How much water does that strawberry cost?
How much water does a strawberry cost? Do you care? Should you care? Maybe it is kind of important to think about how much water,… continue reading »
Category: Thoughtpiece
Who? Me? Responsible for CSR?
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 »
Dirty, ugly mining has lessons for Hi Tech!
Dirty, ugly mining has lessons for Hi Tech! And Hi Tech should pay attention or it could feel the pain that mining felt when it… continue reading »
Internal CSR Communications Suck
Let’s be honest: Internal CSR Communications Suck CSR Mumbley Gook communications need to stop. Until us CSR Professionals get better at internal communications and engagement we… continue reading »
Four Strategies for Local Content Success
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 »
Some of my recent tweets on CSR and Sustainability
A few people have asked me to put my recent tweets into a document so here they are. Follow me here https://twitter.com/ZINGmoreif you want to… continue reading »
CSR SWOT – discover risk, value and more
Is this your CSR? CSR and Sustainability are continually getting more complex and more costly but often without a corresponding increase in value for shareholders… continue reading »
13 mistakes that prevent and destroy multi-sector partnerships
The private sector is playing an increasingly important role in development. Companies from all sectors, including especially the extractive and fast moving consumer goods sectors,… continue reading »
Eleven strategies for maximizing value from CSR
Value is the theme that should unite all CSR projects and should be a key factor in major project decisions and strategies. Value for shareholders,… continue reading »
CSR Metrics: You can’t measure temperature with a speedometer
CSR Metrics and management frameworks must meet project and corporate needs You can’t manage what you can’t measure. But, you can’t measure temperature with a… continue reading »
CSR in Budget Crunch Times: 12 strategies for success
With plummeting oil prices, the mining industry facing sustained low prices, high costs and economic turmoil and the world economy looking scary, many firms are… continue reading »
Eight more common mistakes in multi-sector CSR partnerships
Eight more common mistakes in multi-sector CSR partnerships Natural Partnerships – Unnatural partners. Last week I did a short piece on five common mistakes in… continue reading »