Civic Exchange hosted a an informal lunch gathering to learn from Dr. Howard Wiarda about civil society in a comparative perspective. Howard J. Wiarda is the author of the book, Civil Society: The American Model and Third World Development. He is the professor of international relations and senior scholar at the Center for Strategic and International [...]
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CSR: Short-term Fashion or Long-term Transformation of the Corporation? Only a decade ago it was argued that CSR would be short-lived because social responsibility, however laudable, was not the business of companies. Corporations owe their responsibility to shareholders, not the community at large. However, CSR has grown stronger in the corporate world precisely because shareholder [...]
“Luncheon Talk at HKPC” is organized for the Staff Recreation Club of HKPC. Christine Loh is invited and will talk about the life/work of an independent think tank entitled “Civic Exhange – Life and Work of a Think Tank”.
Organised by DotAsia Organisation Ltd., NetMission Ambassadors Program aims to foster young netizens to address global challenges. Twenty-five NetMission Ambassadors, chosen from 100 applicants among top Universities in Hong Kong, will go through a series of training, exchange tours and workshops to address the issues of digital divide, Internet governance and harmony on the Internet.
“Corporate Social Responsibility – How Everybody Wins” (A non- executive director programme hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong)
“What are the implications for the budget of an ageing population and the pressure for higher levels of welfare and health spending?What are the spending implications to improve Hong Kong’s education for the young? How urgent is it to take pre-emptive action? Or can we rely on a growing economy to provide the means to meet the [...]
10 January 2009 Environment, Presentations, Research Reports, Surveys air, civil society development, public health
Public opinion survey conducted by Hong Kong Transition Project, HKBU 2008 Survey on Hong Kong People’s attitudes toward air pollution, environment and public health, commissioned by Civic Exchange. Click to download the full report, report summary, presentation and press release.
Christine will present on the overview of the issues media companies might/should be thinking about in setting their green agendas.
Earth Champions Foundation in conjunction with Civic Exchange has pleasure inviting you to attend the official launch of the Hong Kong Earth Champions Quest.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology organises its “Environment Week” between 2 June and 6 June. On 6 June 2008, Christine Loh will join their panel discussion session on “Linking University Initiatives to the Community”.