“It’s all about family.”
by Michael Paluszek on Oct-26-2015
“It’s all about family.”
by Michael Paluszek on Oct-19-2015
Case in point: “Social Responsibility That Rubs Right Off” — headline in a lengthy article in yesterday’s Business Section of The New York Times.
by Michael Paluszek on Oct-16-2015
United Nations, September 29 – Now comes the hard part: Implementing the UN’s “supremely ambitious” 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
by Michael Paluszek on Oct-15-2015
Companies led by CEOs with daughters spend 13 percent more of their net profits on corporate social responsibility than those with CEOs who don’t have daughters.
by Michael Paluszek on Oct-02-2015
United Nations, September 28 – There is now a rising global tide for private sector-NGO-government partnerships and collaboration to address major social issues.
by Michael Paluszek on Sep-25-2015
United Nations September 25, 2015 -The 70th annual United Nations General Assembly today launched — by acclamation — a historic global blueprint for addressing the world’s most challenging social problems.
by Michael Paluszek on Sep-22-2015
Just in: An early example of response to the two-day-old UN business pledge program: Building on earlier commitments, the UN Global Compact Network Brazil has just pledged to redouble its efforts. The network, which has been addressing the plight of refugees from Syria and West Africa, will offer an October 1st webinar for some 700 members/signatories to raise awareness on potential responses to the refugee crisis. It is also expanding its training for potential employers and piloting a much-needed mentoring program for women refugees already in the region, partnering with UN Refugee Agency, UN Women and companies such as Foxtime and Emdoc.
by Michael Paluszek on Sep-16-2015
Listen up: “Something very important is going on”.
by Michael Paluszek on Sep-09-2015
On “shared value” — as on many other society-bending concepts — distinctions must be made.
by Michael Paluszek on Sep-01-2015
For more than a decade, the Center for Political Accountability, a consortium of companies and like-minded organizations, has been championing businesses’ voluntary disclosure of political spending. Now the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure by Senate Democrats to require disclosure of such spending.
by Michael Paluszek on Aug-24-2015
Here’s how revered CSR pioneer Ben & Jerry’s is pulling it off:
by Michael Paluszek on Aug-20-2015
When Michael Porter and Mark Kramer, founders of The Shared Value Initiative, present their latest thinking on corporate responsibility, the CSR/sustainable development community — and leaders in society and well beyond — listen.
by Michael Paluszek on Aug-13-2015
If personally or as a corporate leader you care about health, women’s empowerment, education, environment and other critical issues around the world, consider:
“Strong markets and strong societies go hand in hand.”
by Michael Paluszek on Jul-24-2015
Iranian top government officials yesterday presented details on peaceful use of funds presumably to be freed up from sanctions relief.
by Michael Paluszek on Jul-17-2015
Yes, it could still fall apart.
But this week’s historic agreement between the United Sates and other world leaders and Iran significantly limiting that country’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon has within it an epic opportunity for the international business community.