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Tag Archives: Corporate Social Responsibility
Business as a source of Social Innovation: part 3- Social well-being
In this last post of a series of 3, I talk about how businesses can be a source of socio-economic well-being for employees and communities in which they operate. Continue reading
7 habits of socially responsible consultants
“…we can make a living being a mainstream radical…the world is changed by those with radical hearts and pin-striped suits.” Continue reading
Innovation et entreprenariat au secours des défis sociaux
Tweet À la veille du Rendez-vous des entrepreneurs sociaux qui se tiendra à Montréal le 7 juin prochain, je me suis dit qu’il était grand temps que je compose un billet de blogue en français… Toutes mes excuses aux lecteurs … Continue reading
The state of Corporate Responsibility in Europe: 10 trends from the 2011 Responsible Business Summit
Tweet I’m sitting in an open space area at Hub King’s Cross in London reflecting on Ethical Corp’s Responsible Business Summit which ended last night. How can I sum-up two packed days of interactions between corporate responsibility practitioners? Here’s my … Continue reading
The changing role of business: from wealth generation to social progress
Tweet When I took my MBA at McGill over 20 years ago the purpose of business was straightforward: optimize shareholder value. Talking about climate change and social responsibility in a business meeting until recently was a sure way to be … Continue reading
Social innovation: a simple model
Tweet Several years ago I attended a talk given by a manager from MaRS, a Toronto innovation hub. Of the twenty some slides in her PowerPoint deck one caught my attention. It showed that social innovation could occur anywhere along a spectrum … Continue reading
Posted in CSR & Sustainability, Healthcare, Non-profits, Social Business, Social Innovation
Tagged business, Corporate Social Responsibility, creating shared value, employee engagement, financial sustainability, non-profits, social benefits, social business, social innovation, stakeholders, Sustainability, triple bottom line
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Michael Porter’s Creating Shared Value: social innovation for a higher form of capitalism
Porter’s guru-like status gives credence to a movement to reinvent the role of business beyond the sole pursuit of profit. Continue reading
Social Innovation in Healthcare: 3 Social Business examples
Tweet A little over a month ago I wrote about attending the Global Social Business Summit in Germany. Today, I would like to share 3 business cases that were discussed during a workshop at that meeting. For a quick refresher … Continue reading
Business embraces sustainability
Tweet I attended the annual Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) Summit in Toronto yesterday. It was heartening to listen to leaders from all sectors talk of their efforts to become better corporate citizens. Here are some examples- I look … Continue reading
Sustainability becoming mainstream
Tweet In June of this year, The United Nations Global Compact and Accenture released their CEO study titled A New Era of Sustainability. I wish to share here three research findings I feel are particularly interesting. The recent economic downturn … Continue reading
Posted in CSR & Sustainability
Tagged Corporate Social Responsibility, Indicators, Innovation, NGO, stakeholders, Strategy, Sustainability
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