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Will Social Entrepreneurs Build a Sustainable Future?
In this new Thought Leader post, Mike Lenox from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business argues we shouldn't be so quick to label traditional for-profit businesses as "evil" due to their monetary motivations, while hailing social entrepreneurism as our only hope. Instead, he maintains the important distinction may not be "for-profit" versus "non-profit" but rather the overall mission of the enterprise.
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Making Sustainability Simple for SMEs
Businesses ---- no matter what their size ---- can make simple steps to prepare for the future. This new primer showcases the financial, environmental and social benefits of sustainability and highlights the simple and achievable actions small- to medium-sized businesses can take to reap these rewards. The primer also features a list of tools and resources for SMEs to further their social and environmental actions.
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Small But Mighty Firms Make Proactive CSR Pay Off
Small businesses that actively pursue CSR perform better than their penny-pinching peers ---- even in tough economic times. Despite conventional wisdom which assumes SMEs lack the expertise and capital to invest in CSR, a new study reveals SMEs have unique characteristics that position them to pursue CSR in other ways. Read more.
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