by Michael Paluszek on Apr-18-2014
As its formal publication date in the U.S. approaches, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart’s new book “makes for intriguing reading” (see Guardian Sustainable Business @ http://bit.ly/1nfGJrm) at time when “China I.P.O.s Mount” (read New York Times story @ http://nyti.ms/1qUqeAn). What’s going on? Sir Mark in “Responsible Leadership” : “The Business For Peace initiative of the [UN] Global Compact […]
by Michael Paluszek on Apr-16-2014
Business leaders convening in bustling New York City and the snowy resort city, Banff, Canada, next month will have ample opportunity to gage the fast-spreading impact of the “Shared Value” movement “bringing business and society back together.”
by Michael Paluszek on Apr-11-2014
It was called the “Joint Thematic Debate/Forum on Partnerships”. And it was, indeed, a debate – spirited, but with good will — on how necessary, but difficult, multi-stakeholder partnerships may be when addressing the looming existential challenges for global society
by Michael Paluszek on Apr-10-2014
PRME’s www.unprme.org/ April Newsletter http://bit.ly/1sH9XAB announces PRME/Business In Society co-branding of CSR video programs.
by Michael Paluszek on Apr-08-2014
Dr. Rajiv Shah just wants to help poor people around the world. But Dr. Shah, head of the $20 billion United States Agency for International Development, is getting enmeshed, like Laocoon of Greek mythology, in some heavy going.
by Michael Paluszek on Apr-07-2014
If you are a CEO, it may keep you up at night: Could one, or several, of your many employees be doing something that will seriously embarrass and penalize the company? Could it even rise to a criminal offence with major reputational damage, costly settlements and, in severe cases, jail time?
by Michael Paluszek on Apr-04-2014
For the moment, never mind which countries are #1, #16 and number #132 on the new Social Progress Index http://bit.ly/1ikbPsc . Our question today, people, is what can business do – what should it do – to help make life more livable in the countries where it operates.
by Michael Paluszek on Apr-02-2014
A powerfully influential voice, that of Bill Gates, has just been added to experts endorsing the idea that women’s empowerment and economic development are correlated.
by Michael Paluszek on Mar-31-2014
Capitalism continues to evolve. Traditional for-profit companies’ operating policies and budgets addressing social issues are rightfully getting increasing attention. But open the CSR/Sustainability aperture wider and other major “players” appear.
by Michael Paluszek on Mar-28-2014
It’s complicated. Foreign policy enmeshed in global commerce and finance can be very messy. It often requires a “time out” to reflect on unintended consequences.
by Michael Paluszek on Mar-26-2014
Corporate Social Responsibility, aka Sustainability, Corporate Citizenship et al, is neither temporary nor a bolt-on. It is now an intrinsic part of successful business practice (in-trin-sic : 1. belonging to the real nature of a thing – Webster’s New World Dictionary).
by Michael Paluszek on Mar-25-2014
Verizon has said it well.
In its new 2013 Annual Report and Corporate Responsibility Supplement, it wins credibility by illustrating how its core competencies — technological and operational — are providing answers to today’s macro challenges in society.
by Michael Paluszek on Mar-18-2014
“Mary Barra understands the value of taking full responsibility for G.M’.s latest, high-profile challenges, especially if she wants to send the message that this is a new G.M.” — Karl Brauer, auto research firm Kelley Blue Book.
by Michael Paluszek on Mar-13-2014
In “Capital in the Twenty First Century”, the book hitting bookstores this week, Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics projects that current economic forces that concentrate more and more wealth among “the fortunate few” will very likely prevail for a long time. If so, he predicts, “inequality” will get much worse.
by Michael Paluszek on Mar-07-2014
They came from all over the world. They came to the United Nations headquarters in New York with a single-minded mission: To push women’s empowerment — at last — to the brink of its “goal line”.
