Posts by McClimon, Tim
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Better Business, Better World (05.11.17 )
By Tim McClimon In January of this year, the Business & Sustainable Development Commission, a group of 35 leaders from business, finance, civil society, labor and international organizations, issued a report titled Better Business, Better World under the auspices of the UN Foundation. Its goal was to map the economic benefits available to business if […]
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Corporate Social Responsibility Trends in 2017 (01.12.17 )
By Tim McClimon For the past six years, I’ve been predicting what trends will impact Corporate Social Responsibility in the coming year. Sometimes, I’m right; sometimes I’m less right.
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Amplifying Social Impact through Pro Bono Service (11.15.16 )
By Tim McClimon A new study sponsored by American Express, Ashoka Changemakers and the Taproot Foundation highlights the potential “win-win” partnerships between social entrepreneurs and business professionals. Amplifying Social Impact identifies opportunities for pro bono collaboration between these two groups, and makes recommendations to help achieve greater social impact.
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Who Needs CSR Anyway? (01.29.15 )
By Tim McClimon, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, American Express, and President of the American Express Foundation I have written about Michael Porter’s concept of Shared Value Creation (companies creating profitable products and services with a social purpose) in this blog a number of times - most recently when I predicted the growing acceptance […]
