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Monthly Archives: March 2016

An inspiring TED talk by Audrey Choi: How to Make a Profit while Making a Difference

March 31, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Audrey Choi, CEO of the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, and member of President Obama’s US Community Development Advisory Board, believes big institutions have unique potential to create change […]

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Sanpou-Yoshi: A gift from ancient Japanese merchants

March 29, 2016by The Council on Business & Society 1 Comment

Companies around the world face new challenges beyond simply producing profit. The ancient Japanese concept of Sanpou-Yoshi might help.

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Business Sense
Healthcare is an asset – not a liability. Why do governments around the world think of healthcare as a liability? And how can they be convinced that healthcare systems are priceless assets for business and the common good? Prof. Edward Yagi, Nanzan University Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio Business School alumnus, explores.

Healthcare is an asset – not a liability

March 25, 2016by The Council on Business & Society 3 Comments

How can governments be convinced that healthcare systems are priceless assets for business and the common good?

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The Academic Eye

Sustainability Reporting at a Glance

March 24, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Prof. Charles Cho provides an at-a-glance exec summary of the essential factors behind corporate sustainability reporting.

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Hypocrisy and Facades: How sustainability reports can be good for people, planet, and profit

March 10, 2016by The Council on Business & Society 2 Comments

Prof. Charles Cho explores corporate sustainability reports and when corporate hypocrisy and facades can be made to burn a brighter light.

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The Academic Eye
Can We Trust Corporate Sustainability Reporting? Professors Charles Cho, ESSEC, Matias Laine, University of Tampere, Robin W. Roberts, University of Central Florida, and Michelle Rodrigue from the Université Laval, take us through a two-part article for the Council on Business & Society that reveals the roots and legitimacy of corporate sustainability reporting and how hypocrisy and facades may prove paradoxically beneficial for people, planet, and profit.

Can We Trust Corporate Sustainability Reporting?

March 8, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Prof. Charles Cho looks into company hypocrisy and facades around the question of whether we can trust corporate sustainability reporting.

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Journey into Tokyo

March 7, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Council on Business & Society follower and entrepreneur in Japan, Marc-Alexandre Cartiant shares a video of journeying to Tokyo.

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Japan and Hyper-Ageing Society

March 4, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Genki Oka, McKinsey & Co, explores Japan’s hyper-ageing society: an ageing population is also an opportunity that is multi-faceted in nature.

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The Japanese Employee Within Business and Society

March 2, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

There is an inherent culture within many Japanese companies that defines how they view their wider contribution to business and society.

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