I had an opportunity recently to share an introductory presentation on social intra/entrepreneurship with a class of high school seniors at The Culver Academies on March 10, 2010. These students were sharp and did a great job of outlining the case for “Good Business” at the beginning of the presentation and asked fantastic questions throughout! Despite [...]

Just a few weeks ago — Feb 11-15th — I had the great opportunity to join fellow social innovators from around the world at the 2010 StartingBloc Social Innovation Institute in Boston. I absolutely love attending events such as this (including GES, SOCAP, The Feast, and the upcoming SVC/SE Conferences). It’s a rare opportunity for [...]

Regular readers of this blog know that Coca-Cola is one of my favorite companies. Here’s an update on what they are up to in Africa: At Coca-Cola, we believe that the private sector can play a powerful role in reducing poverty – particularly by concentrating on core operations in a profitable but inclusive and responsible [...]

00:00 – 01:00 Introduction 01:00 – 03:11 About John Kim and Interest in WorldCupCSR 03:11 – 05:37 Creating Sustainable Infrastructure 05:37 – 07:08 How Did You Decide to Explore This Topic Via Blogging? 07:08 – 10:17 Trends and Major Players 10:17 – 12:43 How Are Sponsors Engaging in CSR? 12:43 – 13:31 Nike 13:31 – [...]

Coca-Cola is a company that I closely follow — their growing focus on sustainability and their global reach and programs in emerging markets really fascinates me. Coca-Cola is sold in 206 countries, has created an amazing distribution network in Africa (giving way to new possibilities like ColaLife), and supports entrepreneurs around the world. More recently, [...]

Here’s your Daily Brief for November 17th: The School for Social Entrepreneurs: Scaling social entrepreneurship (or why many molehills make a mountain) – Many people are talking about “scale” these days – as it pertains to their individual enterprises and social entrepreneurship on the whole. This article presents 5 key points to be considered before [...]

Starbucks launched its (RED) campaign in the U.K. and Ireland this week — donating 5p/5cents for every purchase made with the promotional (RED) Starbucks card. And remember the cool (RED) tumbler? It’ll land you a 25 cent discount every time you use it at the store instead of using the paper cups. The tumbler costs [...]

Check out this documentary trailer that takes on some of the tough-hitting questions surrounding the ethics and social responsibility of South Africa’s hosting the 2010 World Cup: