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A Strategic Approach to Sustainability
Rosenberg, MikeArticle ART-2850-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, StrategyThis article explores how senior managers might choose to address the challenge of environmental sustainability, not just for the sake of it being a moral imperative, but to perform their fiduciary responsibilities and to prepare their companies for the disruptive changes that the future holds. Given the gulf between how senior managers perceive the world and how activists, journalists and legislators see it, the path toward better environmental ...Starting at €8.20
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Countdown to 2030: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Are you ready?
IESE InsightDossier ART-3340-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is 10 years away. While more and more firms are embracing the agenda, the business community needs to act with more urgency for the goals to be met. Here, we look at the new responsibilities of business for people, the planet and our future prosperity.Starting at €15.00
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In Search of the Virtuous Banker
Cowton, ChristopherArticle ART-3202-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceDespite some progress over the past 10 years, the controls put in place to prevent another global financial crisis fail to address two key concerns: corporate culture and individual character. There's still a lot of work to be done to define and agree what makes a good bank as well as a good banker. The author, an internationally recognized scholar in business and financial ethics, believes a return to the ancient moral philosophy of virtue ethic...Starting at €8.20
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New paradigms in purpose, ownership and engagement
IESE InsightArticle ART-3398-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, FinanceA conversation around the purpose of business was already underway when the coronavirus hit. For many, this global crisis marks a before and an after. What are the issues that executives and directors need to reflect on now, as they look for purpose beyond profits in a radically altered business environment?Starting at €8.20
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Four Tenets to Fix Capitalism & Unlock Your Business's Potential
Sisodia, RajArticle ART-2921-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EconomicsFree-market capitalism is under fire. Yet, according to the author, it is still the best system for social cooperation and human progress -- if done properly. Drawing on his research, the author casts his vision of Conscious Capitalism, based on four interconnected, mutually reinforcing tenets: a higher purpose; stakeholder integration; conscious leadership; and a conscious culture. He refutes those who say Wall Street will never buy it. Instead,...Starting at €8.20
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Green Keys to Unlock Competitive Advantage
Berrone, PascualArticle ART-1539-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBy studying polluting industries in the United States, the author discovers a better way of engaging with the growing green movement. Managers need to take a hybrid approach: paying attention to external influences, while also looking inside the company¿s own resources for inspiration. This powerful combination grants social legitimacy, affects company performance and will set you apart from the rest.Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Companies Into Respected Institutions
Canals, JordiArticle ART-2820-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, StrategyRespect for business has fallen. This article suggests how to make companies respected institutions in society once again. The author starts by arguing that a firm's heterogeneous goals cannot be limited to short-term economic performance. Instead, top managers need to embrace a much more holistic view of the firm and its goals. Then, he outlines the qualities that make a firm a respected institution and he presents a framework to assess the firm...Starting at €8.20
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When morals meet models
Beunza, DanielArticle ART-3341-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceHas our reliance on financial models gone too far? In the post-crisis order, more and more people are taking ethics in banking seriously. Here is how managers can take back control.Starting at €8.20
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How kindness culture can elevate your business
Baker, WilliamArticle ART-3396-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementSuccessful companies all share a commitment to three principles: abundance, long-term relationships and regard for others. How well does your company encourage the growth and development of its employees, and then celebrate their accomplishments?Starting at €8.20
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A Question of Principles
Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaArticle ART-1599-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe loss of trust, both between people and between companies and institutions, is one of the fallouts of the crisis. The author believes that the secret for recovery lies in understanding the foundations of trust in order to restore it. According to his analysis, trust has real, practical, economic value that increases efficiency and enables the creation of other goods and values. But rather than merely calculating its value and implementing meas...Starting at €8.20