Posts Tagged ‘green economy’

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    Nike put soles into their corporate soul
    Giant Corporations having an ethical (and impacting) sense of social responsibility is not a new thing although it sometimes seems that way. It’s approaching twenty years since Nike began a quest to reduce the company’s environmental footprint and reduce the amount of shoes that ended up in landfills. When you consider the components of a shoe it’s safe...
    by at February 21st, 2010 at 03:02 am
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    Walmart expands CSR benchmarking to include Canada
    Corporate Social Responsibility is most decidedly on the agenda for more and more businesses within our rapidly evolving market. That can only be a good thing as it represents a change in corporate culture that was little more than a idealistic hope a few decades ago. When you are essentially the largest company in North America having an effective CSR mandate is not only...
    by at February 16th, 2010 at 12:02 am
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    Corporate Social Responsibility is about more than being ‘Green’ – part 2
    If you haven’t had the chance to read part one of this piece the link is here. Within that post I looked at how Corporate Social Responsibility has evolved over the last ten years, how companies chose to associate or disassociate with the idea of enacting a CSR plan and the general perception of consumers, clients and the public at large. Previously I explored some...
    by at February 11th, 2010 at 12:02 am
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    Corporate Social Responsibility is about more than being ‘Green’ – part 1
    One of the deepest seeded myths when discussing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is that it holds value and appeal only to those with a ‘green agenda’ or a ‘green conscience’. It is easy to see how this misunderstanding has become rooted in the collective but it is important to show the actuality – CSR does relate to environmental matter,...
    by at February 4th, 2010 at 12:02 am
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    Should green mandates alter supply and demand? (part one)
    Should individual states mandate that government offices and schools use only green cleaning products? That decision presents a tightrope to walk especially when almost every business, municipality and individual employed at the state and local level is watching spending like never before. On the other hand there is a common interest and expectation from citizens that...
    by at January 28th, 2010 at 12:01 am
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