Comments on: Social Responsibility

By: christyjones

christyjones — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:04:48 +0000

Thanks Will for highlighting the postive global impact practicing social responsibility would bring to the world. As you say, taking action strategically is necessary now — action vs. just talking being the key.

By: Will Marre

Will Marre — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:19:21 +0000

Sounds like a great summit, and I couldn’t be more encouraged by the progress being made in social responsibility. But I also want to further encourage us to take social responsibility to the next level–to become socially-strategic. (For more on this concept please see http://www.thoughtrocket.com.) The solution is not just about incorporating socially responsible practices into what we already do, it’s also about reinventing capitalism completely. I want to challenge leaders to go to a new level of leadership thinking, to create high-growth profit strategies by solving the environmental and social problems that threaten our future—to make money by saving the future. In the next decades we will have to re-invent every product we use to be ecologically friendly, energy efficient and recyclable. Just the opportunity to change all the light bulbs in the world has a mind-boggling upside.The opportunities to lift billions of people from poverty, educate billions to live in the 21st century and unlock the keys to sustainable living and sustainable relationships means we need an unlimited supply of social entrepreneurs thinking socially-strategically. What a great time to be alive!

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:49:25 +0000

I can’t help but think that associations and others in the non-profit world will focus on the short-term, looking at the economy of today rather than what is needed in planning for tomorrow. I read that those organizations who incorporate social responsibility/sustainable development in their business plans actually do better on the bottom line (can’t remember where I read that, does anyone?). How can we keep the importance of this in front of decision makers? AAUW is lucky in that it is in its mission — how can we get others to think this way??