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Socially Responsible Business

 

Innovative, ethical, and community-minded business practices

 

Behind the Message

Kaiser Foundation and Viacom take on AIDS -- one episode at a time.

By Gabrielle Birkner | Winter 2003
 

One Scoop, Two Bottom Lines

Nonprofits are buying Ben & Jerry’s franchises to help train at-risk youth.

By Ken Yamada | Summer 2003
 

Nothing Ventured, Something Gained

When Honest Tea said no to venture capitalists, it waded into uncharted territory.

By Katherine Barr | Summer 2003
 

Community Capitalists

The Oakland, Calif.-based office supply company, Give Something Back, donates all of its profits to charity. This practice has turned off some potential customers.

By Michael Fitzgerald | Spring 2003
 

Cirque du Soleil Thinks Globally

Cirque du Soleil devotes 1 percent of ticket sale revenue -- or about $6.2 million -- to outreach programs for at-risk kids, many of whom struggle with poverty, drug addiction, or homelessness.

By Brenda Branswell | Spring 2003
 

Bank on It

Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.

By Ken Yamada | Spring 2003
 

Bridging the Cultures of Business and Poverty

More than 500 welfare recipients have participated in Cascade Engineering, Inc.'s welfare-to-career program that provides jobs and training.

By James R. Bradley | Spring 2003