International Social Innovation Research Conference 2018It will be held from 3 to 5 September 2018 in Heidelberg (Germany) - at the Ruprecht-Karls-University - the X edition of the ISIRC Conference(International Social Innovation Research Conference). The new edition was lau…3 Sep 2018 12:45 — 5 Sep 12:45EventGender Diversity in Maker Spaces?#FabLabs have spread around the world, including rural areas and developing countries (Gershenfeld, 2008). #Inclusion constitutes one of the core values in the maker and FabLab movement. This is also expressed by the ai…21 Dec 2017ArticleHow can we ensure cross sector collaboration?As part of the SI Drive final conference in Brussels, SIX hosted a session on research and policy, asking how we can ensure the best collaboration between research, policy and practitioners. The key note speakers were F…20 Nov 2017ArticleCSIopinion: We're trapped in the rules of CSRMoving forward towards a sustainable world means a holistic approach in which the private sector gets a commitment that goes beyond CSR. Is it not a matter of social responsibility but to a full involvement in which…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: 6 Steps to Corporate Social InnovationIn Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steven Jobs, a transformative moment occurs when Jobs returns to Apple (where he’d been fired a few years before) and rescues the company from collapse. New products pore forth—th…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Five keys to corporate social innovationMany well-meaning corporate social-innovation pilots never reach their potential. Marc Pfitzer and Valerie Bockstette discuss how to beat the odds The term "innovation" appears at least daily in Guardian Sustainable…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Companies that are using strategic CSI are winning the millennialsCompanies are increasingly using corporate responsibility as a business tactic — and it's clearly working. If you had the choice, would you buy a bottle of liquid hand soap for $3 or would you grab a similar bottle…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: What is the true business of business?In an article in the New York Times in 1970, Milton Friedman wrote about “the social responsibility of business.” Having expounded his view that the only social responsibility of business was “to increase its prof…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: How companies can combine both purpose and profitLarge companies increasingly engage in social innovation: Facebook and six other companies offer affordable internet in less developed countries through Internet.org, for example, while Microsoft is offering internet re…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Innovating for a Better World - The Rise of Corporate Social InnovationIn business circles, at conferences, and in management literature, it is now commonplace to hear that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is dead! This is surely so if this means CSR is only about philanthropy. But pe…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Social Innovation in BusinessTry doing a quick word association with corporate social responsibility (CSR). What comes immediately to mind? Philanthropy, volunteering, accountability, reporting, sustainability, and maybe the triple bottom line—…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Innovating for shared valueSince their launch, in 2005, Nexera canola and sunflower seeds, used for making cooking oils, have become one of Dow Chemical’s best-selling product lines. The seeds and the oils offer many advantages: The seeds yield…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Creating Shared ValueThe capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be prospering at the expense of their…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Maximize the financial returns while doing the greatest goodWhat is the 'Triple Bottom Line (TBL)' Triple bottom line (TBL) is a concept which seeks to broaden the focus on the financial bottom line by businesses to include social and environmental responsibilities. A triple…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: The Triple bottom line - Profit, people and planetTriple bottom line business approaches and B-corp movement are all important areas of the corporate social innovation perspective. The phrase “the triple bottom line” was first coined in 1994 by John Elkington, t…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIopinion: SiG Knowledge Hub on CSIA new dimension of corporate innovation is emerging in many businesses. Corporate social innovation (also known as CSI) leverages market-based solutions to address social challenges and create business opportunity. A…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: How CSI creates business oppotunityWhat classifies as CSI may more easily be broken down along a spectrum. While some corporations and impact investors are examining the Blended Value work of Jed Emerson, or Mark Kramer and Michael Porter’s work on Sha…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: How to create succesful cross-sector partnerships“As the financial and ecological systems weaken and stresses build, human nature dictates that we try to do more of what worked in the past. We focus even more on the conventionally defined bottom line. Stuck in a hol…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: The Growing Field of Corporate Social InnovationBy The Lewis Institute | June 6, 2017 Earlier this year, Senior Fellows in Social Innovation Bradley Googins and Philip Mirvis released a white paper for The Conference Board looking at the growing field of Corporate…16 Nov 2017ArticleCSIknowledge: Overview on Social Firms in EuropeSocial Firms and social co-operatives are unique business models that address the problem of unemployment for people with disabilities and other disadvantages in the labour market. The first social co-operatives were es…16 Nov 2017Article Pages› Last 1 2 3
