Sustainable business | The New Pioneers

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January 29, 2013
by ellis

The four CSR megatrends for 2013

Here are the four most important corporate social responsibility megatrends for 2013: Putting purpose before profit; Turning your employees into CSR managers; Shared value partnerships with social entrepreneurs; Social media and stakeholder engagement instead of CSR-reporting. Continue reading →

Posted in | CSR, CSR communication, Corporate Volunteering, Employer branding, Social entrepreneurship, Stakeholder engagement, Sustainable business
Tagged | corporate social innovation, CSR, employee engagement, shared value partnerships, social entrepreneurship, sustainable communication

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July 20, 2011
by ellis

Employee volunteering – for the inner & outer bottom lines

Citizens and employees are increasingly on the hunt for a greater purpose with their daily efforts. It’s a quest for meaning – and a quest for a meaningful work-life. Employee volunteering is part of this trend – and when integrated into a company’s core business strategy it can benefit the triple bottom line. Continue reading →

Posted in | CSR, Corporate Volunteering, Education, Globalization, Sustainable business
Tagged | corporate volunteering, CSR, economic and social value creation, shared value, socially innovative business concepts, SRI, volunteering

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May 1, 2011
by ellis

The New Pioneers makes the Top 40

The New Pioneers has made no. 21 on the University of Cambridge’s “Top 40 Sustainability Books of 2010” alongside books by authors such as Al Gore, Muhammad Yunus and Joseph E. Stiglitz. “We selected those books which we believe are most relevant for today’s leaders,” explains Wayne Visser, Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and author of the newly published book “The Age of Responsibility”. Continue reading →

Posted in | CSR, Sustainable business
Tagged | Age of Responsibility, Al Gore, Cambridge, CPSL, CSR, CSR 2.0, Muhammad Yunus, Stiglitz, The New Pioneers, Top 40 Sustainability Books, Top 50, Wayne Visser

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March 13, 2011
by ellis

Business students demand sustainability

The New Pioneers blogpost has been listed among the 50 best blogs for green business students. Conscious business school students want to make a difference beyond maximizing shareholder value. Continue reading →

Posted in | CSR, Education, Globalization, New paradigms, Sustainable business, Tools & guidelines
Tagged | 360, age of globalization, Beyond grey pinstripes, Bschool.com, changing world, Copenhagen Business School, CSR, economic and social value creation, Education, Net Impact, Rakesh Khurana, Responsibility Day, student organizations, sustainable business, UN PRME

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February 9, 2011
by ellis

Socially Responsible Investing – A big step forward or a waste of time?

Socially responsible investing (SRI) is putting more focus on corporate social and environmental practices through both positive and negative screens. In fact, ethical and green investment has never been more popular. Continue reading →

Posted in | CSR, Environmental sustainability, Ethical consumption, Paradoxes, Socially Responsible Investing, Sustainable business
Tagged | conscious consumption, economic and social value creation, EIRIS, environmentally friendly weapons, ethical consumers, paradoxes, PRI, Social Investment Forum, social investors, SRI

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January 24, 2011
by ellis

A business force for good

Hardcore businesspeople are realizing that they can increase their profits by incorporating social responsibility as a part of their business strategy. And heartcore idealists are recognizing that the use of market methods give them the opportunity to create even more social value. In time, the two fields will converge, and social entrepreneurship become more of a mindset rather than a specific category of start-up companies. Continue reading →

Posted in | CSR, Partnerships, Social entrepreneurship, Social innovations, Sustainable business
Tagged | blended value, business force for good, converging fields, corporate social innovation, CSR, Dannone, economic and social value creation, Grameen Bank, hardcore business people, heartcore idealists, Intel, new business models, partnerships between mainstream companies and social entrepreneurs, reducing poverty through business, social entrepreneurship as mindset, social investing, social responsibility as part of business strategy, SRI, Telenor, upscaling of solutions, venture philanthropy

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January 4, 2011
by ellis

The 4C’s of Sustainable Business Success

The Four Cornerstones – Clear Purpose, Corporate Engagement, Collaborative Co-creation and Clear Communication – can be used as guidelines on the road to sustainable business success. Continue reading →

Posted in | CSR, Ecobusiness, Environmental sustainability, Sustainable business, Tools & guidelines
Tagged | clear communication, clear purpose, collaborative co-creation, corporate engagement, CSR tools, Four enabling cornerstones, Hardwiring and softwiring, social entrepreneurs, social intrapreneurs, social media, stakeholder feedback, stakeholder interaction, sustainable business, sustainable value creation, The New Pioneers, transparency

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October 25, 2010
by ellis

Social entrepreneurship on the map

The field of social entrepreneurship has over the past five to ten years increasingly attracted public attention. Today dedicated organizations, foundations, awards and TV series are promoting, supporting or paying tribute to social entrepreneurs from all corners of the world. Continue reading →