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CSR in Practice: Sustainable Wool Farming
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Or who'd have ever thought my career would put me in such close proximity to sheep? Natural ways to reduce soil erosion and that you don't call paddocks "fields.". The visits were very interesting and I learned a lot more than I ever expected to. My visit was initially to explore animal welfare issues in the wool industry, but took a truly educational turn once I had the chance to meet with farmers who are comm...
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CSR in Practice: September 2010
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Wednesday, September 29, 2010. Moving Beyond Social Compliance. I've spent the past two days in Ho Chi Minh City at the Better Work Vietnam International Buyers' Forum. The Better Work. Program is described as:. The Better Work program seeks to shift the dialogue away from "auditing" and "monitoring" to truly finding long-term, sustainable solutions to poor factory working conditions. In addition to conducting factory assessments (simila...
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CSR in Practice: A Model Factory
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Tuesday, March 15, 2011. I'm in Jakarta again, this time visiting some factories we currently work with and assessing some others that are not yet approved for my company. It's unusual for me to get the chance to visit factories we're not yet working with and I'm learning that representing a potential client feels very different from playing the role of the social compliance guy who comes into a factory to see what's unacceptable. Apparently...
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CSR in Practice: March 2010
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Wednesday, March 24, 2010. The Ethical Supply Chain. I recently returned from a trip to Hong. Kong and China, where I had the opportunity to visit some of the factories that produce our goods. In today's economy, supply chains are global behemoths, with companies balancing, among other things, cost, quality, speed, trade preferences, technical capability, product assortment and "social and environmental compliance.". Some companies take a "c...
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CSR in Practice: April 2010
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Friday, April 30, 2010. Who Are Your Champions? When I was in business school, I read The Soul in the Computer. For one of my CSR classes. The other day, I set up a meeting with someone who manages a very resource-intensive product. Without having ever met her, I simply sent her a meeting over Outlook, showed up to her office and explained that I was curious about her work. As we chatted, I asked about some of the potential environme...Every...
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CSR in Practice: Sex Education
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Monday, March 21, 2011. Today was one of those days that make it all worthwhile. I feel inspired, that my work is meaningful and that there's a sense of purpose behind what I do. My tour guide's comments perfectly set up today's factory visit. We recently partnered with a Vietnamese factory to invest in HERproject. Today's visit also included a meeting with the factory's management team, who shared some of their experiences in implementing t...
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CSR in Practice: February 2010
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Wednesday, February 17, 2010. When I was interviewing for my new position, I was informed that my role would be to build a program from scratch. So, I expected to think through some of the company's risks, review processes and work toward making recommendations. Little did I realize that I'd have to take a few steps back! From my past experience and from speaking with other CSR. Practitioners, I think it's typical for CSR. Into business proc...
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CSR in Practice: July 2010
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Wednesday, July 14, 2010. It may be a bit too much. So, to make writing this post easier, I'll organize my recent travels by location:. After a long night of flying, I arrived in Istanbul with several of my Supply Chain colleagues for a vendor summit. We've been working with more and more vendors in the Middle East and Mediterranean region, so we decided to host a formal day where we could get to know each other better. Furthermore, meeting ...
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CSR in Practice: August 2010
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Instead of Stating the Case Against, How About Re-defining the Case For? Warning: I’m on the defensive. Ran an article called “The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility”. As dangerous for society because it presumes companies are wrong to take on social welfare issues. These issues, the article argues, belong under the purview of government or civil society. Since I work in CSR. I’m also troubled by the...
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CSR in Practice: The Obligatory Year-End Post
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Musings and Opinions (Rants and Raves? Of a Corporate Idealist. Monday, December 20, 2010. The Obligatory Year-End Post. Apologies to my handful of loyal readers (Hi mom! For not posting in so long! Being in retail, every part of the business heats up as we enter the Holiday period. Add to that all the typical “year end” business (budgets, next year’s goals, etc.) and the annoying tendency for all CSR events and conferences to be scheduled in Q4, it’s been tough to keep up. Our partnership with HERproject.
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