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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

No wonder that a 2008 McKinsey survey found that only 20% of senior executives believe that their corporate philanthropy is effective in achieving social goals. As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey reports that the value at stake from sustainability concerns can be as a high as 70% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Fostering innovation.

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Whose Capitalism is it Anyway?

Harvard Business Review

We already know the answer: the kind of innovation that comes from collaboration, not competition. Meanwhile, from 2004 to 2009, emerging economies accounted for almost all of the world's GDP growth." Share your story or idea by entering the HBR/McKinsey Long-Term Capitalism Challenge.

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