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A N O N P R O F I T F O R T H E G L O B A L M O B I L I T Y I N D U S T R Y - L A U N C H A P R I L 2 0 1 7
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAVE BENEFITED DIRECTLY FROM CORPORATE TALENT MOBILITY - SURELY WE TOO SHOULD FEEL OBLIGATION TO ‘ GIVE BACK ’ IN OUR DESTINATIONS !
C O R P O R A T E S O C I A L R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y
Simply put , the ‘ Moral Conscience ’ of the world dictates that Corporate should recognise their obligation to ‘ Give Back ’ and ‘ Make a Difference ’ in Countries where they invest and profit . The need to address this aspect of ‘ Corporate Social Responsibility ’ ( CSR ) is a given , and in this regard , all major co-operations are expected to operate in compliancy with the guidelines suggested in ISO26000 .
The barometer of public awareness and opinion is now swinging towards ‘ Conscious Capitalism ’ which is said to address the underlying principles on which Social Responsibility is grounded .
S P O T L I G H T O F F C O R P O R A T E & O N U S - T H E G L O B A L M O B I L I T Y I N D U S T R Y !
We , as part of this industry , are intrinsic links in the global mobility supply chain . As such , every single one of us , as individuals and as companies , have profited directly from corporate ’ s global investment decisions . Our industry owes its very existence to global talent mobility and corporate investment in the destinations where we work and live !
We know what compliancy is ; we know we are obliged to adhere to corporate policy when supplying services to their mobile workforce . Surely to be consistent and compliant therefore , as ‘ Approved Registered Suppliers ’ of corporate , we too should feel the obligation to ‘ give back ’ in a tangible & sustainable fashion to local communities of host countries where we deliver services ; to address ‘ Mobility Industry Social Responsibility ’ and to engage in ‘ Conscious Capitalism ’
It is this driving principle that has led to a new venture :
THE FORMATION OF A NON-PROFIT TO ENABLE THE GLOBAL MOBILITY INDUSTRY TO FULFIL OUR ‘ SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ’ – PROMOTING ‘ CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM ’
ACCORDING TO UNESCO LITERACY GLOBALLY 2016
67.4 million children are not schooled
122 million youth globally are illiterate - 60.7 % of which women
17 % of the world ’ s adult population is illiterate -two thirds are women
38 % of African adults ( some 153 millions ) are illiterate - two-thirds of these are women .
Over 50 % of population in Burkina Faso , the Gambia , Guinea-Bissau , Mali , Niger and Senegal are illiterate !
ARTICLE AUTHOR : SARAH LANGMEAD