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Leadership and corporate social responsibility are two separate issues that are increasingly talked about, though rarely in the same sentence. But you can't have one without the other.
Matt Lonner took his first job in high school selling shoes to business men in the financial district. Today he oversees the global philanthropy program of the third largest company in America and works to impact the lives of people around the world.
People talk a great deal about free trade. But for better or for worse the real world that we live in is more a mercantilist world than it is a free markets and free trade world.
The corporate model we have today hasn't always been around and it doesn't need to remain the dominant way we do business. There is no reason we should be swabbing the decks of a sinking ship -- alternatives already exist and they are flourishing.
Hispanics in America influence the future of the US economy yet this conversation remains quiet as corporations grow more uncomfortable with this time-sensitive issue. But the numbers speak for themselves.
Wal-Mart is unveiling a pilot program in closed-loop retail, which -- if successful -- would definitely put the company at the leading edge of CSR thinking.
Today, the drivers of environmental action go deeper than philanthropic motives, or doing the right thing. For a growing number of companies, "going green" is now a core business strategy.
Apple can demonstrate its real worth by helping to rebuild the American brand through the more socially responsible investment of its large profits in the future of this nation.
How can we say we are building a business model if so many of us building it are following the charity model ourselves? As we tell businesses that they can do well by doing good, how many of us are remaining content to do good without doing well?
If you're like me, there's at least one teacher who believed in you, who inspired you, who opened up a new world of learning and discovery. A teacher you'll never forget. Mine is Mr. Greco.
Why don't Democrats use the same skills that work so well in campaigns to tell their story after election day? It's in their nature to believe they can persuade the public with facts alone. But, if they don't want to become a permanent minority, that nature has to change.
Companies should get out of the political spending game and focus on doing what they were created to do: make a profit for their shareholders.
In the documentary 'A Girl Is a Fellow HereŹ¼, Beverly Willis, the film's producer, is seeking to set the record straight -- that female architects have contributed much to the well-built environment.
Assess and enhance your board's composition, practices, and structure based on the direction in which you are taking the organization. This is the path to building a better world.
The sluggish global economy -- accompanied by an intensified scrutiny of both corporate behavior and government action -- has created a challenging en...
When Wal-Mart gets itself into trouble, it makes it that much harder for ordinary people to accept the company's good deeds. Yes -- you read that right: good deeds.
There's a new scarlet letter in town. Actually, it's the...
