Inspiration from the Net Impact 2014 Conference

I recently attended the Net Impact 2014 Conference in Minneapolis, MN and thought I would share some of the ideas and debates from the event that inspired me. The conference was full of positive, proactive energy and provided some interesting lessons for the world’s next group of sustainability leaders. Firstly, if you have not listened to Dan Pallotta’s […]

Purpose, Values, and Action: Corporate Responsibility in SMEs

Multinational Corporations have been at the center of the discussion surrounding corporate responsibility.  This has occurred for two main reasons: 1. Multinationals have received a significant amount of “bad press” in recent years – from oil spills, to child labor scandals, to world financial meltdowns – pressuring them to “shape up” 2. Multinationals maintain significant […]

Risk and Opportunity Management for Corporate Social Responsibility

Recently, we have been discussing the theory and importance of Risk Management in project planning and management. In order to manage risks in a project, there are several tools used to plan for all possible negative impacts on a project. Project managers fill out several charts, analyzing the likelihood, severity, impacts, warning signs for each […]