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What is the business of business?

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date November 3, 2008

On Sunday, The Economist hosted a debate in New York on the motion, “The business of business is business.” For the motion, Clive Crook, of the Financial Times and the Atlantic, and Will Wilkinson, of the Cato Institute, argued that this simple rule is a necessary “constitution” for business, to ensure that its managers can […]

Tags creative capitalism, CSR, Economist, Financial Times, Gates, GE, Good Company, WalMart

Gold star for Starbucks?

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date October 27, 2008

Corporate philanthropy is rapidly evolving. As we argue in the book, what has traditionally been a discretionary activity typically in the gift of the chief executive, and of uncertain value to shareholders, is turning into a corporate citizenship programme designed to advance a company’s core for-profit strategy. If we are right, companies will be far […]

Tags CFO Magazine, CSR, Good Company, Starbucks