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Corporations That Don't Practice Social Responsibility Can't Hide Anymore

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Jan 31, 2012

Kashi: so delicious, so healthy, so ... owned by a huge multinational conglomerate? A new study has found that people aren't fooled by sustainable sub-brands of giant corporations, and they're doing more digging to find out where ... READ»

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Patagonia, A Trailblazing Brand That Walks The Walk

BY David AakerFri Dec 2, 2011

On Black Friday, Patagonia ran a full-page ad in The New York Times telling consumers not to buy one of their popular jackets because it takes so much water and energy to make. This was one element of the company's Common Threads initiative, a brilliant brand-within-a-brand that offers a roadmap for companies trying to promote themselves as environmentally friendly. READ»

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What It Will Take For Corporations To Become Truly Responsible Citizens

BY Simon MainwaringTue Nov 29, 2011

Corporate America still tends to insist it has no obligation to anyone but shareholders. It is time to put an end to this attitude--and it will be up to consumers to do so. We cannot tolerate the hypocrisy of corporate attempts at social responsibility that try to save and protect with one hand while the other hand destroys.READ»

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Plans For Easily Assembled Corporate Responsibility, From Ikea

BY Anders DahlvigTue Nov 15, 2011

In his new book, excerpted here, the former CEO Anders Dahlvig talks about how the furniture giant developed its environmental policies, and how they didn't try to get credit for them, just reap the benefits. His top tip: fewer press ... READ»

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Bad Medicine: The Health-Care Industry Is Failing At Corporate Social Responsibility

BY Brian JacksonFri Oct 21, 2011

Almost every other industry has figured out a way to give back while still making a profit. But health-care providers, insurance companies, and big pharma still are trying to squeeze every last dollar out of patients, with bad results.READ»

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Why Standardized Rules About Sustainability Don't Make Sense

BY Skibsted IdeationFri Sep 30, 2011

Corporate ethics is booming. Every major company has its own social responsibility (CSR) program, sustainability consulting is big business, and more and more companies are jumping onto the do-good, do-green bandwagon. This is a ... READ»

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Swimsuit Maker Vilebrequin Wants To Keep Our Beaches Clean

BY Alice KorngoldWed Aug 24, 2011

A cynic might say that bathing suit manufacturer Vilebrequin has a self interest in clean beaches and the vital aquatic life it holds, as evidenced by its recent partnership with Fabien Cousteau's Plant A Fish organization. And frankly, that's great news for those of us who believe that corporate social responsibility has to be good for business as well as the community. READ»

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How Management Consultants Can Build A Better World

BY Alice KorngoldSun Jul 31, 2011

More and more, nonprofit philanthropists, such as Pierre M. Omidyar and Peter B. Lewis are providing management consulting services to their grantees in order to increase their organizational effectiveness.READ»

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The Corporate World Is Embracing Sustainability In The Wrong Ways

BY Jeffrey HollenderMon Jul 18, 2011

Businesses need to find a way to make sustainability a strategic imperative, not a feel-good extra.READ»

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Bank Of America Releases First Corporate Social Responsibility Report

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Jul 13, 2011

The company touts its environmental investing and shrinking carbon footprint and--oh yeah--how it's working to fix the housing crisis it helped start.READ»

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Business, CSR And Nonprofit Leaders: What They're Reading This Summer

BY Alice KorngoldWed Jun 15, 2011

Every several months, I crowdsource book recommendations from my friends and colleagues and share them here with my readers.READ»

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How Green Is Your Boardroom?

BY Alice KorngoldSun Jun 12, 2011

At the Corporate Eco Forum (CEF) annual meeting held last week, Kimberly-Clark announced its Sustainability 2015 goals built on a framework of People, Planet and Products. Suhas Apte, Vice President, Global Sustainability, shared with me his experience in presenting the plan to the K-C board of directors and their feedback.READ»

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Corporate Philanthropy Summit: "Citizen Philanthropy" Wins Big With DonorsChoose.org

BY Alice KorngoldWed Jun 1, 2011

Yesterday evening, DonorsChoose.org in partnership with Crate & Barrel won the Directors' Award for Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) at their 11th Annual Summit.READ»

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The Net-Net On World Malaria Day

BY Alice KorngoldMon Apr 25, 2011

Everyone can contribute in the fight against malaria. "From students, to CEOs, to YOU." That's the message of the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign.READ»

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Walmart Could Easily Pay Its Workers $12 An Hour

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Apr 20, 2011

Walmart is plowing through its global responsibility goals, but it's doing less of a bang-up job when it comes to doing right by its workers. There are many reasons the time is now for Walmart to do the right thing. READ»

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Most U.S. Companies Have A "Sustainability Plan" To Make Them Look Better

BY Morgan ClendanielMon Apr 18, 2011

U.S. companies are creating plans to be more environmentally friendly--but they don't really know that it means.READ»

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Board Matching the Silicon Valley Way

BY Alice KorngoldThu Mar 31, 2011

ful matching process, and training and coaching them for successful service is the most powerful way that businesses can help advance the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around the world.READ»

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How Many Students Does It Take to Save the World: Ask CGI University 2011

BY Alice KorngoldWed Mar 30, 2011

Ryan Integlia and Tiffany Tong have established a student-run global organization called em[POWER]. The nonprofit helps waste-picking communities to gain access to education and health care and improve their quality of life through the use of renewable resources.READ»

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Nonprofits: How to Avoid Problem Board Members in the First Place

BY Alice KorngoldSun Mar 27, 2011

You can establish good board practices to cycle board members off at a dynamic pace; this mitigates the damage of problem board members, while also allowing you to keep the board fresh, diverse, and relevant.READ»

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BP Greenwashes Post-Deepwater Horizon CSR Report

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Mar 25, 2011

There's no way to get around the Deepwater incident in the oil company's first corporate social responsibility report since the disaster--but that hasn't stopped BP from trying. READ»