Posts Tagged ‘sustainable business’
4 Keys to a Successful Sustainability Strategy
By Mindy S Lubber*
Consider these morsels from last week’s Wall Street Journal: “By 2050, there could be two billion cars on the road — twice as many as there are today.”
“Energy demand is expected to be 35 percent higher in 2030 than in 2005.” “Pollution of drinking water is Americans’ No. 1 environmental concern.”
If you’re [...]
Reflections on CSR in Kenya and China in Africa
By Wayne Visser*
Last week, I was hosted by Ufadhili Trust to deliver a 2 day workshop on CSR in Nairobi, Kenya. As I was last in Kenya 20 years ago when I attended an AIESEC African Leadership Development Seminar, it was wonderful to return and compare my impressions.
The biggest changes have [...]
What’s Wrong With The African Business Environment?
By Vijaya Ramachandran*
No amount of aid can substitute for a thriving private sector, in Africa or anywhere else in the world.
A productive business environment encourages growth, learning, investment, and competition on a global scale, whereas an environment of high costs and risks discourages would-be entrepreneurs from establishing a business, investing in it, and increasing its [...]
Sustainability or Social Responsibility — What’s in a Name?
By Robert Pojasek*
So, what’s in a name? There seems to be an endless battle over whether sustainability is merely a component of (corporate) social responsibility or whether social responsibility is simply one of the so-called bottom lines in sustainability’s triple bottom line (TBL).
It is not really a battle since neither side will even recognize the [...]
Nobel Laureate to Keynote at Africa’s Premier Green Business Summit
Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) will keynote at the inaugural Green Business Africa Summit & Expo 2010 (GBASE02010), an event that will bring to the mainstream issues around sustainability in the business environment as well as green corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Africa.
“Dr Pachauri [...]
