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Tag Archives: CSR
Why sector-based initiatives will take sustainability into the future
[Originally published in The Guardian Sustainable Business Blog.] CSR and sustainability departments of emerging market and mature market multinational companies face very similar and familiar challenges. Internally, these include difficulties convincing CEOs and CFOs of the business relevance of CSR. Externally, … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR Frameworks, Ethics, Governance, Social Impacts, Strategy, Sustainable Consumption
Tagged Accountability, business ethics, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, CSR Strategy, GRI, Leadership, UNCTAD
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My biggest mistake: What we all can learn from the Ford Pinto Case
“Your daddy drives a pinto” was a classic schoolyard put-down in my semi-rural, American hometown. Never then, would I have imagined that years later I would be enjoying a collegial and informative dinner with Dennis Gioia, Mr Pinto himself.
Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Impacts, Strategy
Tagged Accountability, business ethics, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Ford, Pinto, Scandal
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The retreat of CSG: the power of social licence in action?
[Post originally published on the CSRConnect.ed LinkedIn Group] Last week, Metgasco announced that it was suspending its coal seam gas (CSG) exploration activities in northern New South Wales. While this news disappointed some who were anticipating economic benefits, it has … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance, Social Impacts, Strategy
Tagged Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Social Licence to Operate, Social License, Social Responsibility
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Transforming business from the inside
Very few significant New Zealand businesses need to be convinced that adopting a strategy that ensures they have a positive operating impact for consumers, employees and other stakeholders, as well as the environment, is good business. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership, Strategy
Tagged Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, CSR Strategy, New Zealand, Responsible Business
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The ACCSR Conference on Responsible leadership – the summary
The ACCSR Conference on Responsible leadership – summarised on twitter. This year our 6th Annual Conference ‘The State of CSR’ explored the issue of leadership in an age of responsibility. Our speakers inspired and challenged us with endless ideas and hints … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR Frameworks, Governance, Implementation Solutions, Measurement & Evaluation, Strategy
Tagged ACCSR Confernce, business ethics, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, CSR Strategy, Leadership, Responsible Business, Responsible leadership, Social Responsibility, Storify, Sustainable development, twitter, Value Creation
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Leadership & CSR: Celebrating the (extra)ordinary
After a relaxing holiday period, we thought we’d make the New Year back at work a bit easier by providing a sneak peek into the results of our State of CSR in Australia Annual Review 2012/2013. This study is the largest … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership
Tagged Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Leadership, Responsible Business, State of CSR
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CSR wears a shiny new suit
Mark Kramer’s recent visit to Melbourne has once again stirred welcome discussion on the role of business in society. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have by now read, or at least heard of, Kramer’s article in … Continue reading
The coming of age of Life Cycle Assessment?
[Originally published in The Guardian Sustainable Business Blog.] A recent international conference in France that I had the honour to chair provided a fascinating glimpse of how far Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) have come, and of their future potential. For many … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR Frameworks, Governance, Implementation Solutions, International
Tagged Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment, Standards
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Mammoths and future proofing
We are more creative, more productive, and feel more rewarded when we work against a clear immediate problem. HBR says. Why? Possibly because we haven’t changed that much in the last 50,000 years. In fact we have the same brains that we … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance, Implementation Solutions, International, Measurement & Evaluation, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategy, Sustainability Reporting
Tagged Accountability, business ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, CSR Strategy, Leadership, Materiality, Responsible Business, Risk Minimisation, social impact assessment, Social Licence to Operate, Social License, Social Responsibility, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholders, Sustainable development, Transparency
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Gunns: Should we be happy or sad?
An international colleague and long term Australia-watcher recently wrote to me to ask if we should be happy or sad about the demise of Gunns, Australia’s largest listed forestry company. I said it’s more complicated than that. Gunns first came … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy
Tagged Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, CSR Strategy, Leadership, Sustainability
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