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What CSR Can Learn from a Washington Lobbyist?
During my career, I often worked with corporate government relations executives, trying to get them to support legislation that is either important to the company’s corporate citizenship strategy and its focus areas, and/or to its partner organizations and local communities. … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Engagement, Corporate Citizenship, Education, Health, Volunteering and Service
Tagged Corporate Governance, CSR, ESG
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A Company’s Work to Transform Villages Across India
The Aditya Birla Group is working toward the transformation of 5,000 villages across India. The model village concept is designed to promote self-sufficiency, including in education, healthcare and family welfare, infrastructure, agriculture, and watershed management. The work reaches 7.5 million people … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Engagement, Corporate Citizenship, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health, Social Enterprise, Youth
Tagged CSR, ESG, Philanthropy
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CSR in India: Mandatory and So Much More
Both India-based companies and foreign multinationals have a strong commitment to helping lift people out of poverty and creating a healthier and more sustainable India. Although the India Companies Act of 2014, which requires companies with a net worth above … Continue reading
Entrepreneurs Are the New Aid in Africa
The United Nations (UN) estimates that by 2050, 23 percent of the world’s workforce population will originate from sub-Saharan Africa. At that time, the UN also notes, 40 percent of the world’s youth will be African. Despite the prevailing portraits of … Continue reading
Empowered Women Moving Africa Forward Through Philanthropy
Theo Sowa, CEO of the African Women’s Development Fund, had a conversation with Brad Smith, President of the Foundation Center, at Southern California Grantmakers’ International Grantmaking: Challenges and Opportunities for 2016 meeting. It was an excellent discussion centered on the … Continue reading
“The Fourth Industrial Revolution” by Klaus Schwab. A Book Review
This book was written as the framework for the discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. Many scholars state that we are in the third industrial revolution. But Klaus Schwab, the founder of the WEF, states that … Continue reading
California’s Inland Empire: Great Needs. Limited Resources. Untapped Potential.
According to the Funders Alliance, “The Inland Empire is the epicenter of new growth and demographic change in California. With high rates of poverty, and poor education and health outcomes, ensuring its success is critical to the future of the … Continue reading
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Investing in Africa: Large Opportunities, Large Challenges
Africa, a continent so large that India, China and the United States combined could easily fit within its footprint. A place rich in culture, natural resources and opportunity. Yet, as companies look at Africa for investments, either for profit or … Continue reading
Business-Community Impact Symposium
Business-Community Impact Symposium. Four words, when combined, signal an important convening. Held at Celsius, an unusual all glass house in Bryant Park, participants could ponder intriguing thoughts and glance out at ice skaters and the snowy New York surroundings. I … Continue reading
Social Innovation Summit
Last week I attended the Social Innovation Summit, held in the Silicon Valley. The organizers, Landmark Ventures, describe it best: “A global convening of black swans and wayward thinkers. Those who are playing at the nexus of technology, investment, philanthropy, … Continue reading