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Responsibility Reporting: A Glance at Starbucks
Net Impact Professional Chapter hosted “Starbucks in Focus” at the Starbucks headquarters on Thursday, May 12. The discussion focused on the tenth annual Global Responsibility Report (FY2010) that was released in April. The Vice President of Global Responsibility, Ben Packard, … Continue reading
Stop Slavery: How We Can Help
This week, I attended a screening of the new documentary, “The Dark Side of Chocolate.” The screening was held at Theo Chocolate here in Seattle and sponsored by Equal Exchange. So as we munched on Theo’s o-so-yummy-slave-free chocolate, we watched … Continue reading
Posted in Companies in the Puget Sound, Ethics, Human Rights, Human Trafficking
Tagged Business Ethics, Child Labor, Code of Conduct, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, CSR in the Puget Sound, Equal Exchange, Hershey's, Nestle, Newground Social Investment, Prevent Slavery, Prevent trafficking, Seattle CSR, Social Investing, The Dark Side of Chocolate, Theo Chocolate, Trillium
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Integrity
As a teenager sitting at the dinner table while my parents discussed the day, I heard the word again: Integrity. That little word held deep meaning for my father, the regional manager for an HVAC company, who found himself caught … Continue reading
How to Prevent Human Trafficking in Your Business
In June 2010, Kroger CEO David Dillon listened to a presentation at a shareholder meeting that no CEO wants to hear. According to the shareholder, “Sunripe,” a label of Pacific Tomato Growers and a supplier to Kroger has been known … Continue reading
Models of Corporate Social Responsibility Part 4 (of 4): Social Activism
Finally, the fourth model of Corporate Social Responsibility can be called the Social Activist Model.1 Much like the Social Demandingness model, this model assumes that corporations are responsible to the whole of society. Proponents of both of these models argue … Continue reading
Posted in CSR Theory
Tagged Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, CSR Theory, Models of CSR, Puget Sound CSR, Seattle CSR
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Banking on Sustainability
Last week I met with Francis Janes, the Vice President of ShoreBank Pacific. For those of us interested in social and environmental responsibility, ShoreBank Pacific provides an excellent model for responsible banking. Back in the 1970s, ShoreBank was started on … Continue reading
Models of Corporate Social Responsibility Part 3: Social Demandingness Model
Understanding the four theories of CSR is essential to shaping a CSR program because it helps to lay out the aims and mission of the corporation. In comparison with the other two theories that I’ve described, the Social Demandingness Theory … Continue reading
Posted in CSR Theory
Tagged CSR, CSR Theory, JP Morgan Chase, Puget Sound CSR, Safeco, Seattle CSR, Social Demandingness Theory, WaMu
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Profitable Social Investing in Seattle
Last night I attended the annual Christmas party of Newground Social Investment, a Seattle-based investment company that is taking a unique approach to shareholder engagement. After working for investment firms for ten years, Bruce Herbert started Newground in 1994 to … Continue reading
Models of Corporate Social Responsibility Part 2: The Stakeholder Model
This is the second post in a four part series on Models of CSR. Proponents of the Stakeholder Model argue that the company should be driven by the interests of their stakeholders, rather than the interests of the stockholders alone … Continue reading
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Tagged Classical Theory, CSR, CSR Theory, Seattle CSR, Stakeholder Theory
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Models of Corporate Responsibility Part I: The Classical Model
In his book, Corporate Responsibility and Legitimacy, James Brummer describes the four theories of CSR. By understanding these theories, we can analyze the CSR work of specific corporations more carefully—see what they contribute to society and assess the strengths and … Continue reading
Posted in CSR Theory, Economic Development
Tagged Classical Theory, CSR, CSR Theory, Seattle CSR
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