The body of accountants in South Africa has made a very bold green statement.
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is now positioning itself as a promoter of sustainable business and sustainability reporting in South Africa.
This follows the launch of Green, a book on why corporate leaders need to embrace sustainability to ensure profitability.
And [...]

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The Schwab Foundation has recognized three new social entrepreneurs with significant impact in Africa as winners of the Africa Regional Social Entrepreneurs Award for 2009.
David Kuria of Ecotact (Kenya), Patrick Schofield of Streetwires Artists Collective (South Africa) and Mitchell Besser and Gene Falk of mothers2mothers (Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia) were [...]

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By Irene Millar*
Sustainability is a new buzz word, but what does it mean and how does it relate to your organization?
Deriving from the Latin word sustinere meaning to “hold up, support, endure”, the Oxford English Dictionary defines sustain as “keep (something) going over time or continuously”, and sustainable as “avoiding depletion of natural resources.”
So, attaining [...]

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By Robert Stavins*
Critical thinking about “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) is needed, because there are few topics where discussions feature greater ratios of heat to light.
With this in mind, two of my Harvard colleagues - law professor Bruce Hay and business school professor Richard Vietor - and I co-edited a book, Environmental Protection and the Social [...]

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By Matthew Rochte*
Q:What is the relationship between CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and PR (Public Relations)?
A: The short answer is PR can be both a blessing and a curse to CSR. It is a matter of which comes first and what is the intention.
Done properly and with a company that embraces the strategic and integrated nature [...]

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