The immoral aspects of greed, selfishness and short-term profit thinking are just some of the causes that have been proposed as the root core of current recent financial crisis. Many of the growth challenges that are being discussed right now are not new. We can go 20, 30, 40 years back in time to find warnings and revelations of the flaws in our current systems’ design. The big question is: will we be able to move beyond the already familiar boom-and-bust cycle? Continue reading →
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age of globalization,
Al Gore,
Angela Merkel,
Bernard Lietaer,
economic and social value creation,
G20 warning,
Green Economy,
Green New Deal,
NEF,
Occupy Wall Street,
paradigm shift,
sustainable growth
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 →
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CSR,
economic and social value creation,
shared value,
socially innovative business concepts,
SRI,
volunteering
With today’s resource scarcity and skyrocketing social imbalances, how we determine and measure growth is becoming a critical issue. In The New Pioneers I focus on three sustainable growth principles. One of them is the principle of immaterial growth, reflected in concepts like the Triple Bottom Line and Gross National Happiness. Continue reading →
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Growth principles,
New paradigms,
Social innovations
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Bhutan,
economic and social value creation,
European Commssion Beyond GDP,
Fridtjof Capra,
GNH,
GNP,
gross national happiness,
Hazel Henderson,
Human Development Index (HDI),
immaterial growth,
paradigm shift,
Senator Robert Kennedy,
simon kuznets,
three pillars of sustainability,
triple bottom line
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 →
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360,
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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
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 →
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Environmental sustainability,
Ethical consumption,
Paradoxes,
Socially Responsible Investing,
Sustainable business
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conscious consumption,
economic and social value creation,
EIRIS,
environmentally friendly weapons,
ethical consumers,
paradoxes,
PRI,
Social Investment Forum,
social investors,
SRI
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 →
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Social innovations,
Sustainable business
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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
