Corporate Social Responsibility Is Essential to Environmental Sustainability
In this audio lecture, Mr. Gore shares insights on leadership and climate crisis solutions, and identifies the need market reforms.
Corporate Responsibility Through the Stakeholder’s Lens
CB Bhattacharya explains why the traditional approach to CSR should be reexamined and why a change from top-down to stakeholder-driven initiatives means higher returns.
Partnering for Scale and Impact
How can partnerships help the nonprofit sector navigate legislative hurdles, new leadership, and antiquated business models?
GSB 2011 Healthcare Summit: Future of the Healthcare Sector
John Capek talks about ways we can improve the potential success for technologies in order to improve the delivery of healthcare over the next decade.
Shared Value - Future of Green
Mark Kramer discusses the challenges of coordinating corporate social responsibility projects with corporations and the success of the cell phone industry in emerging (third world) markets.
Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World
Aron Cramer explains how bridging the gap between profit and nonprofit businesses would bring about social change and innovation.
The Future of the Healthcare Sector
Migliori emphasizes the need for change in the healthcare system in order for it to become more sustainable.
Investing in Africa
Thomas Barry, founder of the Zephyr Management investment firm, discusses widespread opportunities for private equity investment in Africa.
Private Equity in Africa
Thomas Gibian, Chairman of Emerging Capital Partners, discusses the success of his organization in investing in companies across the African continent through seven funds.
Food Industry and Global Health
Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler discusses how we define the cultural norm for food consumption and what role our government should play in regulating food companies.
Leveraging Business Assets in Nonprofit
Jean Oelwang, CEO of Virgin Unite, argues that nonprofit organizations have a lot to learn from the business practices of the private sector if they wish to maximize their impact.
Stakeholders in Corporate Social Responsibility
Former Hewlett Packard VP Debra Dunn talks about the technology company’s “DNA for CSR,” and how the firm engages with stakeholders to be good citizens and help improve communities around the world.
Creating an Innovation Revolution
Lenny Mendonca discusses the role the federal budget plays in helping or hindering research, development, and private innovation.
Saisir les clés du financement social
Pierre Carpentier, Jean-Michel Lecuyer, & Céline Claverie join for a panel discussion on social innovation and finance; not translated from French to English.
Environmental Sustainability and Development
Richard Morse, research associate at the Stanford’s Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, discusses carbon offsets as a way to engage the developing world in climate change mitigation.