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Letter from Tallberg: why we all need to own 'the Frodo Syndrome'

posted by Tony Manwaring on June 26, 2009

Fascinating people in a glorious setting, wrestling with the exam question: 'How on earth can we live together, within the planetary boundaries?'

Issue(s): Climate Change , Sustainability , Tomorrow's Green Economy

Region(s): North America , Central America , South America , West Europe , South Asia , East Asia , Southeast Asia , Australia and South Pacific

Tag(s): ClimateChange , GlobalDimming , GlobalWarming

'We cannot build this economy on the same pile of sand'

posted by Tony Manwaring on June 18, 2009

Who said the following about GNP?

It does not allow for the health of our families, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It is indifferent to the decency of our factories and the safety of our streets alike. It does not include the beauty of our poetry, or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials…

The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America — except whether we are proud to be Americans.”

Well you have probably figured out it’s an American, and it comes from a while back...

Issue(s): Redefining Success - beyond accounting , Tomorrow's Global Leaders , Corporate Social Responsibility , Sustainability , Tomorrow's Green Economy

Region(s): North America

Tag(s): Obama , RobertKennedy

Twitter - an unexpected force for good in an upcoming cyberwar

posted by Katja Koggelmann on June 18, 2009

Without necessarily intending to, Twitter has created meaning in the social web, by giving a highly up to date platform to all those Iranians that want to update their fellow citizens and the world about what is going on in Iran.

Issue(s): Embedding Values , Why we need Force for Good companies , How to be a Force for Good company , What is a Force for Good company? , Corporate Social Responsibility

Region(s): North America , Central America , West Europe , East Europe & Former Soviet Union , Middle East , South Asia , East Asia , Southeast Asia , Australia and South Pacific

Tag(s): Censorship , Solidarity , Twitter

20 solutions for 2020: a better capitalism with stronger governance

posted by Mark Goyder on June 15, 2009

We need a better capitalism, with stronger governance.

How can we get mainstream business more closely aligned to making money from meeting the needs of society. How can we optimise social impact and achieve commercial returns?

At the second panel of the Corporation 2020 conference, it began to be clear to me. From the impressive pioneering of the social investors around me on the panel comes the eveidence of what works. From the depressing critique of Robert Johnson at the first panel, we have the evidence that the public wants change.

Our task now is to develop a joined-up agenda that shows ordinary savers and investors that they can vote with their wallets, and to put in place rules and frameworks that

start to create a stronger, more mainstream, market place in admirable behaviour.

In my paper I can offer the first 20 stewardship solutions - who would like to add to the list?

Issue(s): Redefining Success - beyond accounting , Embedding Values , Creating Frameworks , How to be a Force for Good company , Corporate Social Responsibility , Social Business , Global Financial Crisis , Responsible Investment

Region(s): North America , Central America , South America , Caribbean , Africa , South Asia , East Asia , Southeast Asia

Tag(s): Global , Governance , Investors , Stewardship

Broken Rules and The Courage of Conscience

posted by Robert Phillips on June 11, 2009

Sandel and Steare may sound like two characters out of a ‘70s cop series. Instead, here are two philosophers both demanding a fundamental re-appraisal of the old hierarchies and the rules by which we let ourselves be governed.

Issue(s): Embedding Values , Sustainability

Region(s): North America , West Europe

Tag(s): CitizenInvolvement , Ethics , Values

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