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FSG co-founders Michael E. Porter and Mark Kramer publish the cover story "Creating Shared Value" in Harvard Business Review.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
A growing focus on sustainable supply chain management over the past few years has proven to be a big cost savings opportunity for many businesses. With traditional procurement strategies primarily focused on cost savings through vendor reduction, leverage spend, inventory reductions, transaction efficiencies, a shifting sustainability mindset is elevating supply chain thinking. More strategically focused organizations are evaluating business sustainability risks tha
People Doing Well by Doing Good
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) New York, NY - December 31, 2010 - Good Business International, named “Standout Company of the Year” by the Washington Post, has announced the Good Business Trailblazers of 2010. The Good Business 2010 list includes economists, maverick business leaders, social entrepreneurs, environmentalists, entertainers, consumer activists, human rights leaders, and academics who are blazing new trails toward a fair and balanced global economy.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Emerging from the recent financial crisis, financial analysts are evaluating the decisions and actions that lead to instability. Focusing on uncertainty, some of the conclusions and lessons learned target the fundamental perspectives of business risk and approaches to risk management.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
The post, How to Bring out the Best in Your Boss, identifies two types of bosses, "diminishers", who get less than 50% of the capability of people around them, and "multipliers" who get virtually 100%." Another post,
TheCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Is your company seeking to move up the business sustainability scale? Are you searching for that singular ‘silver bullet’ or ‘quick fix’ that will solve a specific problem? Or is the organization and its management committed to a more continuous learning mindset change?
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Studies show there is a growing disconnect between company perception and reality. Despite growing business sustainability action, a recent report finds that only 16% of managers on the front line feel there is consumer trust in their company and its actions. From an employee perspective, the post,
Your CSR strategy may be an easy target for gossip and misinformation - but don’t worry, staying on top of it is easier than you think.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
TheCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.
The Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 paves the way for the most significant improvement to school lunches and childhood nutrition in three decades.
Today I joined the students of Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, DC as we witnessed President Barack Obama signing into law the Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, boosting the health, quality and wellness of school nutrition.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
As the economy now turns towards a brighter future, focus is shifting from reduction towards growth. Companies are looking to their lean supply chains to make a quick recovery and respond to an increasing demand. Sill charged with holding cost flat: What is a supply chain manager to do?
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
With the changing landscape of business and greater evidence now pointing to sustainability as critical component to future business success, companies that are ready to get going in January can make some quick progress. While the rest of the business world may still be recovering from the holiday slow-down, business sustainability planning and resource alignment can pla
TheCSRminute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.