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Unlocking Corporate Social Responsibility: 10 Impactful Ways to Give Back as a Business Owner

Strategy Driven

You can also advocate recycling and go for energy-efficient practices. Conduct an audit of your machinery and choose the most energy-efficient alternatives. List down the local charities and nonprofits, and mark the ones that share the same values and business ethics as you. All these will surely help set your company apart.

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Creating A Corporate Culture Of Sustainability

Strategy Driven

The ability to act will help you attract your next generation of consumers, customers that prioritise ethical business practices. Connect with your whole supply chain and find out where there are changes you can make, which will lead to a more responsible business. If so, are you sure that the labor conditions are fair?

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We Shouldn’t Always Need a “Business Case” to Do the Right Thing

Harvard Business Review

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. Happily fading from memory is the cliché that ethics and compliance teams effectively constitute a “business prevention department.”

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The Big Flaw in Corporate Sustainability Rankings

Harvard Business Review

In partnership with research firms Trucost and Sustainalytics, companies are ranked based on their management, performance, and transparency in the environmental domain. Of particular concern is when this mismatch occurs in environmentally-intensive sectors such as energy and mining. But perhaps not.

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The American Dream is Alive and Well, Outside America

Harvard Business Review

People do think about global customers, they do think about global supply chains, but they really don''t think about global talent. Only 17% believe that hard work will always be rewarded, and less than half of those interviewed in developed countries believe that the business environment is mostly or always ethical.

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What Companies Have Learned from Losing Billions in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Those losses stemmed not from poor product, marketing, or supply chain decisions but from regulatory violations, loss of business and fines resulting from bribery and fraud, and concomitant reputational damage. Vetting Managers and Sub-Contractors for a Culture of Compliance. One executive at a U.S.-based

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When Transparency Backfires, and How to Prevent It

Harvard Business Review

When contaminated meat or vegetables are recalled, consumer advocates demand more transparency from food supply chains. Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. .”

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