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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: May 2006
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Wednesday, May 17, 2006. DCSBN Presents the Business Case for CSR. The postulate was simple: is corporate social responsibility a new way of thinking about doing well by doing good? Or, is CSR simply privatizing socialism by demanding corporations do something more what they should be doing: maximizing profits for investors? In response...
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: April 2006
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Friday, April 28, 2006. Shareholders Show They Care. Social Investment Forum is reporting that shareholder resolutions requiring environmental, social and economic responsibility are on the rise. Key trends in social and environmental resolutions identified by the Social Investment Forum include:. 22 resolutions filed in 2006, compared ...
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: March 2006
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Monday, March 20, 2006. Defining the Capitol of Capitalism. For some, social responsibility is a path to success. Others view it as 'giving back' once a certain level of finanical success has been attained. Many believe passionately that companies are responsible for raising the bar on issues like human rights and wages. States that liv...
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: January 2006
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Friday, January 27, 2006. Short-term Profit versus Long-Term Sustainability: CSR and Successfully Competing for the Future. As an article in yesterday’s Washington Post. Entitled Opportunity for Corporate Fraud Has Shrunk But it’s Still There. Are they solely to maximize executive compensation. Do good and you shall do well.’ But, p...
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: November 2005
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Tuesday, November 15, 2005. Former VP Al Gore's Investment Strategy - Sustainable Business. Former US Vice President Al Gore, long a champion for environmental causes, has jumped into the 'business case for sustainability' discusssion. ". Capitalism is at a critical juncture,". Posted by John Friedman @ 11:15 AM. Links to this post.
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: February 2006
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Sunday, February 26, 2006. Speakers Series Features Stephen Young. Stephen Young, global executive director of the Caux Roundable. And author of the thought-provoking 'Moral Capitalism' joined members and guests of the DC Sustainable Business Network at the Hotel Helix in Washington DC as part of DCSBN's ongoing. Links to this post.
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: July 2006
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Thursday, July 27, 2006. Sustainability is More than Being Green. Issues of outsourcing, equal opportunity, wages and health insurance coverage for its workers. Yes, Wal-Mart is a prime example of a company that may find that its definition of 'sustainability'. Is not the same as its critics. Posted by John Friedman @ 10:50 AM. A Washin...
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: October 2005
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Monday, October 31, 2005. It's Not a Trade-Off. As said by Holliday on Monday, October 24, The initiative is not about corporate social responsibility but sustainability. Sustainability is no longer a trade-off between what's good for business and what's good for the environment. Leading-edge practices and products must accompli...Wedne...
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network: December 2005
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The Washington DC Sustainable Business Network. News and dialogue about how the business community can make the Washington, DC metro area a better place to live and work. Thursday, December 22, 2005. Sneak Peak: New Sustainability Guidelines from Global Reporting Initiative. December 21, 2005 - The Global Reporting Initiative has launched a new Web site. To host the latest version of its Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, known as G3. Posted by John Friedman @ 4:32 PM. Links to this post. Links to this...