by: Catherine Howarth Big business has rarely faced such intense scrutiny, not just from politicians, regulatory bodies and the media, but from individuals across Britain, still feeling the pinch from the financial crisis. Calls for corporations to ‘play fair’ grow increasingly loud. ShareAction, which co-ordinates citizens and civil society organisations to push for action via …
India is the first country to have corporate social responsibility (CSR ) legislation, mandating that companies give 2% of their net profits to charitable causes. Innovative? Perhaps on a policy level. But some small-medium size enterprises within India have already embedded social impact into their company ethos. In 2008, Bill Gates spoke at the World Economic Forum about …
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by: Rebecca Regan-Sachs Many companies, particularly in developing countries, conduct CSR/community investment projects in similar ways: they identify a social cause, try to find (usually international) NGO partners for implementation and establish a team to manage their participation in the program. But the old way of implementing these programs is changing, with trends pointing to …
It’s a question for the ages — or, at least, the age of sustainability: If sustainable business practices create profits and shareholder value, why aren’t mainstream investors paying attention? Some new research by McKinsey & Company has uncovered part of the answer. The short version: Investors don’t have the data they need, or understand …
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by: Morgan Simon The concept of impact investment that has the explicit purpose of supporting economic and community development is receiving a growing amount of attention from an increasingly diverse set of financial players. This emerging trend is one of the most exciting, and potentially problematic, trends I’ve seen over the last decade. As with …
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