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Volunteering with heart: five key ingredients to a successful corporate volunteerism program

Jeff Hayward, Orlando Business Journal

A driving force for positive change in our communities, volunteering is recognised for its transformational impact on individual volunteers and those they serve. In today’s business landscape, it is also recognised as a key strategy to attract and retain talent, as well as bolster a business’ brand...

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Maximising impact in corporate giving to humanitarian crises and disaster relief

Amy Coulterman, Medium

In recent years, companies have significantly increased their contributions to humanitarian causes. In 2022, Ukraine grabbed the spotlight. Within the first few weeks of the conflict alone, hundreds of millions of dollars were mobilised through corporate giving programs and company foundations.

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Russian roulette: Unilever has failed its moral duty to Ukraine

Sam Forsdick, Raconteur

British American Tobacco, Shell and McDonald’s are not the most likely line-up of corporate do-gooders but they can all claim superiority to Unilever in one area – each of these businesses swiftly divested from Russia in the months following the invasion of Ukraine.

A year and a half on, Unilever remains...

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What is ESG?

McKinsey & Company, McKinsey & Company

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are useful in measuring a company’s progress toward achieving social goals in addition to creating shareholder value.

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2023 CSR trend forecasts

David Hessekiel, Forbes

What does the year ahead portend for the world of corporate social impact? Corporate social impact advisors share their top forecasts for trends that will impact the sector.

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What a Mature CSR Team Looks Like

Christopher Wickert, David Risi, and Tommaso Ramus, Harvard Business Review

As climate change, social inequities, and other critical issues grow ever more urgent, many companies have built dedicated departments focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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Mental Health Has Become a Business Imperative

Of the many issues we have faced throughout the past two years, perhaps the most surprising but important is mental health. Studies now show that nearly 81% of workers face some form of burnout or mental health issue, and 68% of employees say their daily work has been interrupted by these challenges.

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Creating mindfulness in your work through meditation

Lisa Leong, ABC Radio National

Using meditation to create mindfulness is an ancient practice, and the science backing it has been piling in for years now. But how can we be motivated to make meditation part of our essential routine? How will it actually help our working...

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Why M&M’s rebrand should drive CEOs to ask their marketers five critical questions

Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 21 January 2022

Mars has announced it will rebrand M&M’s, centred on the brand’s commitment to inclusion and global belonging. As another brand taking steps to increase societal impact, Forbes ponders whether it is time to pause and reflect on the need for brands to make such a shift and then promote…

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