Corporations & Society/CSR

Shared Value in Côte D'Ivoire: Creating a Vibrant Cocoa Sector

Andy Harner, Global Cocoa Director for Mars Chocolate, discusses working with FSG on a shared value initiative to support farmers and cocoa production in Côte D'Ivoire.

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Creating Shared Value: It's the Future

FSG illuminates the potential of shared value in this short motion graphic. See how GE, IHG, and Nestlé are using this approach successfully.

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Executive Insights with Gary M. Cohen

Gary M. Cohen, Executive Vice President at BD discusses creating shared value in global health at the "Competing to Save Lives" conference.

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Executive Insights with Anuj Pasrija

Anuj Pasrija, Head, Social Business, Group Emerging Markets, Novartis discusses creating shared value in global health at the "Competing to Save Lives" conference.

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Competing by Saving Lives: How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health

Kyle Peterson, Matthew Rehrig, Mike Stamp, Samuel Kim

How health technology companies are creating shared value around unmet health needs

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Executive Summary

Creating Shared Value: Connecting Business, Societal Value and Opportunity

Michael Porter, Mark Kramer and Jane Nelson discuss creating shared value and give examples from HP, Nestlé and Novartis on how corporations can put this approach into practice.

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Creating Shared Value: Redefining the Role of Business in Society

FSG's Mark Kramer presents the keynote address at the 3rd Global Peter Drucker Forum on creating shared value.

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Creating Shared Value in India

Veronica Borgonovi, Simon Meier, Manjari Sharda, Lalitha Vaidyanathan

“Creating shared value” is gaining traction worldwide; examine how companies in India are contributing to inclusive growth – and gaining competitive advantage.

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First, Make Money. Also, Do Good.

Steve Lohr

This New York Times article examines the concept of Creating Shared Value and cites examples of corporations that are are pursuing the idea that profit-making should be a priority of their social responsibility programs.

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Roundtable on Shared Value

Mark Kramer, John Kania

Executives from 10 major corporations gathered in New York City to discuss the innovative ways that they are putting societal issues at the core of their companies’ strategy and operations.

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Shared Value tea with The Economist

Mark Kramer sat down for tea with The Economist to discuss shared value and why it's "not just lipstick on a pig."

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Creating Shared Value: A How-to Guide for the New Corporate (R)evolution

Valerie Bockstette, Mike Stamp

This report explores how corporations can translate Creating Shared Value into action.

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Creating Shared Value In Action Webinar

Mark Kramer

Mark Kramer and a panel of corporate leaders met for a lively discussion on what shared value means, and how leading companies are putting the concept into practice.

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Creating Shared Value

Michael Porter, Mark Kramer

The concept of creating ‘shared value’ focuses on the connections between societal and economic progress and has the power to unleash the next wave of global growth.

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Collective Impact

Mark Kramer, John Kania

Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

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Improving the Livelihoods of Palm Oil Smallholders: the Role of the Private Sector

Adeeb Mahmud, Matthew Rehrig, Greg Hills

Smallholders represent a critical component of the palm oil industry, as well as a significant opportunity to improve livelihoods in resource-poor settings.

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Lobbying for Good

Kyle Peterson, Marc Pfitzer

Companies are defying the stereotype that all corporate lobbying is self-interested by advocating for social issues that matter to business.

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Catalytic Philanthropy

Mark Kramer

Despite vast spending, philanthropists have fallen short. What we need: Catalytic Philanthropy.

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Anti-Corruption as Strategic CSR: A Call to Action for Corporations

Greg Hills, Leigh Fiske, Adeeb Mahmud

Engaging in anti-corruption strategies is an opportunity for corporations to improve competitiveness while limiting diversion of resources from disadvantaged populations.

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Market Development Investments by Agricultural Input Companies: Transforming Smallholder Agriculture

Marc Pfitzer, Ramya Krishnaswamy, Claudia Genier

This report demonstrates how companies providing services to farmers in poor countries are transforming smallholder agriculture, making it sustainable.

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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Agrifood Sector: Harnessing Innovation for Sustainable Development

Claudia Genier, Mike Stamp, Marc Pfitzer

This review of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the agrifood sector paints a landscape of opportunity won and lost and encourages the most promising strategies and collaborative approaches.

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Strategy & Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility

Michael Porter, Mark Kramer

Moving past generic CSR principles, learn how societal influence is becoming the new frontier of competitive advantage.

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The Role of the Health Care Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity

Adeeb Mahmud, Marcie Parkhurst

This report provides an overview and critical assessment of the ways pharmaceutical companies expand economic opportunities in developing countries.

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The Role of the Food and Beverage Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity

Marc Pfitzer, Ramya Krishnaswamy

Pioneering firms are improving lives of food & beverage workers in developing countries by satisfying their consumption and income needs.

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Best in Class: How Top Corporations Can Help Transform Public Education

Greg Hills, Jason Hirschhorn, John Kania, Allison Lee

This report provides a critical assessment of opportunities for corporations to transform the U.S. public education system through corporate philanthropy.

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Volunteering for Impact: Best Practices in International Corporate Volunteering

Greg Hills, Adeeb Mahmud

This report highlights effective practices for international corporate volunteering (ICV) by examining two principal models: local and cross-border volunteering.

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A New Challenge for Global Companies: Successfully Managing MLO and NGO Relationships

Kyle Peterson

Multinational companies today are investing the time and talent to ensure that their relationships with multilateral organizations (MLOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are active and positive.

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Competitive Social Responsiblity: Uncovering the Economic Rationale for Corporate Social Responsibility in Danish Small- to Medium-Sized Enterprises

Mark Kramer, Marc Pfitzer, Paul Lee

This study identifies measurable economic or competitive benefits that would result from the corporate social economic activities of the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that constitute the vast majority of businesses in Denmark.

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Changing the Game

Mark Kramer, John Kania

Companies that get into the CSR game and play to win will reap disproportionate social impact, economic rewards, and reputational benefits.

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Uncommon Partners: The Power of Foundation and Corporation Collaboration

Mark Kramer, Marc Pfitzer, Karin Jestin

With their separate spheres of influence, corporations and foundations are each powerful agents for transforming public policy, promoting transparency and convening influential parties.

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The Nestlé Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility as Implemented in Latin America

Mark Kramer, Marc Pfitzer, Karin Jestin

An analysis of Nestlé corporate social responsibility activities to see if they created shared value for society and the corporation, a combination we see as essential to sustainable CSR activities. 

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SEED Funds: A Powerful New Approach to Corporate Social Investment

Greg Hills

Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED) Investment Funds use corporate funds and expertise to stimulate investment in for-profit enterprises that address social problems and foster economic development.

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Corporate Giving and the Corporate Foundation

John Kania, Marc Pfitzer, Kyle Peterson

There is no compelling reason why every corporation should have a foundation. Companies must focus instead on the best way to achieve social impact and competitive advantage.

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Benchmarking Philanthropy

John Kania

Benchmarking philanthropic performance against industry peers is extremely helpful in finding ways to increase both the business and social benefit of every dollar the company contributes.

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Social Investment Trends in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Kyle Peterson, Laura Herman

FSG analyzed trends in pharmaceutical philanthropy to understand how a select group of pharmaceutical companies creates value for society and their businesses through their philanthropic investments.

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Doing More With Less

Mark Kramer, Sarah Cooch, Owen Stearns

How one financial services company dramatically enhanced its social impact by focusing less than half of its giving on a strategic initiative.

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CSR - A Religion with Too Many Priests?

Michael Porter

In this interview, Michael Porter discusses corporate philanthropy, the implications for corporate competitiveness and calls for academics to provide a conceptual framework for the topic.

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Communicating the Value of Corporate Philanthropy

Fay Hanelybrown, Mindy Oakley

Many corporations go to great lengths to design strategic initiatives in philanthropy, yet discover that they don’t always get the credit and recognition they deserve.

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Creating Sustainable Value

Stuart L. Hart & Mark B. Milstein

This report outlines a sustainable-value framework that links the challenges of global sustainability to the creation of shareholder value.

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Corporate Philanthropy - Taking the High Ground

Michael Porter

Much of corporate social responsibility is defensive – it is about preventing abuses or mitigating harm. Corporate philanthropy, in contrast, is essentially affirmative. It is about using corporate resources to create social value.

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Design for Giving - Understanding What Motivates Corporate Philanthropy

John Kania, Mindy Oakley

What motivates corporate philanthropy? The majority of grants can be explained by three motivational clusters: community obligation, reputation building, and strategic. Maximizing impact means managing the mix.

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The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy

Michael Porter, Mark Kramer

The authors argue that CSR should be a win-win situation – for society and the corporation.

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