Green Businesses, Sustainability and Social Responsibility: A Cynical and Hopeful Review
Your business is more than just a vehicle to drive profits-it influences social change. In the same vein, imagine the impact that can occur from a business trying to do good. There’s a perception that, achieving social good in business will make it difficult for you to be profitable, either due to rising costs or …
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That’s right, Microsoft has met and exceeded business expectations in social responsibility and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The Just Capital nonprofit recently released the 2018 Rankings of Businesses based on the impact each company has on the environment, products, jobs, communities and shareholders. Microsoft shows that it’s entirely possible to be …
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Positive environmental change is largely predicated on the need for sufficient legislation. Governments are largely responsible for the steps that need to be taken to achieve their goals of a low carbon emissions economy and legislation will always be the first one. Furthermore, just hearing the words ‘cap and trade’ and ‘carbon taxes’ is enough …
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