{"id":3147,"date":"2012-01-06T18:38:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T11:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/?p=3147"},"modified":"2012-01-06T18:39:09","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T11:39:09","slug":"the-sad-state-of-csr-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/the-sad-state-of-csr-in-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"The sad state of CSR in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Businesses dwelling on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are usually apprehensive (bordering to nervousness and being almost-clueless) about their philosophy of balancing social-environmental goals and their favourite topic &#8211; Capitalism. Do they really know what they are doing? Or merely it is the fashion to say that one is a socially responsible corporate citizen? <\/p>\n<p>Towards this end, corporations are shooting blanks when it comes to maintain supposedly high standards of integrity based on social-environmental needs. I have not seen many local businesses understanding the issues and concerns of marginalised people (ie homelessness, disabled, streetkids, sex workers, drug users, etc). Realistically, Malaysia&#8217;s CSR is still unable to adapt to effective community-building and their business ethics. Are they truly interested to contribute to the well-being of Malaysians, refugees, migrant workers, stateless people and the nation? I don&#8217;t think so. <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think many businesses are aware of the many concerns of stateless or homeless people, to name a few vulnerable groups with limited access to their rights as human beings.<\/p>\n<p>Many companies are unable to grasp the basic concept of sustainable development. In many public relation exercises, we see corporate captains delivering a cheque for the sake of the photo-shoot and to dance to the same tune of charity (devoid of empathy). Giving donations with no commitment, no participation &#038; no long-term plan is definitely not even a part of effective CSR. Do these rich money-kissing leaders know about CSR?<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia is still in its infancy when it comes to CSR. It doesn&#8217;t know much about the values of a tri-sector partnership, determination, selflessness and how to meet the need of those who are in need. Their failures seep into civil society, where Malaysian NGOs merely nod their heads in a dazed relationship, not wanting to provide constructive criticism for fear of a negative backlash from the CSR masters, the funders. NGOs are nowadays merely pathetic sub-contractors viciously fighting themselves for the pitiful scraps of dog bone. <\/p>\n<p>How will this contribute to the building of a truly successful country? Oh Hell, I don&#8217;t think anyone has a clue.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fmoui.net%2Fblog%2F2012%2F01%2Fthe-sad-state-of-csr-in-malaysia%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Businesses dwelling on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are usually apprehensive (bordering to nervousness and being almost-clueless) about their philosophy of balancing social-environmental goals and their favourite topic &#8211; Capitalism. Do they really know what they are doing? Or merely it is the fashion to say that one is a socially responsible corporate citizen? 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