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ING Asia pedals fundraising for needy students
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 23/04/2015
» Many companies understand the importance consumers attach to social responsibility. A survey in 2014 by Nielsen showed that 64% of consumers polled were willing to pay extra for products and services from companies committed to having a positive social and environmental impact.
Raising your value at work
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 23/02/2015
» Just as competition and evolution have shaped the natural world, so it goes in the business world. "Adapt or die" is a mantra that holds true just as much for multinational companies as for humans and animals.
ING Bank hails Thai resilience
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 22/09/2014
» Political upheaval, natural calamities and policy discontinuity notwithstanding, Thailand remains "the darling of Asia" for many companies in the region, according to ING Bank.
Bike for life
Life, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 26/06/2014
» Despite the rapid advances made in the region in recent decades, providing citizens with basic education services remains a pressing problem for many countries. For some schools, the problems might be poor facilities, lack of books and teaching materials or even more basic, like inadequate electricity and telecommunications access. For other schools, the constraint might be insufficient numbers of educators, community support or even constraints in students reaching the classroom.
ING committed to Thailand
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 20/06/2014
» No question, Thailand's ongoing political soap opera has taken a toll on the economy over the past year, as policy risks have led companies and consumers alike to sit on the sidelines in anticipation of the next steps made by the junta.
They pedal for people
Life, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 14/05/2014
» ‘It’s not a race. It’s not a race. It’s not a race.”
Growth stunted by political turbulence
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 08/05/2014
» How much has Thailand's political dysfunction hurt the economy? The country already seems likely to post the weakest growth rate in the region at below 3% this year, or barely changed from an already anaemic 2.9% growth recorded last year.
Rockefeller continues grand tradition of creating opportunity
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 30/09/2013
» Building resilience and creating opportunities will remain two of the key goals for the Rockefeller Foundation over the next decade, says president Judith Rodin.
Sharing the gains
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 09/09/2013
» Economic growth has done much to reduce absolute poverty in Thailand. According to the world bank, the poverty rate has dropped from a peak of 42% of the population in 2000 to 13% in 2011.
The power of 'impact investing'
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 09/09/2013
» It is a little-known fact that one of the oldest witnesses to Thailand's evolution in modern history also happens to be one of the oldest and most influential philanthropic organisations in the world.