Larger companies have the resources to support all of the activities of a chief responsibility officer or chief sustainability officer including the creation and maintenance of a dedicated group or department to focus solely on developing and executing a sustainability-related strategy. Sustainable startups do not...
Writing in the New York Times in April 2020, David Sax suggested that the Coronavirus pandemic and related public health and economic crises should serve as a reminder of the types of entrepreneurship that truly matter in our society. Sax noted that entrepreneurship has frequently...
We have previously discussed the role and responsibilities of chief responsibility officers; however, many companies refer to that position as the chief sustainability officer, or CSO. In a 2007 White Paper on the changing role of the CSO, Heidrick & Struggles noted that for many...
Rangan et al. argued that well-managed CSR creates social and environmental value, while supporting a company’s business objectives and reducing operating costs, and enhancing relationships with key stakeholders and customers.[1] Rangan et al. joined others in recommending that companies establish an independent full-time position to...