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2023 CSR trend forecasts
David Hessekiel, ForbesWhat 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 ReviewAs 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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How social enterprises can help corporations meet their ESG goals
Yasmina Zaidman and Asa Skogstrom, Harvard Business Review, 18 January 2022The private sector is undergoing a seismic transformation, driven in part by the climate crisis, COVID-19, and extreme financial inequality. These external factors have prompted the world’s corporate leaders to focus on their social responsibilities and make bold commitments to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. To deliver on...
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Developing a sustainability plan? 16 ways to gain top-down support
Forbes Communication Council, Forbes, 23 November 2021With businesses and governments around the world acknowledging their practices and policies are critical factors to address climate change on a global scale, most organisations are creating sustainability plans so their operations contribute to the long-term health of the planet. The Forbes Communication Council provides 16 ways that...
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Australian tycoon to help small publishers strike deals with Google and Facebook
Byron Kaye & Renju Jose, Reuters, 22 November 2021Australian small publishers will get a leg up in their fight to secure licensing deals with Google and Facebook after the country's richest person said his philanthropic organisation would seek a collective bargaining arrangement for them. The Minderoo Foundation, established and funded by mining tycoon Andrew Forrest and his partner Nicola,...
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How to stop talking and start taking action on corporate responsibility
Baha Hamadi, World Economic Forum, 21 October 2021Running a business with actions firmly entrenched in a structured corporate responsibility program is a life-long commitment. To truly tackle our evolving social and environmental issues, promises must be backed by actions. We must also engage in transparent conversations that question the integrity of CSR stories, and praise entities that...
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McDonald’s pledges to offer more sustainable Happy Meal toys worldwide by the end of 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 September 2021McDonald’s is pledging to offer sustainable Happy Meal toys made with dramatically less plastic by the end of 2025, as a result of children and parents alike asking for more sustainable toys. The fast-food giant said that it has already slashed use of virgin fossil fuel-based plastic in its toys by 30 per cent worldwide since 2018 after...
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Your CSR strategy needs to be goal driven, achievable, and authentic
Tabitha Upshaw, Harvard Business Review, 17 September 2021We are in the era of impact investing and big pledges as companies step up to tackle the environmental and social issues of our time. General Motors has vowed to be carbon neutral by 2040, Apple is investing $100 million in its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, and Target plans for 100 per cent of its owned-brand products to be designed for...
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Social responsibility of business: the limit on a good corporation’s good intentions
Bill Conerly, Forbes, 14 August 2021When assessing what businesses can do to be socially responsible, their actions are ultimately minimal. This is true even if corporate leadership is committed to a mission of improving the world. Two constraints limit potential results: return on capital and corporate capabilities. As such, the real social value of business remains in providing...
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Target unveils sustainability goals, pledging to keep its products out of landfills and to create net-zero emissions by 2040
Nadine El-Bawab, CNBC, 22 June 2021Target plans to make 100 per cent of its private label products environmentally sustainable by designing items that are more durable, and eliminate waste and encourage reuse by 2040. The retailer also plans to have 100% of the plastic packaging for its brands recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. Target also says it is responding to...
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