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Groundings of Voice in Employee Rights
Author: Muir, Dana
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: The Aspen Institute; The William Davidson Institute
Publication Year: 2003
The author considers the idea that employee ownership of the organizations they work in can influence the dynamics of "sustainable peace."
Social Contracts and Marketing Ethics
Authors: Smith, N. Craig; Dunfee, Thomas W.; Ross, William T., Jr.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Journal of Marketing
Publication Year: 1999
In this article, the authors describe the need and the search to date for a normative moral foundation for marketing...
Procter & Gamble to Benefit in All but Name from Water Purifier
Author: Deutsch, Claudia
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: International Herald Tribune
Publication Year: 2007
How often does a company develop a product expressly for philanthropy, and then discover there is a market for it at home?
Triple Green Paper Promotes Sustainability: Sappi
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Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: NBI
Publication Year: 2007
Triple Green is the latest innovation from Sappi, which has an ongoing commitment to producing high-quality coated fine paper in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner...
Shell's Environmental Responsibility in Vila Carioca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Author: Puppim de Oliveira, José Antônio
Product Type: Cases
Source: Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide, Mendoza Business School, Notre Dame University
Publication Year: 2007
Shell defines its aim as "to meet the energy needs of society, in ways that are economically, socially and environmentally viable, now and in the future." Shell was one of the pioneers in the movement for Corporate Social Responsibility. The company says it is committed to sustainable development and human rights: "Our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people define how we work. These values have been embodied for more than 25 years in our Business Principles, which since 1997 have included a commitment to support human rights and to contribute to sustainable development." The case of Vila Carioca (São Paulo City) illustrates the difficulties companies face when past actions are judged by current institutional and regulatory environments.
Pepsi-BASIX Partnership
Authors: Bajaj, Gita; Bhullar, Neelu
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
BASIX was a microfinance company with livelihood promotion as its key agenda. In 2005, PepsiCo entered an agreement with BASIX for promoting contract farming of potatoes in Jharkhand. The collaboration was successful in the first year and the project witnessed a very high growth in the second year. The second year results, however, were not as encouraging as the first year. The case is poised at this juncture...
The Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
Learning Objective: To highlight issues of globalization and the more recent efforts to use it in ways that benefit both businesses and society. Students have the opportunity to question the use of globalization to reduce costs and extend markets, often at the price of labor and environmental abuses. This section outlines the push for a more sustainable approach to global business, including moves toward localization, increased access for both buyers and sellers, non-Western perspectives, and the expansion of the typical consumer base to include the base of the pyramid.
Banks and their Obligations: National Westminster Bank and Social Responsibility
Authors: Wood, Robert C.; Scholes, Kevan
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Chartered Institute of Bankers
Publication Year: 1994
This case study includes an overview of corporate social responsibility and a description of the attitudes and approach to social responsibility within NatWest Bank...
Minerals Industry Risk Management Gateway (MIRMGate)
Author:
Product Type: Web Sites
Source:
Publication Year: 2009
A comprehensive online library of information related to hazard and risk management in the mining, minerals processing and quarrying industries.
Corporate Global Citizenship
Author: Tichy, Noel M.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Publication Year: 1998
As the world's human population skyrockets and resources grow scarce, the multinational corporation--with its ability to mobilize massive human and capital resources across geopolitical boundaries--may be mankind's best defense against an onslaught of social ills.
Does it Really Pay to be Green? An Empirical Study of Firm Environmental and Financial Performance
Authors: King, Andrew; Lenox, Michael
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 5.
Publication Year: 2001
Previous empirical work suggests that firms with high environmental performance tend to be profitable, but questions persist about the nature of relationship. Does stronger environmental performance really lead to better financial performance or is the observed relationship the outcome of some other underlying firm attribute...
The Bridgespan Group
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Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2000
Bain & Co., a consulting firm with a client list that ranges from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations, wanted to increase its involvement with non-profit organizations. Rather than continuing to integrate the work into the existing organization, Bain created the Bridge Group, a non profit consulting entity that could draw upon the resources of Bain, maintain an independent practice and identity and raise philanthropic capital...
Moving Mountains (A, B)
Authors: Portocarrero, Felipe; Sanborn, Cynthia; Del Castillo, Elsa; Chavez, Martha
Product Type: Cases
Source: Social Enterprise Knowledge Network
Publication Year: 2007
The Antamina Mining Company (Compania Minera Antamina, or CMA) is the world's 3rd largest producer of zinc, 7th of copper, and the largest combined operation for both minerals. Although CMA was a fairly new company, it had to face a series of complex challenges in order to become an economically viable organization that was both socially and environmentally responsible. Shows some of the typical challenges that managers must face when engaging in large-scale initiatives.
New Social Investing Option: In Equal Exchange
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Product Type: Mini-Cases
Source: SustainableBusiness.com
Publication Year: 2006
Fair trade and beverage pioneer, Equal Exchange, has teamed up with socially progressive bank, Wainwright Bank, to raise capital, protect its independence, and create a new financial product for investors.
Social Intrapreneurs — An Extra Force for Sustainability
Authors: Grayson, David; McLaren, Melody; Spitzeck, Heiko
Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers
Source: Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield University
Publication Year: 2011
Social intrapreneurs are people within a large corporation who take direct initiative for innovations which address social or environmental challenges profitably. This occasional paper examines how individuals, businesses and Civil Society organisations interact to create sustainable value for business and for society at large. It focuses on the contribution that social intrapreneurs can make to this.
The Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
Revenue Flow and Human Rights
Authors: Steger, U.; Ionescu-Somers, Aileen
Product Type: Cases
Source: IMD - International Institute for Management Development
Publication Year: 2006
The case describes Shell's evolution within the context of sensitive human rights issues related to oil exploration and exploitation in Nigeria. Given that much of the revenue from Nigerian oil resources was being ‘siphoned' off by corrupt state governors, the case focuses on issues relevant to government transparency and corruption.
Interview with Prof. Mark Finster, School of Business, University of Wisconsin Madison
Author: Shattuck, Rachel
Product Type: Interviews
Source:
Publication Year: 2009
The Conference Board
Author: The Conference Board
Product Type: Web Sites
Source: The Conference Board
Publication Year: 2010
The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. Our mission is unique: To provide the world's leading organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society.
Handguns at Wal-Mart
Authors: Himstead, T; Libuser, A; Smith, N
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Case Research Journal
Publication Year: 2005
This case discusses the legal, political, business, and ethical implications of Wal-Mart's decision on whether or not to sell handguns.
The Convention on Biological Diversity
Authors: Bell, David E.; Shelman, Mary
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
The Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity is working to increase the participation of the private sector in order to meet the treaty's “2010 Target,” which called for a significant reduction in the loss of biodiversity at all levels (global, regional, and national). Considers the roles of governments, the private sector, NGOs, and local communities and indigenous groups in natural resource management.
China's Exports of Aluminium, Steel Soar
Author: McGregor, Richard
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Financial Times
Publication Year: 2007
China's exports of steel and aluminium nearly doubled in the first half of this year even while the central government mounted a nationwide campaign to cut sales overseas of such energy-intensive products...
No Logo
Author: Klein, Naomi
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Picador
Publication Year: 2002
In No Logo, Klein patiently demonstrates, step by step, how brands have become ubiquitous, not just in media and on the street but increasingly in the schools as well.
Acindar and Its Corporate Volunteer Program
Authors: Kievsky, A.; Maderna, V; Szvarc, R.; Berger, G.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
Focuses on the challenges posed by the launching of a corporate volunteer program during a period featuring significant changes in corporate strategy and management.
Cultivating the Green Consumer
Authors: Bonini, Sheila; Oppenheim, Jeremy
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Publication Year: 2008
Consumers say they want to buy ecologically friendly products and reduce their impact on the environment. But when they get to the cash register, their Earth-minded sentiments die on the vine. Although individual quirks underlie some of this hypocrisy, businesses can do a lot more to help would-be green consumers turn their talk into walk.
Levi Strauss & Company
Author: Rarick, Charles
Product Type: Cases
Source: Barry University
Publication Year: 2003
Levi Strauss and Company proudly maintains an image of social responsibility. This case explores the change in strategic direction for the firm and the ethical questions raised with the closure of the North American manufacturing operations.
Timberland Announces Industry-leading Packaging Initiative that Provides New Levels of Transparency for Consumers
Author: The Timberland Company
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Timberland Company
Publication Year: 2006
The Timberland Company today announced a footwear packaging initiative that reduces Timberland's environmental impact and provides consumers with new information to help guide them in the purchase process...
Adapting Corporate Governance for Sustainable Peace
Authors: Fort, Timothy L.; Schipani, Cindy A.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: The Aspen Institute; The William Davidson Institute
Publication Year: 2003
This article explores how corporations can work toward the reduction of violence in the societies in which they operate...
Taking the High Road
Author: Kochan, Thomas A.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review
Publication Year: 2006
The author argues that, although many companies seek to become competitive primarily by reducing costs such as labor, there is another option.
Corporate Citizens Serving Individual Consumers
Author: Reiniche, Dominique
Product Type: Speeches
Source: World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Publication Year: 2007
Coca-Cola's Dominique Reiniche, during the third global soft drinks congress, noted that "CSR is not about imposing limitations, restrictions or constraints, it's about seizing opportunities and innovating in a sustainable way -- it's a new paradigm! ... Our business leadership in society is not only about competitiveness; it is also about finding common ground -- working with stakeholders, really meaning what we say when we commit to a sustainable future..."
Corporate Culture and Environmental Practice
Author: Howard-Grenville, Jennifer
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
This innovative book explores from an insider's perspective a company's environmental decisions and actions. Based on close observation at a major semiconductor manufacturer, Jennifer Howard-Grenville details how the company's culture - revealed through its internal practices, decisions, and norms - guided action on environmental issues...
UN Global Compact
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Product Type: Web Sites
Source: United Nations
Publication Year: 2005
The United Nations Global Compact is an initiative encouraging vendor companies to the United Nations to support nine principles focusing on human rights, labor rights, and the environment.
Social Entrepreneurs (A, B)
Authors: Phills, James; Denend, Lyn
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2005
In the most basic sense, a market failure occurs whenever the production or allocation of goods or services by a market is suboptimal. Traditionally, societies have looked to government intervention to correct these market failures. However, a new class of actors has recently gained recognition. These individuals often found and manage organizations drawing on innovative ideas, using entrepreneurial skills, and leveraging market principles, but with one important difference from traditional entrepreneurs: they prioritize social impact over the creation of wealth.
Materials Stewardship – Towards the Sustainable Use of Minerals and Metals
Authors: Davies, Benjamin; Atherton, John
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: World of Metallurgy – ERZMETALL 59 (2006) No. 1
Publication Year: 2006
If the metals sector is to contribute successfully to sustainable consumption it must adopt principles and practices which address the entire life cycle of the materials we produce.
A Healthier Future for India
Author: Gupta, Rajat
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: McKinsey Quarterly
Publication Year: 2008
Affordable care, preventive medicine, and healthy behavior must be the pillars of India's health care reform.
Host Europe
Author: Hahn, Rudiger
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2010
The case deals with issues of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability in the specific setting of a medium-sized enterprise (Host Europe) in the IT industry.
Improving environmental performance through innovation: Recent trends in the mining industry
Authors: Warhurst, Alyson; Bridge, Gavin
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: "Minerals Engineering", Volume 9, Issue 9, September 1996, Pages 907-921
Publication Year: 1996
Innovation in mineral processing technology can enable mining companies to combine gains in productivity with improvements in environmental management.
The European Business Ethics Network (EBEN)
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Product Type: Web Sites
Source: European Business Ethics Network
Publication Year: 2006
The European Business Ethics Network, EBEN, is the only international network dedicated wholly to the promotion of business ethics in European private industry, public sector, voluntary organizations and academia.
Mining companies' role in sustainable development: the 'why' and 'how' of corporate social responsibility from a business perspective
Author: Hamann, Ralph
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Development Southern Africa, Volume 20, Issue 2 June 2003 , pages 237 - 254
Publication Year: 2003
This article - the first in a pair of articles on corporate social responsibility (CSR) - provides an overview of mining companies' role in sustainable development, from a business perspective and in the South African context.
Let My People Go Surfing
Author: Chouinard, Yvon
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: The Penguin Press HC
Publication Year: 2005
In this chronicle of his life in business, Yvon Chouinard details the process of building Patagonia into a highly-successful and environmentally-responsible business with people-centered management structures...
Cannibals with Forks
Author: Elkington, John
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: New Society Publishers
Publication Year: 1998
Elkington ponders whether holding corporations accountable to a "triple bottom-line" of economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social justice constitutes progress.
The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (A, B)
Authors: Marquis, Christopher; Shah, Pooja; Tolleson, Amanda; Thomason, Bobbi
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010
At the end of 2009, The Dannon Company was considering pro actively communicating its CSR efforts to consumers. With the strong connection between Dannon's production of health foods and its commitment to health and nutrition-based CSR activities, communicating these activities to consumers could enhance the company's success, but risked tainting its deeply ingrained CSR as a marketing ploy.
The Equator Principles
Authors: Esty, Benjamin C.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Sesia, Aldo
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2005
This case discusses the roles and responsibilities, if any, financiers (particularly commercial banks) have to ensure that risks to the environment and society are appropriately managed in large-scale projects. It also highlights the challenges of developing and implementing industry-wide policies on sustainable development.
Building Competitive Advantage and Managing Risk Through Sustainable Development
Author: Bansal, Pratima
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Publication Year: 2001
Business leaders who choose to ignore pressing social, economic and environmental issues do so at their own considerable peril - and their organization's...
The Challenges of Leadership in the Transition to the Postcarbon Age
Author: Drewell, Mark
Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers
Source: The Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program
Publication Year: 2007
We are moving into a new age. Our new age will be the Postcarbon Age. It is a difficult time because as in any period of fundamental transition, the rules and norms of the past are not that helpful in guiding behavior. I would like to offer some principles that can be used as signposts to navigate across this particular crossroads as we move into the Postcarbon Age...
Poisoned for Pennies: The Economics of Toxics and Precaution
Author: Ackerman, Frank
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Island Press
Publication Year: 2008
“Cost-benefit analysis” is a term that is used so frequently we rarely stop to think about it. But relying on it can lead to some dubious conclusions, as Frank Ackerman points out in this eye-opening book.
The Difference Makers: How Social and Institutional Entrepreneurs Created the Corporate Responsibility Movement
Author: Waddock, Sandra
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Greenleaf Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Since the 1970s, public and civil society dissatisfaction with the global power of corporations has generated a growing wave of new institutional mechanisms that attempt, in different ways, to create more accountable, responsible, and transparent businesses.
A New Era for Business
Authors: Beardsley, Scott; Bonini, Sheila; Mendonca, Lenny; Oppenheim, Jeremy
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Publication Year: 2007
More and more business leaders recognize that their company's future is increasingly intertwined with the needs and demands of society. What many executives don't understand is how best to manage that changing relationship. In this article, McKinsey & Company consultants provide a model for incorporating sociopolitical issues into the strategic decision-making process...
IBM's Values and Corporate Citizenship
Author: Kanter, Rosabeth Moss
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
As IBM entered its second century, it was appropriate to take a fresh look at its values while remaining unwavering in ethics, integrity, and--to use the twenty-first century word--the highest standards of corporate citizenship.
Fundacion Comunitaria Oxaca (FCO)
Authors: Serrano, L; Maass, Angel
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
Describes the story of one of the first geographically focused foundations in Mexico, which was created by a group of international foundations (Rockefeller Foundation, International Youth Foundation, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Kellogg Foundation), and later joined by renowned businessmen and social leaders from Oaxaca, to respond to the social conflicts in the southern region of the country (ie, Chiapas)...
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