ApaNa, Author at ApaNa Magazine

Need To Tackle Impact of Likely Electric Car Battery Production Boom: UN

ApaNa June 28, 2020

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD, to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to…

Entering the Age of Corporate Social Justice, Raising the Bar

ApaNa June 18, 2020

[HBR] Research has shown that companies with effective Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs are more profitable than those that aren’t. Over the last 50 years, corporations have relied on these programs, which include social issue marketing, philanthropic efforts, employee volunteer initiatives, and diversity and inclusion work,…

Power of the Cause: Meet the trio behind a start-up to feed migrants

ApaNa June 6, 2020

KVN Foundation, the start-up which was conceived when the lockdown began on March 25, has produced 4.5 million free meals for migrants and day labourers since then. The conventional narrative in India is of businessmen in combat — or in collusion —…

Sandy Lane Donates $1.5 million in Grocery Vouchers to Families

ApaNa May 10, 2020

The Sandy Lane Charitable Trust (SLCT) has donated $1.5 million worth of grocery vouchers to help families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados. The vouchers were presented by Philippa Challis, SLCT’s board trustee at a brief ceremony held at Illaro Court, the…

Small Craft Chocolate Makers Change Caribbean Cocoa Industry

ApaNa April 28, 2020

Pump Street Chocolate contributes to a model that integrates values at the core of business practices. This model is based on sustainability, branding, paying a fair commodity price and giving back to the communities. Chris Brennan, founder and director of Pump Street Chocolate,…

Social Enterprise Rescuing Food For A Cause

ApaNa April 28, 2020

By Jean-Claude Counand t was a winter night in the Hague. Dinner was at 8 pm. At 7:55 pm, I arrived after peddling furiously to shatter the Caribbean stereotype of lateness. Triumphant, I locked my borrowed bike next to a wooden…

Caribbean Governments Ban Styrofoam & Single-use Plastic

ApaNa April 28, 2020

The Caribbean Sea is the second most plastic-contaminated sea in the world after the Mediterranean Sea. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), in a report on the Status of Styrofoam and Plastic Bags in the Wider Caribbean (May 2019) estimates 600 –…

Nonprofits: Case Studies Tell Your Story

ApaNa April 28, 2020

Companies prefer to work with experienced nonprofit partners. That is why they end up working with nonprofits that know how to execute corporate partnerships. Case studies provide evidence of a nonprofit’s capacity, achievements, and impact. This is proof that companies want before…

Corporate Citizenship Impacts Brand Value

ApaNa April 28, 2020

In an era of social consciousness, as stakeholders take a closer look at how organisations conduct their business and their impact on society, corporate citizenship programs are playing an increasingly important role in building strong brands and reputations. Organisations are making corporate…

Boost CSR Communications to Build Brand Loyalty

ApaNa April 28, 2020

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now standard practice for your company as it aims to deliver on financial performance and positively contribute to society. However, it is often difficult to effectively communicate the impact of responsible business practices and philanthropy on the…