Fake news and what it means for discussions about CSR-related issues
By Daniel Lundgaard. There is a saying on online forums that “About 78% of all statistics shared online are made up to prove a...
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Oct 14, 2019
Is it a right policy to focus on SDGs during Economic Slowdown?
By Anirudh Agrawal and Ashish Tyagi Economic problems of India were not addressed either in the 2019 electoral debates or in the recent annual...
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Sep 25, 2019
Business + purpose = big trouble. But wait, here is one surprising point of agreement
By Dieter Zinnbauer. Reactions to the recent statement by the Business Roundtable that recognizes a regard for stakeholders rather than a narrow focus on...
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Sep 11, 2019
Social Enterprises = Sharing Economy Organizations?
By Johanna Mair, Nikolas Rathert and Georg Reischauer. Sharing Economy Organizations Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft are frequently cited and popular examples of new organizational...
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Green – a special shade of innovation.
By Valentina De Marchi. How can firms change for sustainability? As political and societal pressures increase, and more and growing evidence supports a business...
Trusting Nudges?
By Lucia Reisch. Policy makers all over the world increasingly choose nudges from the toolbox to combat challenges of society including public health and...
Three Ways to Integrate Sustainability in Business Schools
Sustainable business has been taught and researched in business schools for decades. For nearly as long, proponents have warned about barriers to genuine integration of sustainability in business schools. This article explores three types of fit: technical, political and cultural.
Sustainability’s Infrastructure
The project SUSTEIN is looking at localized translations of transnational sustainability standards in Kenya, the United Arab Emirates and corporate headquarters in Europe.
The BUSINESS Model is Dead: Long Live the Organizational Value Model!
By Oliver Laasch. An ApPeaRange! Business models are logics of value proposition (Pr), creation (Cr), exchange (Ex) and capture (Ca). When closely looking at...
Raising the bar for sustainable events
By Louise Thomsen How often do we as event coordinators ask ourselves: how can I minimize the plastic use, the waste, the paper? I...
Feeling the Pain
By Robin Porsfelt. While the recent US ’opioid crisis’ has been widely reported, a second, less recognized, crisis related to opioids has been taking...