Talk is plentiful in the world of corporate sustainability — companies engaged in triple bottom line activity often go to great lengths to make sure everyone knows about what they are up to. Often, this communication comes in the form of press releases and corporate sustainability reports, which flood the web in a seemingly endless …
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The memories are indelible. From Farm Aid to Live Aid and “We are the World,” my generation’s earliest exposure to activism was through music. When Live Aid aired in July 1985, 95% of the world’s television sets were tuned in, and an estimated 1.4 billion people watched, making it the biggest benefit concert in history. …
The video looks at the concepts of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, and consider how Friedman’s critique of the former relates to observed trends in business. Check it below
Some think it gives investors an edge, but critics point to poor results.Socially responsible investing has come a long way from the days when it mostly meant not buying the shares of companies in controversial industries such as tobacco, firearms, alcohol or gambling. Now, investors who favor this approach routinely consider a broad range of …
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When Leonardo DiCaprio channeled his long-awaited Oscars acceptance speech recently into an urgent call to climate action, it represented something of a defining moment. In just 60 seconds, he effortlessly pushed the emerging concept of ‘society as stakeholder’ into the media spotlight, forcing more than 34 million viewers to take note.
