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January 4, 2013
New Year’s Resolutions Are For Life – Not Just For January
It’s that time of year again when, with unaccustomed amounts of time on their hands, and possibly suffering from a touch of self-loathing following festive over-indulgence or yet another Christmas that did not live up to expectations, people look deep into their souls (or their waistlines or their bank statements) and declare “next year will be different!”. Yes, it’s time for New Year’s Resolutions.[read more]
January 4, 2013
Topics To Look Out For in 2013
As another calendar year gets underway, it is important to look forward and assess what is in store for the construction industry in 2013.[read more]
January 4, 2013
Better Recruitment Through Philanthropy
Now that the economy is picking up steam, top talent is in even higher demand. So how can you make your company stand out from the crowd?Three words: corporate volunteer programs. But don’t just take my word for it; there are firms out there...[read more]
Book review – The Ethics of Climate Change
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‘No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible’ Voltaire (1694-1778)We often have trouble accepting hard truths. While most of us agree that global temperatures have increased at a very rapid rate in the last century or so, many of us don’t...[read more]
Will 2013 Be the Year to Take Your Ethical Culture to the Next Level?
So we started the New Year with anything but a collaborative, ethical approach to solving our fiscal problems . What kind of leadership is this and is this any different than the way certain any number of other organizations operate? How...[read more]
Doha Conference: Moving Towards Stagnation?
Some see the conference as a way forward for the future intergovernmental action. In the words of COP 18 President Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah “Doha has opened up a new gateway to bigger ambition and to greater action—the Doha Climate Gateway.”[read more]
The impact of global electronics consumption and e-Waste trade
The global consumption of electronics and the trade of e-waste inextricably links First and Third World countries together through economic development and environmental degradation. In our modern society, we have come to rely heavily on information technology and computers for everything from work and production, to information and entertainment.[read more]
Santa's Annual Financial and CSR Integrated Report
Santa's done it again. At the cutting-edge of knowledge, global advancement, pioneering communications and sustainability commitment, Santa has published an Integrated Report, in the spirit of the 2012 zeitgeist and general reporting hype.[read more]
Season's Greetings from the Sustainable Business Forum
Best wishes to you and yours from us and ours.[read more]
75 Ways to Get your CSR Report Noticed
It is not necessary to print a full report. Often, there is room to add a short reference to your sustainability approach and link to your report on or in materials which are already printed, or where there is empty space (the inside cover of your Hotel Services booklet, for example). Alternatively, a postcard or small flyer highlighting some sustainability achievements and a link to the report could be enough to catch the attention of some of the captive audiences that are just sitting ducks, ready to absorb your sustainability message. This is about taking your report to where your stakeholders are and not expecting them to come and seek it out.[read more]
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“ Nice post. It may help if a more formalized system were developed to quantify social value. It's easy to calculate financial return on investment because we're always comparing apples to apples (ie, US dollars to US dollars). On a related note, just to add a little more weight to some of the financial values surrounding this year's Olympics, look at the money that went ...”
“Thanks Frank! It's always good to see someone like you explaining the import of why society needs people who are willing to speak truth to power. We call those people whistleblowers!Unfortunately, the truth is that we don't value the efforts of those who put their careers on the line to protect others from the harm of tax fraud or medicare fraud or harmful drugs and poisonous food or ...”