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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) @ Risk™

#43 – AS DODD-FRANK CONFLICT MINERALS REPORTING DEADLINE NEARS NO ESCAPE FOR RETAILERS AND BRANDS – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtFair Factories Clearinghouse’s executive director of environmental programs Kelly Eisenhardt talks with Nate Herman, responsible for International Trade at the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), about how he sees the Conflict Minerals reporting deadline of May 2014 affecting the retail industry. With the undefined requirements for use of contract manufacturers, the potential of processing materials to leak during manufacturing, and the need for both brands and retailers to report to the SEC, they talk about how he foresees helping AAFA members get this right. Continue reading →

#32 – PEOPLE ARE DYING PRODUCING YOUR PRODUCT – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtPeople Are Dying Producing Your Product – Conversation with Arche Advisers CEO Greg Gardner.  This article was originally published on CSRwire Talkback, September 12, 2013.”

http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/1011-people-are-dying-producing-your-product-in-conversation-with-arche-advisers-ceo-greg-gardner?utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=CSR%2Band%2Bsustainability%2Bnews#! Continue reading →

#23 – CAN PROJECTS INCORPORATE TOO LITTLE RISK PART II – HOWARD WIENER

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Howard Wiener PixIn the previous post, I discussed an approach to valuing projects using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis.  In this post, I will use the DCF technique combined with a fixed scenario to demonstrate a difference in Net Present Value (NPV) resulting from implementing a series of projects on an existing platform vs. replacing the aging platform and fulfilling the same requirements with up-to-date tools.  The horizon of the analysis is 20 years.

But first, read our last article on incorporating too little risk. Continue reading →