Corporate social responsibility committee: international evidence
by Yuxia Zou, Winner of the Cambridge Finance Best Student Paper Award 2022, Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Finance and Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance Yuxia Zou During the past few decades, corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues have attracted…
Omar Safeyeldin: Integrating philanthropic impact into business strategy
In this webinar, jointly hosted with the Tharawat Family Business Forum we explored the difference and overlaps between corporate and private giving. Our inspirational keynote speaker was Eng. Omar Safeyeldin, Chairman and CEO of Egyptian German Industrial Corporate who shared…
Deeper measurement
Outcome and impacts are key for environmental, social and governance issues, Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville of Cambridge Judge says in Harvard Business Review article. Companies need to do a better job of measuring outcomes and impacts related to environmental, social and…
Harvard Business Review: ESG impact is hard to measure – but it’s not impossible
Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Diageo Professor in Organisation Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about better measurement of environmental, social and governance issues. “Robust ESG and impact measures can help us keep score, and, when necessary, make course corrections. Ultimately, however,…
Greening business – the sustainability challenge
Fires, droughts, floods and Greta Thunberg - sustainability has never been so much at the forefront for global business. What are the trends to look out for? CJBS faculty, MBA alumni and a current MBA candidate give us their thoughts.…
Why the world needs ethical leadership
In 2020 providing for shareholders isn’t enough. Ethical leadership that focuses on the planet and society is in high demand. Dr Simon Learmount Ethical leadership should be on the lips of any business leader today. In 2020 if you’re business…
Social enterprises
Government public procurement legislation should ‘explicitly ensure’ that calls for tender favour enterprises that pursue social and environmental goals, says new report issued at World Economic Forum in Davos co-authored by Dr Helen Haugh of Cambridge Judge Business School. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpuRfIzGw7o…
Narcissism and downsizing
Narcissism can help liberal-leaning CEOs in pushing corporate social responsibility, but it doesn't help conservative CEOs translate their ideology into downsizing, says a new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School. Narcissism (as in arrogance and entitlement) and extraversion (as…
A new model for corporate social responsibility
Your business's CSR activity must adapt to the market you're in, new research reveals. In 2017, any company worth its salt has some kind of corporate social responsibility programme. But what CSR looks like – and how important it is…
Why doing the right thing can pay dividends
Sophi Tranchell's leadership of Divine Chocolate is a sweet victory for integrity, inspiration and belief. Always be plausible and believe in what you are doing. I am a third generation social campaigner but I make money as well. My parents…
