Category Archives: CSR@Risk™

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) @ Risk™

#143 – CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BALANCING THE RISKS AND REWARDS – GEARY SIKICH AND JOOP REMME

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In this article, we intend to offer a realistic perspective on corporate social responsibility. First we offer our perspective on the related concepts of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, clarifying why anyone in the business community should spend some energy on them. Then we relate corporate social responsibility to corporate risk.

UntitledFocusing corporate risk on the risk in future developments, we then see the background for the challenges within corporate social responsibility. From the complexities around those challenges, we then go to developing business, which then brings us to our conclusion. The conclusion has to make sense in managerial terms and that is why we give the reader a twelve step program to effectuate improvements in terms of corporate social responsibility. Continue reading →

#143 – SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtAlyson Slater heads GRI’s Knowledge Unit, which is tasked with collecting and mobilizing the vast knowledge and experience found within GRI’s staff and multi-stakeholder network. The Knowledge Unit also leads the development of new products and services to help reporting organizations, data users, and thought leaders optimize their use of GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards and the resulting reported data. GRI’s Emerging Market Regional Hubs in Hispanic America, Africa and South East Asia also fall under Alyson’s remit. Continue reading →

#142 – RAISING THE VOICES OF SUSTAINABILITY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtSustainability thought leaders are seeking experienced communications organizations to help get their vision and mission communicated both internally and externally, along with promoting new trends.

Tim Gnatek is President and Co-founder of Blue Practice where he manages media relations, corporate and employee communications, thought leadership programs, content generation, and creative campaigns. Continue reading →

#141 – CARBON EMISSIONS AND FOOD WASTE REDUCED WITH BALDOR’S SPARCS PROGRAM – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtThe White House Climate Change Plan to Reduce Methane Emissions identified landfills as being responsible for 18% of all methane emissions and approximately 100 million metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution. [1] Baldor Specialty Foods, a leading produce distributor in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states based in the Bronx, NY, is on a mission to reduce these numbers by tackling the overwhelming problem of food waste in the United States. Continue reading →

#139 – WHY WE NEED INTELLIGENT DISOBEDIENCE IN CORPORATE AMERICA – KELLY EISENHARDT

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Kelly EisenhardtEmpowering employees to speak up when they see something that is wrong or when they are asked to do something that might cause harm is critical to the survival of all organizations. Each employee needs to internalize their own personal accountability for the actions they take under executive leadership. Continue reading →