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Flying through Interference
We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…
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Future of Social Impact: What to Watch for in 2024
What does 2024 mean for the future of social impact?
Measuring Shared Value – The Cart Before the Horse?
June 13, 2012This post originally appeared on CECP's blog.If you don’t fully understand the concept of “shared value,” I can assure you you’re not alone.
(Moving) The Elephant in the Room
May 2, 2012For the third year in a row I’ve just had the privilege of spending two days in the Czech Republic to talk to and learn from companies implementing shared valu…
The Challenges of Achieving Greater Transparency
April 18, 2012Janet Voûte, vice president and global head of public affairs at Nestlé, writes about meeting the A+ requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for …
Shared Value in Less Than Two Minutes
April 5, 2012The average elevator ride in New York City is 118 seconds. Per Jeffrey Hayzlett, writing in Harvard Business Review, that means you've got less than two minute…
The 20/80 Rule
March 13, 2012Aren’t you tired of hearing these point blank statements demonizing one company and praising another for their social responsibility or lack thereof? Go to any…
Latin America Leads the Way in Creating Shared Value
January 24, 2012"Latin America leads the way in creating shared value" appeared on December 22 on the Guardian Sustainable Business.
Who Said Corporate Philanthropy Should Get the Axe?
October 31, 2011In a recent conversation with a leading company, I was asked whether companies, by creating shared value, no longer needed to engage in corporate philanthropy.…
Are You a CSV Change Agent?
October 17, 2011As a CSR professional, you are nervous. When your CEO asks about how your company is Creating Shared Value (CSV), what will you say? How are you navigating thi…
The Multiplier Effect of Collaboration
September 27, 2011Recently, I connected with the producer of an upcoming documentary on the life of Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist from the early 1900’s that funded over 5K …
Developing World, Developing Skills
August 17, 2011India is certainly a fascinating place (as I’m getting to see firsthand, having worked here for the past couple of months). It’s a country of contrasts created…