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Applications Sought for IFC Social Responsibility Agribusiness Consultants

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The Social Responsibility Program at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has received Environmental and Social Development Business Line funding toward the cost of conducting an assessment on the viability of implementing the Better Work Program in African agribusiness. The Better Work Program is a unique partnership between the IFC and the International Labour Organization to […]

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Internal Auditors Can Contribute to Corporate Social Responsibility

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In the post-Enron era where risks to corporate reputation are readily acknowledged as something to be taken seriously, organizations are investing significant resources in communicating to current and potential stakeholders their commitment to integrity and ethical practices.  Now internal auditors are taking a look at corporate social responsibility (CSR), also known as sustainable development, as

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SustainAbility Names Nike Top U.S. Company for Social Responsibility Reporting

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Nike was named the top U.S. company and one of the world’s top 10 in the current SustainAbility Global Reporters Program ranking released last week. “Nike’s inclusion on the list signifies its leadership in corporate responsibility and clearly sets it apart as one the world’s leading companies in sustainability reporting,” said John Elkington, founder and

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What is Business for Social Responsibility?

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Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a global organization that helps member companies achieve success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment. BSR provides information, tools, training and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies.  A nonprofit organization, BSR promotes cross sector collaboration

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Track social impact of philanthropy with Versaic’s Impact Reporting tool

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While it may be the right thing to do, both for your community and for your company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, giving to deserving organizations or programs might not have the social impact that’s intended. Tracking the effects of philanthropic investments can provide key data to inform not only future giving campaigns, but to also

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The Social Economist

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by Phil Michaels “Our generation made their money tearing our world apart, your generation is going to make your money putting it back together,” declared authors of the social entrepreneurial book, Making Good.  Authors, Billy and Dev — a Yale University drop out and the founder of Dream Now, are describing their generation’s (the non-millennials)

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So You Want to Become a Social Entrepreneur?

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According to the venerable source, Wikipedia (there’s actually a citation from the 2002 book The World of Social Entrepreneurship by J.L. Thompson), social entrepreneurship is defined as, “A social entrepreneur recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a venture to achieve social change (a social venture). While a business

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Developing Platforms for Social Change: The New CSR Movement?

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I wasn’t planning on following up on last week’s article, “Twitter and Corporate Social Responsibility”, nor was I really considering taking the CSR conversation in this direction.  However I saw a video the other day on Mashable which was an interview of venerable Apple evangalist and venture capitalist veteran Guy Kawasaki at South By Southwest

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