by Carol Sanford | Nov 8, 2010 | Business Development
The Institute of Economic Affairs took a hard look at Fair Trade Practice and found it wanting in its Fair Trade without Froth Report. Its critique looked at whether it is different than Free Trade. It is not. It is a philosophy of Free Trade. It creates an...
by Carol Sanford | Nov 4, 2010 | Business Development
The stickiest challenge in being a responsible business is the relationship with investors. Hands down. In publicly held companies it is easier to see what is happening because it has to be made transparent to the public. But in privately held companies, there are far...
by Carol Sanford | Nov 3, 2010 | Business Development
In my Oct. 25 post, I referred to an artice by Dan Mascai, in Fast Company’s October 2010 issue. He offers a great example of the financial industry engaging in what I call Customer Social Responsibility. Alexa von Tobel, a former Morgan Stanley employee after...
by Carol Sanford | Nov 1, 2010 | Business Development
My mother’s most often instruction to me was to be “considerate”. What she meant was that I needed to think about the affect of my actions on others. It was good advice although I did not appreciate it in the moment. She was also quick to point out when I was only...
by Carol Sanford | Oct 29, 2010 | Business Development
Responsible Business is most often associated with sustainability and philanthropy. But one aspect of Responsibility is working with employees in a way that is not only fair but supports what it means to be fully human. Included in that is the pursuit of meaning. A...