A regular blog about (un) sustainable business. A focus on practical stuff, not blue sky pretentious waffle. Around 6000 regular readers, surprisingly.
Andrea Iff I recently met Andrea Iff, head of business and peace at swisspeace, at a conference in London. I was intrigued by her job title, and the work her outfit does with business. So I sent her a few questions and she sent some brief responses. This Q&A is shorter than the usual but…
Here’s a presentation I am giving this week to MBA students in Mexico, on the areas of CSR trends, strategy, ethics and the business case . Piece of cake, no doubt. I’m off to Guadalajara, to speak to 350 MBA students and spend some time with professors at the well-regarded Tecnológico de Monterrey. In reality I am slightly…
This is a decent 12 minute video with a professor at INSEAD, Javier Gimeno, on the above topic. He makes the case for how longer term thinking leads to better business competitiveness. Worth a look over your afternoon coffee, I’d say. Here’s a link to the video on YouTube and it’s embedded below:
Convincing senior leadership as to why sustainable business matters remains a major challenge. Here’s a few proven ways, in no particular order, that may help. 1) Get a non-executive/independent director on your side This is largely for listed firms, but some non-listed companies also use outside views at a senior level. Find one most amenable…
Here’s a presentation I gave earlier this week in Seoul to Korean business managers on the top of how ethics and sustainability are linked to governance and strategy. If this doesn’t come out in your email, click here to take a look. My case studies are fairly predictable: GE, Siemens, Unilever and M&S. I threw…
Here are six workshops that might be useful for internal training for your company: How to Engage with NGOs and Campaign Groups How to Train Marketing and Communication Teams in Sustainability How to Engage the Board in Governance, Strategy and Sustainability Crisis Management, Reputation, CSR and Sustainability How Leading Companies Engage Employees in Sustainability and…
Here’s a workshop training product I have created which offers board and senior manager briefings on how corporate sustainability is increasingly linked with governance and strategy. I’ve been running workshops like these for many years now, all over the world. So if this of interest for your company, just let me know. Customer testimonials are…
I'm Toby Webb, founder of Innovation Forum, a sustainability focused research, publishing and events business. I've also been a lecturer on Corporate Responsibility at Kings College London and at Birkbeck, University of London for eight years. I work with large companies all over the world and sit on the sustainability advisory board for Walgreens Boots Alliance. From 2006-9 I lead the development of UK CSR policy, resulting in the Responsibility Deals framework. I can be contacted at Tobias DOT Webb AT innovation-forum.co.uk
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