November 19, 2021
All businesses are “socially bound to always think of the welfare of the whole”.
This was highlighted by Dr. Benito L. Teehankee, a business ethics professor at the De La Salle University’s Management and Organization Department, during the webinar on “Resetting Capitalism” conducted as part of the 7th Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC).
November 19, 2021
Business firms have no moral responsibility to serve the interests of others. However, the individuals that comprise these institutions are morally committed to look after the interests of others.
November 10, 2021
Several mental stressors affect the workforce, especially during the pandemic, thus, the need to prioritize mental health.
November 4, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates socioeconomic challenges and underscores the need for better social protection schemes in the Asia-Pacific region.
November 3, 2021
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the country’s economic and labor sector gains in the past decade.
November 2, 2021
Countries need long-term and affordable climate finance in addressing climate change.
October 28, 2021
Nature-based solutions and cutting down carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to net zero must be done within the next 30 years to achieve the Paris climate goal of limiting global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
October 27, 2021
There have been a “concomitant tightness in the supply in the power sector” and “an increased rate of outage of coal plants in Luzon” in recent years.
October 22, 2021
“The pandemic is not the only threat we face today. Climate change is a much bigger threat that has already taken so much away from us. And it will continue to do so, killing our people, destroying our environment, and bringing our cities and communities into ruin if we allow it to maintain its present trajectory.”
October 21, 2021
The intent of Republic Act 11232 or the Revised Corporation Code (RCC) of the Philippines to criminalize violators may create a ‘chilling effect’ on commercial infrastructure in promoting the use of the corporate medium in pursuing investments and commercial activities.
October 21, 2021
“Today, capitalism is by and large corporate capitalism. If we want to think about how to reset it, we need to rethink about the way corporations are run.”
October 21, 2021
Amid the ongoing debate sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic on whether businesses should shift from ‘shareholder capitalism’ to ‘stakeholder capitalism’, Paypal Inc., a multinational financial technology company, showed it can be done.
October 20, 2021
The lockdowns during the pandemic caused a large drop in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions globally in 2020. However, this positive impact on the environment is unsustainable, and efforts should be focused on promoting green and blue recovery instead, according to a science and technology (S&T) expert.
October 19, 2021
While local governments’ efforts to align their plans with the country’s national development goals are seen to be effective, these need to be sustained.
October 18, 2021
Adopting environment, social, and governance (ESG) policies could lead to positive corporate financial performance.
October 14, 2021
“We have a ‘broken’ capitalist system,” Antonio Jose Periquet, chairperson of Campden Hill Group and director of publicly listed corporations, said during the first of the four-part webinar series of the 7th Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC).
October 7, 2021
Employees’ welfare should always come first, said Mr. Arsenio Sabado, chief human resources officer of Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), during the 19th Development Policy Research Month kick-off forum last September.
October 6, 2021
Young workers were among those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) official.
October 1, 2021
A company should be socially responsible in all its dealings, especially within the community where it operates.
September 23, 2021
As the Philippines continues to grapple with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mindanao has to reset and rebuild its paradigms and practices to emerge stronger from this crisis.
September 6, 2021
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected various sectors of society. To rebuild from the impacts of this public health cum economic crisis, countries need to reset their existing paradigms and practices.
September 1, 2021
To be able to cope with the ongoing pandemic and prepare for the next crisis, the country needs to reset and rebuild toward a better normal.
July 14, 2021
The 2021 Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) Interagency Steering Committee met today to discuss this year’s DPRM theme and activities and possible areas of collaboration.
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