Many companies are spending a lot of both time and money on their sustainability reporting. But does anyone actually read the reports? Social business expert Tania Ellis brings you 6 tips on how you can make your reporting come alive. Click on the ‘Read more’ link...
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[The New Pioneers case] Acumen Fund – Putting focus on the social return on investment
A new movement within investing and philanthropy is making its mark worldwide. Commercial investors of capital are steering away from sectors and companies whose social or environmental risks and potential liabilities may jeopardize their financial interests – and...
How to Effectively Engage Employees in CSR Initiatives
Companies like Unilever and Interface have demonstrated that employee engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) isn’t just about corporate image—it’s key to achieving long-term business success. Integrating sustainability into daily routines ensures that CSR...
Social business and CSR – same, same but different?
Are social business and CSR two sides of the same coin? And do you have to be driven by ethics and morality in the pursuit of bridging solutions to social problems with business? A while ago the originator of micro-loans and founder of the...
Futuristas – why women are crucial to change
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Miniconference: Corporate Social Engagement through Social Media
From customer and employee satisfaction to engagement How can companies – big and small – turn their corporate communication into corporate social engagement? How can you use social media to engage your employees in your work with social responsibility and...
First-movers engage, innovate and co-create with CSR 2.0
The transformation of the internet through new social technologies is changing the face of CSR. With Web 2.o comes CSR 2.o with new possibilities for social interaction, involvement and participation in finding innovative ways to tackle everything from...
Beyond boom-and-bust?
‘Shame’ and ‘Cap Greed’ were some of the slogans on home-made signs of an angry crowd that met the former chief executive of the bankrupted Lehman Brothers, when he in 2009 appeared before the American congress to account for the remunerations of $350 million that he...
Philanthrocapitalism – social change through business
A new kind of charity is shaking up the business world and revamping the concept of ‘giving back’ – because this kind of charity is in fact not charity at all. The new ‘philanthrocapitalists’ – also known as venture philanthropists, new donors, high-engagement...
Employee volunteering – for the inner & outer bottom lines
In a day and age where most of us dedicate a major part of our time to our jobs, we are beginning to look for more than financial compensation. As citizens and employees many of us are on the hunt for a greater purpose with our daily efforts. It’s a quest for meaning...
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