VIDEO: A Test in Corporate Transparency: Winning One for the Blue Shirts
Last week I was at Best Buy headquarters in Minneapolis to moderate a live webinar with its CSR and sustainability executives. Joining me: Mary Capozzi, senior director of CSR, Leo Raudys, senior...
View ArticleSustaining Timberland: An Interview with VP of CSR Mark Newton
When one of the country’s few purpose-based and values-driven company announces new sustainability goals, chances are you won’t be as excited as you would be if it was BP, for instance. Because we...
View ArticleFor Most, Day 1 of College = Excitement, Opportunity. Not for This Teen in...
This is unusual for me. Writing and reporting on CSR and sustainability issues, I have always preferred to keep personal stories out of my writing. However, this once I’d like to talk about an incident...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street: The Average Joe Interprets Corporate Social Responsibility
Earlier this week I was at the annual PRSA conference in humid and beautiful Orlando, Florida. Before you think that I have switched tracks from journalism to PR, stop right there! I was on site to...
View ArticlePracticing CSR: Edelman’s 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report Reveals Tough Love
When a PR and marketing firm publishes a corporate citizenship report, there’s a tendency to view the results – and the commitments – with a pinch of salt. After all, they’re traditional masters of...
View ArticleSignificant Challenges & Opportunities as The Sustainability Consortium Takes...
Last week, The Sustainability Consortium [TSC] announced its expansion to China. Still in its infancy years, the group has successfully stayed under the radar as it worked with its influential member...
View ArticleRationality is Ruining Us: Mayors, presidents and governors join major...
The rationality of business leaders is leading us to complete disaster. Voicing concern for the continued lack of action on climate change, World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim joined many others at...
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