The Social Business Blog
27 Feb 2024
Academy cases “We must do away with the throw-away culture and find inspiration from the time when we patched our woolen socks”Kristina Vigen grew up in the countryside with older generations who, back then, took care of the things they had acquired and made them last as long as possible. This meant repairing quality wool socks – especially because it made sense financially. ”Now the primary incentive for preserving the products is perhaps something else, namely the […]
27 Feb 2024
Academy cases Good advice on Danish CSR in ThailandMany of us know it very well: the company has drawn up CSR policies and guidelines. But how do you translate the good intentions and ambitions into concrete actions that make sense for the individual employee in everyday life? Even if there are many thousands of kilometers from the head office to the factory? This is everyday […]
27 Feb 2024
Academy cases From CV to personal CSR career houseWhen Signe Rasmussen began the practical training, Sustainable Business Change Manager, she was determined to do one thing: She wanted to find a new path, both personally and professionally. Because even though Signe Rasmussen had already spent 7 years in the wind turbine industry, something was missing. “Although it was an exciting period in an industry […]
11 Apr 2011
Globalization Issues Measuring happiness – progressive or pointless?With today’s resource scarcity and skyrocketing social imbalances, how we determine and measure growth is becoming a critical issue. In The New Pioneers I focus on three sustainable growth principles. One of them is the principle of immaterial growth, reflected in concepts like the Triple Bottom Line and Gross National Happiness.
13 Mar 2011
Globalization Issues Business students demand sustainabilityThe New Pioneers blogpost has been listed among the 50 best blogs for green business students. Conscious business school students want to make a difference beyond maximizing shareholder value.
11 Jan 2011
Globalization Issues First-movers engage, innovate and co-create with CSR 2.0The transformation of the internet through new social technologies is changing the face of CSR. With Web 2.o comes CSR 2.o with new possibilities for social interaction, involvement and participation in finding innovative ways to tackle everything from individual business challenges to global problems
3 Aug 2010
Globalization Issues 21st century changesWelcome to a 21st century world of profound changes that will affect our way of thinking, living and working for the next many years to come.