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Corporate Social Responsibility - Bridging the Gap Panel

In the past few years, several international reporting standards have emerged. But are they actually changing corporate behavior? With particular emphasis on labor standards, this panel discussion explores the effectiveness of current efforts to monitor and improve labor conditions abroad, the role of verification groups, and practical challenges faced by companies in implementing guidelines.

From Marble to Formica

By Laura Beaudin

How the Union Bank of California attracts lower-income people to traditional banking.

Buying In or Selling Out?

By Dara O'Rourke

Socially responsible brands that merge with multinationals may be abandoning their principles

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Turning Conflict into Cooperation

By Peter Asmus, Hank Cauley, & Katharine Maroney

The Rainforest Action Network launched a consumer boycott of several Mitsubishi companies, leading to significant changes in the way the firm and many of its partners do business.

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The Other CSR

By Timothy M. Devinney, Patrice Auger, Giana Eckhardt, & Thomas Birtchnell 1

Consumers say they want to buy green products but they don't always follow through. There are, however, strategies corporations can take to increase sales of sustainable goods.

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The Next Phase of Business Sustainability

By Andrew J. Hoffman 23

The era of corporations integrating sustainable practices is being surpassed by a new age of corporations actively transforming the market to make it more sustainable. Open access to this article is made possible by The Regents of the University of Michigan on behalf of the Erb Institute.