Social Innovation Articles: Corporate Social Responsibility
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| Spring 2010 | Corporate Social Responsibility • Book Reviews |
A Mandarin’s Lament [Free!]
SMALL CHANGE: Why Business Won’t Save the World by Michael Edwards |
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| Spring 2010 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
Fun for a Change
Volkswagen plays with virtue |
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| Spring 2010 | Environment • Corporate Social Responsibility |
Research: Tech Clears the Air
Manufacturing growth doesn’t harm the environment—it helps |
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| Spring 2010 | Environment • Corporate Social Responsibility |
Case Study: LEED the Way
The LEED system is the platinum standard for green building certification, and its parent organization, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), is one of the fastest growing nonprofits in America. Here’s how the USGBC maintains its strict standards while responding to diverse members in an evolving field |
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| Winter 2010 | Corporate Social Responsibility | Research: The Business of Bribery | |
| Winter 2010 | Corporate Social Responsibility | Research: Shareholders Nudge Companies | |
| Fall 2009 | Environment • Social Entrepreneurship • Corporate Social Responsibility |
A Fine Green Niche
Maria Yee established her eco-friendly, high-end furniture company long before going green was the done thing. Two decades later, her company’s environmentally sound practices not only reflect a planet-friendly ethos, but also drive a market-friendly creative edge. Here’s how and why Yee stays green in a brown industry. |
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| Summer 2009 | Economic Development • Corporate Social Responsibility • Book Reviews |
Just Say “No” [Free!]
As the global financial crisis unfolds, those least responsible—our world’s poor—will be most affected. Many have called upon President Obama to uphold his campaign commitment to double foreign assistance. But Dambisa Moyo’s book, Dead Aid, challenges us to think again. —By Jane Wales |
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| Summer 2009 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
Making the B List [Free!]
The B Corp seal of approval distinguishes truly responsible businesses from mere poseurs. —By Jenna Lawrence |
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| Summer 2009 | Nonprofit Management • Corporate Social Responsibility • Philanthropy, Responsible Investing |
The Hidden Costs of Cause Marketing [Free!]
From pink ribbons to Product Red, cause marketing adroitly serves two masters, earning profits for corporations while raising funds for charities. Yet the short-term benefits of cause marketing—also known as consumption philanthropy—belie its long-term costs. These hidden costs include individualizing solutions to collective problems; replacing virtuous action with mindless buying; and hiding how markets create many social problems in the first place. Consumption philanthropy is therefore unsuited to create real social change. —By Angela M. Eikenberry |
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