Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility
The Great Recession has brought changes and challenges to all sectors of the economy, nonprofits included. Building Strong Nonprofits, edited by John C. Olberding and Lisa Barnwell Williams, is a...
The most successful companies credit their achievement, in part, to the ethical way in which they conduct their business and the ethical standards their employees follow. Organizations that operate with high integrity...
The drive to make the workplace more environmentally friendly has shifted rapidly from a matter of choice to one of economic survival for businesses in the twenty-first century. In The Green Workplace...
Many companies fear that adopting environmentally sustainable policies will reduce their profits or that trumpeting their achievements will only invite criticism from environmental activists that they failed to do more...
There was, perhaps, a time when people could credibly wonder whether human actions really play a role in determining the fate of the planet, but no longer. Awareness of green issues has reached a tipping point. The...
Every product has a hidden backstory of impacts caused by its manufacturing, transport, ingredients, or use. However, customers today have no information to compare products according to their ecological effects. In...
Modern corporations face unprecedented challenges to remaining profitable, including demanding market conditions, constant public scrutiny via today’s technology, and increased awareness of environmental consequences...
In the past, an engineer’s primary focus was finding simple and elegant ways of implementing design requirements. To succeed today, however, engineers must also possess an understanding of environmental issues, legal...
A comprehensive and practical guide to responsible business ecology. This Elmwood Institute handbook shows how to conduct an ecological audit (as opposed to the current practice of compliance auditing), which is a...
When Anita opened the first Body Shop in Brighton, England, in 1976, the extent of her business acumen was the knowledge that she would have to take in £300 a week to remain open. Her only motivation for choosing the...
