In the previous issue of Responsible Business, we elaborated on the topic of stakeholders and stakeholder management. We highlighted the significance of stakeholder engagement when establishing responsible and sustainable relationships internally and externally. In the third part of this series, we focus on the workplace area of Corporate Social Responsibility, and more specifically on the Human Resources function which is crucial to fostering a ...

“Business as Usual” is no longer achievable in a changing environment that generates new and unforeseeable types of risks. Taking responsibility beyond job and wealth creation has become mandatory for the survival and well-being of any company. Businesses rely on communities within which they operate and cannot exist or prosper in isolation. They need the infrastructure that society provides, its workforce, not to mention its customer base. ...

In the previous issue of Responsible Business, we elaborated on the notion of CSR, a rapidly evolving concept among businesses helping them integrate social and environmental practices and programs into their core strategies. We illustrated how CSR is defined and referred to academically and among businesses and discribed the four areas of CSR which any company can used to build a solid business case. In the second part, engagement and ...