The CEO as Activist
Duke professor Aaron Chatterji believes business leaders have social and political responsibilities they can’t afford to neglect.
Content: Thought Leader | Author: Aaron Chatterji | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Social Responsibility (ESG)
The Way I Work: Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia
Patagonia’s founder still loves to blaze a trail. He takes copious time off, lets employees manage themselves, and tells customers not to buy his products.
Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Liz Welch, Yvon Chouinard | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Management, Social Responsibility (ESG)
Linda Rottenberg’s High-Impact Endeavor
This social entrepreneur pioneered a new model for mentoring startups in emerging markets. Now she’s replicating it around the world.
Content: Thought Leader | Author: Paula Margulies | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, International, Social Responsibility (ESG)
Muhammad Yunus
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, addressed an audience of more than 700 on Oct. 20, 2007 at Pepperdine’s School of Law. His address was titled “Social Enterprise: Doing Well by Doing Good.”
Content: Thought Leader | Author: Muhammad Yunus | Source: Graziadio Business Report | Subjects: People, Social Responsibility (ESG)
An Interview with Jeffrey Sachs
While development economist Jeffrey Sachs has done most of his work in the public sphere he has done so with one, overriding intention — to improve the public good, namely to ameliorate the lives of poor people around the world. Here he is interviewed by Stephen Bernhut.
Content: Thought Leader | Author: Stephen Bernhut | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Economics, International, Social Responsibility (ESG)