing cinema-style classifications for mobile phone content to prevent children from accessing unsuitable websites, the Guardian reports.More than half of nine-year-olds and 95% of 15-year-olds in the UK already have a mobile phone.The industry's four-year-old code of conduct bars content deemed suitable only for people over the age of 18 from being seen by children. However, a new report by the industry regulator Oxcom suggests that more sophisticated filters might be needed to take into account the different age groups, from young children to teenagers… Read more
12 August 2008

New report assesses countries' climate change vulnerability

A new report promises to help global companies assess climate change-related vulnerabilities of the countries in which they operate, GreenBiz reports.According to the Maplecroft Climate Change Risk Report, many of the countries least vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change are also the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change. Roughly 75 percent of the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change are located in Africa, the continent that produces the least carbon dioxide emissions… Read more
12 August 2008

France: Negative attitude to older workers creates a business opportunity

France has a poor record when it comes to keeping older people in the workforce, the Economist reports. The retirement age is 60, not 65 as in most developed countries. In 2005 only 37.8% of people aged 55-64 had jobs, versus 56.8% in Britain and 44.9% in Germany. Now companies are worried about losing their most skilled workers, especially as the baby-boom generation nears retirement. Engineers and people with high levels of technical skill are most in demand, says Caroline Young, the founder of Experconnect, an employment agency in Paris which places retired people… Read more
12 August 2008

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