CSRwire Talkback

CSRwire Talkback is where thought leaders and socially conscious readers meet to discuss today's most pressing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues. Talkback focuses on two main areas: CSR (business ethics, shareholder activism, corporate governance and public policy) and Sustainability (green living, human rights, the environment and social enterprise). Join the conversation and share your thoughts on Talkback!

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  What Does the Future Hold for Employee Giving and Volunteering? By Guest Contributors

  Posted: Apr 19, 2013 – 08:15 AM EST

  Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen engagement and philanthropy programs evolve quite rapidly. What are the factors that will fuel the next wave of change? Thomas Bognanno examines.
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  Delaware Set To Consider Major New Choice In Corporate Structure By Francesca Rheannon

  Posted: Apr 18, 2013 – 03:15 PM EST

  Benefit corporations aim for legal status in business-friendly Delaware. Francesca Rheannon reports on Talkback.
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  Sustainable Manufacturing: Unilever Leverages Scale To Achieve Eco-Efficiency Targets Yet Challenges Remain By Guest Contributors

  Posted: Apr 18, 2013 – 09:20 AM EST

  Unilever's Global Manufacturing Sustainability Director John Maguire explains how the company's ambition to double growth while reducing its impact on the environment drives their very challenging sustainability targets.
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  Shared Success at Verizon: No Silver Bullet for Sustainability, Say CSR & Sustainability Chiefs By Aman Singh

  Posted: Apr 18, 2013 – 09:00 AM EST

  Highlights from a recent webinar with Verizon's CSR and sustainability chiefs on the company's efforts to reduce its impact while picking a strategy that is holistic, focused and measurable.
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  Getting Inside the Heads of Green Consumers: Decoding Cone's Green Gap Trend Tracker By Liz Gorman

  Posted: Apr 17, 2013 – 09:40 AM EST

  Liz Gorman offers five takeaways from Cone Communications’ 2013 Green Gap Trend Tracker on Talkback.
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  The Most Important Business Ranking in the World By Jay Coen Gilbert

  Posted: Apr 17, 2013 – 09:03 AM EST

  The B Corp Best for the World List honors 67 businesses from 20 countries across 25 industries that are best for their workers, best for their communities, and best for the environment. Jay Coen Gilbert explains.
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  How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour, Step 5: Betting Is For Chumps By Les Leopold

  Posted: Apr 16, 2013 – 10:05 AM EST

  Think Wall Street is a casino? It is, only hedge funds are the House. Les Leopold explains on Talkback.
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  Access to Medicine, Transparency & Ethical Governance: GlaxoSmithKline's 2012 CSR Report By Aman Singh

  Posted: Apr 16, 2013 – 08:50 AM EST

  Lots of companies say they don’t have separate CR strategies; that they are completely embedded, etc. But how can you demonstrate that integration? Aman Singh reviews GlaxoSmithKline's 2012 CSR Report with Clare Griffin, Director for Global CSR.
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  No Nature, No Business: The Costs of Climate Change & the Financial Crises By Guest Contributors

  Posted: Apr 15, 2013 – 09:42 AM EST

  Another debt crisis looms: environmental debt. Amy Larkin explores the link between environmental debt and business crises on Talkback.
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  Noble Profit: Can Green Energy Tax Cuts Help Beat Global Warming? By Guest Contributors

  Posted: Apr 15, 2013 – 09:18 AM EST

  Most people hate paying taxes, especially today. Blogger Rod Richardson puts forward a unique spin on the polarized politics and climate change we face today -- fight global warming by eliminating all taxes on green energy investments. On Talkback.

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