The Benefits of SRI
Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) “ Society ” is where people live together. “ Responsibility ” is the ability to respond to problems. “ Investment ” is the essential means of solving social challenges. Since 1986, we have invested " one dollar " in " Social Responsibility Investment " (SRI), and by 2002, that investment had appreciated to at least " 300 dollars ." Fig 1. Added-Value Creation Through SRI That initial " one dollar " was used to build the equipment necessary to realize our Genesis-level invention — the TPC, which comprises the “ TranSmart Chip Card ” and its TranSmart Reader Device (TRD). Through the international cooperation platform of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), this innovation helped facilitate legislation and policy initiatives that enabled member economies to navigate the Asian Financial Crisis, the first major global crisis. Fig 2. APEC Facilitating Legislation and Policy Development In real...