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Corporate Responsibility in Pakistan?

By Saleem Khan • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development defines corporate responsibility as the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce, their families and the local community and society at large.
More than goodwill, corporate community involvement or […]


Report: Biofuel caused food crisis

By Saleem Khan • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
The figure emphatically contradicts […]