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A Factory Defies Stereotypes, but Can It Thrive?
An American-owned apparel factory in the Dominican Republic has
committed to pay a living wage — three times the average for the
industry there.
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Management Education and Corporate Global Responsibility
Eric Cornuel, on how companies (and organisations in the broadest sense of the term) must be much more integrated into professors’ teaching and research concerns and not only as fields of investigation. This is a pre-requisite if we ever hope to see companies become important actors in institutional funding and governance.
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Reaching for a Longer Spoon
The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is straining ties between companies and activists
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Corporate Social Responsibility: recession proof
Why Canadian companies didn’t scale back on social responsibility efforts during
the downturn. Macleans list of 50 most responsible Canadian corporations.
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Business and NGOs: Reaching for a Longer Spoon
In the decade or so since BP acknowledged the need to slow climate change and signalled its commitment to investing in cleaner sources of energy with the slogan “Beyond Petroleum”, many environmental activists and NGOs have laid down their placards and helped the firm execute its green strategies.
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Sustainability Is a Growing Theme
Corporations Work With Schools to Train Potential Employees, but Jobs Are Scarce
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Mutual Funds and Climate Change: Growing Support for Shareholder Resolutions
Mutual fund support for climate change-related shareholder resolutions
involving U.S. companies reached new highs in 2008, but there is still
much room for improvement. The increased support mirrors rising overall
investor support for climate change resolutions in recent years. It
comes as the business case for supporting climate-related resolutions
is increasingly clear, as regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is now
a reality in many regions of the U.S. and federal regulations are a
strong possibility.
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World's Top Firms Cause $2.2tn of Environmental Damage, Report Estimates
Report for the UN into the activities of the world's 3,000 biggest companies estimates one-third of profits would be lost if firms were forced to pay for use, loss and damage of environment
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Never Mind the Society (in Russian)
There is a huge challenge for Russian business schools to educate managers in corporate social responsibility.
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Using Social Media Needs Focus and Discipline
Beth Kanter recently spoke at the Global CSR Conclave held at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2010. Brian Pereira met Beth to discuss the approach that enterprises should take to forming social media strategies and policies for its employees
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The first book to provide comparable
national profiles
that describe the evolution and practice of CSR for 58 countries
and 5 global regions.
CSR Europe's Toolbox includes information, ideas and advice designed to
help companies and their stakeholders address socio-economic and
environmental challenges and integrate corporate social responsibility
(CSR) into mainstream business practice.
This study provides platform to understand CEO views on the progress, challenges and implications of the journey toward a new era of sustainability.