Reports
April 28, 2007
Is it Time to Rewrite the Social Contract?
For some, the movement of the corporation into the domain of public goods is laudable. Government capability, integrity and resources are in short supply in many developing countries. Companies for which a stable, predictable operating environment is indispensable to business success find aligning the demand and supply of public goods to be an imperative for creating conditions for business prosperity. The burgeoning number of business–government–civil society partnerships attests to this reality. Read more
January 13, 2007
Addressing Some CSR Questions
October 28, 2006
Women’s General and Reproductive Health in Global Supply Chains
Women between the ages of 18–25 comprise the vast majority of workers making products for export from the developing world to the developed world. They often work in environments where access to information about reproductive health, as well as critical services, is lacking. Read more
July 10, 2006
Environmental Markets: Opportunities & Risks for Business
A shift is occurring in how environmental issues are understood and what corporate environmental expectations exist. The current focus on incremental improvements and discrete issues is becoming outmoded. Key regulators’ and stakeholders’ approaches to environmental issues are broadening to include the overall function of ecological systems as well as the application of market-based of incentives for environmental performance. Read more
May 28, 2006
The Grasshopper and the Ants: Why CSR Needs Patient Capital
This paper explores why and how capital markets undermine CSR, and what is being done, and should be done, to enlarge the pool of “patient capital.” Read more
