Tim Cook to Apple Investors: Drop Dead
Apple CEO Tim Cook tells Investors Who Care More About Return on Investment than Climate Change: Your Money is No Longer Welcome. At the annual meeting of Apple shareholders in Cupertino, California, in February this year Apple CEO Tim Cook informed investors that are primarily concerned with making reasonable economic returns that their money is no longer […]
Twitter Co-Founder: Five Tips for Non-Profits
Giving back is the future of capitalism, according to Biz Stone. That’s why as Twitter’s co-founder, he hired a CSR officer before any sales people, and is now focused on his own foundation. He also seeks new ways to use technology to help society. Here he offers advice on how non-profits can use technology to […]
How to Be an Xceptional Leader
What if launching and leading an xceptional business was simpler than you’ve ever imagined? Not easier. Not less time consuming. Not less gut wrenching, but simpler. Guess what: It is. What if I told you that many successful entrepreneurs didn’t start with a compelling vision or indeed a workable business plan? Guess what: That’s true. […]
The CEO of Coca-Cola On Using The Company’s Scale For Good
Recent research shows spending money on corporate social responsibility is no longer seen as a detriment to a company’s profitability. Stock analysts now view such expenditures as essential to a company’s long-term brand and value. Coca-Cola is one of the many companies that are making efforts to tackle the world’s greatest societal challenges — water scarcity, climate change, and […]
5 Powerful Phenomena Shaping The Philanthropic Journey of the World’s Wealthiest
Are we in the midst of a turning point for philanthropy? Are these the boom years of ‘philanthrocapitalism’? Though the practice is not entirely new, the term was coined in 2006 by Matthew Bishop, US business editor of the Economist to describe a philanthropic culture that draws heavily on business talent and entrepreneurship. Isabelle de Grave […]
How Reputations Are Won And Lost In Modern Information Markets
A new white paper by the Saїd Business School at the University of Oxford identifies challenges and opportunities for practitioners and policy makers. Democratisation of online information, always-on media and the proliferation of audiences creates distorting effects that are not well understood, according to a new white paper published by the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation at […]
GameChangers 500: The World’s Top Purpose-Driven Organizations
Social enterprises, benefit corporations, blended value organizations, conscious capitalism; there are no shortage of buzzwords describing this monumental movement to create a new model of business. But if you want to build one of these “force-for-good” businesses, is there a model to follow? How do you measure your success or failure? And if you want to work […]
GE: The World’s Oldest Startup on Effective Marketing
General Electric CMO Beth Comstock (above) believes marketing is about seizing opportunities. That’s why she’s constantly on the lookout for innovation, driving GE’s partnerships in healthcare and clean energy. It’s why today’s GE is utilizing video and social media to tell a global story with a local accent, and why tomorrow’s will see the integration […]
Warning: Singularity University May Cause Your Mind To Explode
Imagine spending 12 hours a day for a week having non-stop life changing, exponentially advancing technology breakthroughs downloaded into your primitive brain (they reminded us that our brains have not been upgraded in 50,000 years)! It is somehow both exhilarating and exhausting simultaneously. I am writing this as I near the end of a one […]
20 Student Teams Race to Design the Car of the Future
Global automotive supplier Valeo today named the 20 teams shortlisted by its experts to compete in the second round of the Group’s global innovation challenge. The global competition is open to student around the world, who are encouraged to design and develop automobile products or systems that will revolutionise the car. The participating teams represent […]
