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The Global Economy’s Backbone: SME-Inclusive Tools for Achieving a Sustainable World
It is estimated that up to 97 percent of the world’s businesses are SMEs. International standards thus need to provide as many benefits for small businesses as they do for global enterprises. The time is right to implement the ISO 26000 standard, Guidance on Social Responsibility, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). […]
PSR
What do the C’s do when they retire? The CEOs, COOs, CTOs, CIOs, CFOs, CSOs, CMOs and their other brethren missed out here. If the C is worth his or her salt, approaching retirement the C will already have done fairly well for himself or herself. Kids put through the best universities, even married off […]
Consulting for Business Sustainability
With ‘green economy’, ‘sustainability’ and ‘responsible business’ becoming the new buzzwords, there is a greater need for academic research and publication to aid consultants and business students. The compilation entitled ‘Consulting for Business Sustainability’ edited by Chris Galena is such a book that aims to provide consultants with an understanding of current trends and relevant […]
On The Lighter Side
Stylish and Sustainable Eco-friendly Boots Recycling is important, but should be the final step in the let’s- o-green process. Simple, it seems, knows that. They make the soles of their shoes out of recycled inner tubes, they use recycled carpet padding, 100 percent post consumer recycled paper, and recycled PET plastic (which is “a fancy-pants […]