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By Margrit Kennedy for FORUM CSR international.
In the late seventies, environmentalists – among whom I count myself – were among the first to question the present money system, which – in order to function – requires exponential growth returns that the planet could 
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Two decades ago, the clothing industry was confronted with something that seemed far beyond their own factory fence and their perfectly happy neighborhood. Suddenly, likable brands were made accountable for inhuman working conditions at supplying factories somewhere else and for their airy-fairy safety
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By Peter Wynne Rees for FORUM CSR International.
We are told, buildings account for over 40% of the man-made carbon load. This is hardly surprising, however, as people spend most of their time in buildings. It's people that waste energy, not buildings!
The three factors
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Modern companies cannot operate without considering the social and environmental consequences of their actions. They are expected to be socially and environmentally responsible and act in a moral and emphatic manner. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) describes the integration of social, ethical and environmental
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Corporate Social Responsibility is a hotly disputed topic in the Dutch business community. It is one of the main issues on the agenda of Dutch entrepreneurs, and both multinationals as well as a growing number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) realise that CSR is improving the business case.
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FORUM CSR international – das neue Magazin für den CSR-Profi in englischer Sprache
München > Das Problem unserer Zeit ist nicht die Globalisierung der Wirtschaft. Vielmehr ist es der mangelnde globale politische Rahmen, in dem die Wirtschaft agiert. Wenn Sie sich an Ihre Universitätszeit
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FORUM CSR international – the new magazine for the CSR professional
Munich > The problem of our times is not the globalisation of economy. It is rather the feebly established global political framework within which economy takes place. When you remember your business class
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By Prof. Dr. Thomas Beschorner for FORUM CSR international
Against the background of the realization that the political framework is imperfect, resulting in the insight that the rules of the game as well as the moves of the actors are important, business ethicists deal
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Vincent van Gogh, once said that “Conscience is a man’s compass.”
By Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan, for FORUM CSR international.
The annual Edelman Trust Barometer suggests the majority of global opinion leaders believe that business plays a role that no other institution
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By Alexander Schieffer for FORUM CSR international
The TRANS4M Four World Center for Social Innovation, Geneva, has established itself as a new force for “rethinking enterprise”. The research, education and consultancy based organisation describes itself as a Laboratory for Social Innovation and Managing
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By Christopher Flavin for FORUM CSR international.
The Worldwatch Institute is working to head off catastrophic climate change by supporting efforts to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2050. Institute research has shown that energy sources such as wind,
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By Sabine Braun for FORUM CSR international.
Launched by politics as a way out of regulatory powerlessness and then adopted by the industry: Many companies see the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a guiding light in an increasingly complex world, while
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