Make 2019 Your Year of Purpose Let #Purpose drive #profit, #impact, #results and sustainable competitive advantage.  And make your business and work more fun and enjoyable;… continue reading »

#CSR is more than corporate concealer or make-up you stick on a business with ugly practices.  But that’s exactly the way some organizations treat it… continue reading »

Value optimization and efficiency is as important in #CSR and #SDG impact as any other area of your business.  Ignore it and you cost your… continue reading »

The intersection between business, society and environment is where smart CSR works to create value for all stakeholders. It’s all about aligning business, social and… continue reading »

Fresh Eyes à Fresh Insights Analysis Fresh eyes can often bring new perspectives and discover fresh insights, identifying previously unnoticed opportunities, risks and issues.  A… continue reading »

Social Value Brand (SVB) Businesses today are increasingly expected to deliver some sort of social value in addition to shareholder value, or, at the very… continue reading »

I recently did a short interview on What makes a CSR Strategy strong and thought the transcript below might be interesting.   It has a… continue reading »

Clumsy government support of Canadian Oil Sands industry is hindering the industry’s development and risking its social license Originally published in Triple Pundit – http://bit.ly/1NgKIkJ  The Canadian Oil… continue reading »

We need more strategic, value-creating focus and less focus on defensive, risk-mitigating compliance Companies the world over are recognizing that there are growing societal expectations… continue reading »

Shared Value requires Shared Responsibility:  Whose Responsibility is Corporate Social Responsibility? Watching some of the discussion on corporate social responsibility it sometimes seems like governments,… continue reading »

Stakeholder Engagement Series  Many of you have asked that I pull together some of my recent publications that deal with stakeholder engagement into a set. … continue reading »

Local content has emerged as one of the most pressing issues facing business in emerging markets.  Rightfully so. Planned and executed properly, local content is… continue reading »