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Opinions Getting It Right: Proposal Writing Tips for NGOs With Michelle Palmer-Keizer    Proposals are those critical documents that connect projects to resources. But more than that, they connect people and organisations...

Opinions WHY LOCAL CONTENT AND CSR MATTER by Jaysen Francis   Local Content has become a relatively “new” buzzword in the sphere of productive development policy (PDP). The term is used mainly in the oil and gas industry to...

Opinions Understanding Your Company’s Social Impact By Kyle Santos   Trinidad and Tobago continues to face a maelstrom of economic, social and environmental challenges. A sputtering economy which remains dependent on oil...

Opinions  The Circular Economy – Global Lessons For The Region  By Saarah Khan    In 1972, the Club of Rome published a report called “The Limits to Growth”. This was the first study done which questioned the...

Local Content and CSR UNDERSTANDING LOCAL CONTENT IN GUYANA AND WHY IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE Interview with Dominic Gaskin – Director of Business Ministry of Business   The principle of Local Content varies by degrees...

Local Content and CSR  MAXIMIZING PARTICIPATION EXCERPTS FROM THE LOCAL CONTENT & LOCAL PARTICIPATION POLICY & FRAMEWORK FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ENERGY SECTOR   In its 2004 Policy Framework, the...

Local Content and CSR A LOCAL CONTENT POLICY FOR GUYANA: MAXIMIZING ECONOMIC BENEFITS   What is Local Content? Guyana’s local content policy [and laws] must define explicitly the term “local” in local content. What local...

Local Content and CSR LOCAL CONTENT CHAMPION Jemma Langley, … head of the Secretariat for the Permanent Local Content Committee, is the live example of how education and technology applied in the energy sector promotes...

Local Content and CSR IN GUYANA BY GUYANESE – GUYANA’S LOCAL CONTENT POLICY Creating and Retaining Value for the Guyanese economy Highlights of the Third Draft of the LCP Framework   LCP Objectives The Local Content...

Feature TOMMY’S BREWING COMPANY CHANGE IS BREWING by Donna P. Ramsammy   For decades, consumers in Trinidad and Tobago had only a handful of options to choose from to satisfy their cravings for a beastly cold brew. Slowly...

Editorial    Welcome to this bumper edition of the 2019 Corporate Sustainability Review  as we continue to expand our coverage beyond Trinidad into other Caribbean countries.    Our theme for this edition is Local...

CSR Story  SHELL Trinidad & Tobago  Bringing Local Content To Communities    Local Content and the Supply Chain How do I get into Shell Trinidad and Tobago’s supply chain? It’s the most common question local businesses...