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Nestlé Waters Says Federal Government Cannot Be Counted on to Deliver a Robust National Recycling Program
ANN ARBOR, MI — Greetings from Day Two of the Net Impact Conference. The opening keynote just finished a little over a half an hour ago and I think perhaps the most notable news to come of it was Kim Jeffery, the CEO of Nestlé Waters North America, saying industry must lead on improving US […] More
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Ford, Verizon Offer Visions for the Future of Sustainable Business
ANN ARBOR, MI (that’s right; a dateline on a blog!) — The Inspired Economist has landed in the pastoral hills of southeastern Michigan to bring you coverage of the 2010 Net Impact Conference hosted by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Last evening in the Blau Auditorium in downtown Ann Arbor, […] More
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Nothing to Do This Weekend? Check Out the University of Michigan’s Net Impact Conference
Net impact. I like the concept behind the Net Impact Conference, to be held October 28-30 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hosted by the Ross School of Business, the conference focuses on all aspects of corporate responsibility. The result? Larger net impact. Tracks include: Corporate impact Energy and clean technology Environment […] More
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Live From Ann Arbor: IE to Cover the 2010 Net Impact Conference
Are you dying to be in Ann Arbor, Michigan next week to meet some of the world’s most estimable sustainable business leaders, but are faced with an unconvinced boss, or worse, a managerial accounting final? Well, fear not. The Inspired Economist will be at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan October […] More
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WSJ: The Illusion of Corporate Social Responsibility
In a WSJ op/ed entitled “The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility,” University of Michigan strategy professor (Ross School of Management) Aneel Karnani argues that CSR fails when it is not a by-product of profit maximization. Karnani goes deeper to note that there exists a grave fallacy in CSR investment when a business model is not […] More
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Net Impact Publishes Business As UnUsual 2010 Report
Hot off the presses comes Net Impact’s rather comprehensive report on business schools focusing on “sustainability” programs. “Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.” The organization is active on campuses and […] More
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Bainbridge Graduate Institute’s MBA Program Ranked #1 in Net Impact’s Student Guide to Graduate Business Programs
Bainbridge Graduate Institute’s MBA in Sustainable Business program was ranked #1 in Net Impact’s Student Guide to Graduate Business Programs. Net Impact is an international organization of more than 10,000 business leaders, experts, entrepreneurs and students committed to using business to make a positive impact on our world. Students at each of 89 business schools, […] More