It ain’t just about profit

From left: Sakae Holdings Douglas Foo, SAMEs Neil Foo and Ferunis Ngei.

Corporate social responsibility should always be the first thing you drop when the economy runs into turbulence and times are tough, no? Some businessmen don’t think so. LIM WING HOOI covers the 13th SAME forum.

It may seem costly to engage in corporate social responsiblity (CSR) activities, especially in a challenging economic environment, but two panellist invited by the Secretariat for the Advancement of Malaysian Entrepreneurs (SAME) to its forum thought otherwise.