Business Ethics Magazine

Recent leadership failures have pointed to many CEOs’ lack of “emotional intelligence,” says the writer. It tells who “a leader is and how he or she behaves, defining ‘tone at the top’ more compellingly than any words on email, paper or video”.

The Huffington Post

“Being a successful company and being socially responsible are not mutually exclusive pursuits,” says the writer. Such a commitment is not just something “nice to have,” but is “an essential strategy that mitigates risk and leads to profitability.”

People's Daily Online

China is set to kick off a campaign encouraging business integrity. With the theme “Business Integrity for Prosperous and Harmonious Development,” the campaign will focus on “gaining a competitive edge through honest business operation”.

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CEOs are concerned about employee engagement — and rightfully so. Unfortunately, the majority of such initiatives treat employee engagement as an end goal. Employee engagement is a condition — manifested by the inspiration an employee unleashes in his or her work when he or she is deeply connected to a mission, purpose and the values that connect us, says HOW contributor Dov Seidman.

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Marc Gunther,
HOW Online contributor

The idea of "doing well by doing good" is so appealing that a slice of the financial industry is focused on persuading people to invest with their values without sacrificing returns. HIP Investor goes a step further, saying companies that are leaders in corporate responsibility outperform their peers. “But can any single model consistently outperform the market?” asks HOW contributor Marc Gunther.

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Thomas M. Kostigen,
HOW Online contributor

As 40 years of Earth Days pass, it's interesting to note that it is the business community that has backed the cause of climate change more than any other. Politicians have let the issue wane; individuals seem to care less and less about global warming. So why is this happening? In this more connected world, business is taking action for the right reasons, says HOW contributor Thomas M. Kostigen.

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Mats Lederhausen,
HOW Online contributor

HOW contributor Mats Lederhausen sat down with The Business & Legal Quarterly to discuss what corporate social responsibility means, its benefits and disadvantages, and how to launch valuable CSR initiatives. As Lederhausen said: “I view CSR as a core business philosophy that balances the valid needs and desires of all stakeholders in an enterprise. … In reality, CSR is simply good capitalism.”

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Andrew Shapiro,
HOW Online contributor

The trumped-up "Climate Gate" scandal has drawn an inordinate amount of attention, with climate change deniers using fairly innocuous evidence to question the integrity of all climate science. Even if the deniers were right — which they're not — the business case for investing in environmental innovation still holds up, as does the moral imperative, says HOW contributor Andrew Shapiro.

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