Strategy – Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Interface Carpet and Fabric Company’s Sustainability Efforts: What the Company Does, the Crucial Role of Employees, and the Limits of this Approach

Beth Rosenberg. 2009. Interface Carpet and Fabric Company’s Sustainability Efforts: What the Company Does, the Crucial Role of Employees, and the Limits of this Approach. (Journal of Public Health Policy, 30(4): 427-438)

The benefits and costs of corporate social responsibility

Geoffrey Sprinkle, Laureen Maines. 2010. The benefits and costs of corporate social responsibility. Business Horizons, 53, 445—453.

Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility

Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer. 2006. Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility. Harvard Business Review. (HBS #: R0612D-PDF-ENG)

Novo Nordisk: A Commitment to Sustainability

Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus. 2011. Novo Nordisk: A Commitment to Sustainability. Harvard Business School. (HBS Prod. #: 412053-PDF-ENG)

The New Plastics Economy

https://newplasticseconomy.org/participants

Collaborations between companies and non-profits

What does it take to build successful collaborations between companies and non-profits working on sustainability? Jason Clay from the WWF presents an innovative approach.

https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_clay_how_big_brands_can_save_biodiversity

IKEA sustainability and strategy

Steve Howard, IKEA’s chief sustainability officer, claims that “Sustainability has gone from a nice-to-do to a must-do.” This is a great video for a debate on the relationship between sustainability and strategy: should companies go all-in on selling sustainability?

https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_howard_let_s_go_all_in_on_selling_sustainability

Category: Strategy