Seoul, South Korea: Better labor management and corporate transparency, cooperation with other companies, developing environmentally friendly vehicles and helping the poor and disabled are among the list of initiatives Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group representatives announced yesterday.  Read article

USA: Alcoa, a leading producer of primary aluminum, recognized its 47,000 employee volunteers to mark IVD. "We chose International Volunteer Day to announce these achievements as further recognition of the significant positive change these Alcoa volunteers make on a regular basis in their communities around the globe," says Alain Belda, Alcoa's Chairman and Chief Executive Office.  Read article

Manila, Philippines: Companies are venturing more into volunteerism to share with the community part of the benefits they’ve received. Tasks for the volunteers range from cultural and global education for local schools, to community cleanups, house-building, fund raising for local charity—or anything that would have “a positive and practical contribution to community initiatives.”  Read article

London, UK: A group of companies recently launched, ENGAGE Toolkit, a comprehensive guide to internationalise emlpoyee engagement for companies and NGOs.  Read article

Washington, D.C., USA: Today more than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies have employee volunteer programs to leverage the power of service and volunteering in the corporate sector. The Corporate Community Involvement Summit, a coalition of nonprofit organizations, has developed a set of standards that will help to track trends, benchmark programs and encourage better practices in employee volunteer programs.   Read article