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TAKING HEART

UOB raises S$3.1 million for beneficiaries at its annual run event

Ben and Jerry's has accused its parent company, Unilever, of dismissing its CEO for supporting the ice cream maker's political activism.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

The unreliable and fickle flavours of corporate values 

The accounting Big Four’s wishlists for the 2025 Singapore Budget suggest widespread demand for clearer rules on sustainability.
ESG Insights
ESG Insights

Issue 135: Wishing for clear ESG rules in Singapore Budget 2025; new 2035 goals to shape policies now

The core idea of “institutional neutrality” is that organisational leaders don’t go out of their way to take party political positions on behalf of their organisations.
Opinion & Features

Is your company mired in the culture wars? Stop fighting

The event raised S$103,000 as of Thursday (Oct 3) and its proceeds will go to the Business Times Budding Artist Fund that gives underserved children and youth between the ages of six and 19 opportunities to attend sponsored arts courses. 
Lifestyle
TAKING HEART

History comes alive at Children’s Day fundraiser held by BT, CHIJ Kellock and TRCL

By integrating ESG principles into their operations, charities can garner greater stakeholder support, attract new funds and enhance operational efficiency.
ESG

KPMG, Charity Council launch ESG playbook for charities 

The top 1 per cent now hold a greater share of wealth than the entire middle 40 per cent; three decades ago, the reverse was true.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

How Americans’ trust in Big Business went from bad to worse

Mr Wee Ee Cheong, UOB’s Deputy Chairman and CEO (centre) and Mr Ted Tan, Vice Chairman, Community Chest (fourth from left, in white) with UOB colleagues at the start line of the 2024 UOB Heartbeat Run.
Lifestyle
TAKING HEART

UOB run unites 25,000 participants across the region, raises S$2.4 million for 25 charities

"If there are no common handholds, then each corporate has to put language to the S in the ESG in (their) own way. There would be no common language to track and demonstrate value to (the) shareholders and… stakeholders," says Masagos.
ESG

NCSS launches inaugural Sustainable Philanthropy Framework

In the 1990s, the Lego Group suffered a crisis as management diversified into clothes, watches, publications, TV, learning labs and theme parks, even as low-cost competitors attacked its core business of building blocks.
Opinion & Features

From Lego to McKinsey, distracted managing can kill companies

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