Bharti Airtel Africa’s Vice President for Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Michael Okwiri won the CSR Leadership Award at the Africa CSR Leadership Awards in December. He sheds light on their projects Many people see Corporate Social Responsibility as giving back to the community. Is that the case? Not completely true. CSR …
Regardless of what The Apprentice teaches us, it pays to be ethical in business. Even the smallest start-ups can put good causes at the very centre of their business plans, creating a win-win situation for all. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business discipline that is sometimes viewed with cynicism. It’s also seen as something …
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Transparency, sustainability and purpose beyond profit are more than just buzzwords for the advertising industry these days.Rather, they underline how the corporate social responsibility movement (demanded by consumers) has evolved over the past decade, according to research by Havas Worldwide.
Giving back to the community or a cause your employees are passionate about can be an invaluable part of your company’s culture — instilling a sense of purpose and bonding your team together. But because building a healthy sustainable business is a full-time job in itself, incorporating social good in on top of that can …
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There are buzzwords that come back very often in conversations here in Davos: engagement of the private sector, public-private partnerships, multi-stakeholders partnerships, etc. Indeed, the global economic equilibrium has changed and today’s world is more interconnected that ever before. There is no more doubt on the key role of the private sector can play in …
