September 2009
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When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
In general, managing risks is all about expecting the unexpected. Managing corporate responsibility and sustainability risks involves knowing what you don’t know. Sounds tricky, but savvy business leaders can take deliberate steps to identify those unknown risks. Doing so provides companies the ability to develop and execute effective initiatives to mitigate risks, reduce potential liability,...
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What is Corporate Responsibility?
Corporate responsibility, corporate citizenship, corporate social responsibility, sustainability… Even among sustainability professionals, there is little agreement on the name, let alone the definition. Perhaps a simpler approach then is to discuss what is does.
Corporate responsibility efforts minimize an organization’s negative environmental impact and optimize its positive social...