Tag Archives: Responsible Business

Thatcher’s inadvertent corporate responsibility legacy

[Originally published on Ethical Corporation.] The explosion in the private sector’s importance since the 1980s is why companies now need to take the lead on sustainability.

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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

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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

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Responsible leadership: the foundation for corporate social responsibility

In the lead up to ACCSR’s Annual Conference, we spoke with Professor David Allen, management academic and strategy expert about the perils of responsible leadership and delivering value through CSR. Ongoing financial crises and institutional scandals have highlighted the role (and … Continue reading

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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

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The very seductive social license to operate – a reality check

The social license to operate is a seductive concept, as it speaks to the business case for a community relations, a traditionally ‘soft’ part of corporate life. The social license concept promises that companies can win community acceptance or approval, … Continue reading

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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

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Stick the environment where it belongs – on the balance sheet

Last month at Rio+20, 37 chief executives of banks, investment funds and insurance companies signed up to a Natural Capital Declaration. The Declaration recognises the growing relationship between biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water quality and availability as well as … Continue reading

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Plan B

Some argue that socially responsible investment began in Philadelphia in 1758 when the Quaker community prohibited members from participating in the slave trade. This integration of ethics in trade signaled a revolutionary innovation, putting the country at the forefront of … Continue reading

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Countdown to Rio+20 – learning the lessons of history?

Originally published in The Guardian Sustainable Business Blog. The unseasonably wet and mild Christmas and new year period in Amsterdam was an especially reflective one for me this year. Along with the traditional Christmas pudding, I decided it was time to add … Continue reading

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