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Economy, Strategy & Finance Data Reactions
2018
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Creating Business Value through Social Impact is More Effective when Corporate Citizenship is Built-in, not Bolted-on
February 27 | Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Positive social impact, the result of a company’s efforts to do good directed towards solutions to important problems, is more impactful when a company integrates those efforts with their core competencies and through their products and services. Many corporations’ efforts have been adjacent to the company’s business, or “bolted on.” A “built-in” ethos, where the company works to create value for both the bottom line and the outside world has strong long-term success implications for both.
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Turning Workplace Philanthropy into a Daily Habit
February 26 | Nick Bailey, Vice President, Innovation and Products, Salesforce | Comments (0)There’s an astounding number of nonprofits in the world today. We’re talking millions. In many ways, that’s a good thing: It signals not only that there is an ever-increasing number of ways to get involved in social good, but also that people are standing up and trying to make a difference. And it’s no secret that the world needs this kind of social action now more than ever.
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C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: CEOs: Digital Strategies enable better Sustainability Performance
February 19 | Uwe G. Schulte, PhD, Senior Advisor, European Governance & Sustainability Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)2/3 of CEOs believe that digital transformation is a significant enabler for their sustainability strategy and they actively seek opportunities from digitization to improve sustainability performance and to discover more sustainable business models. The application of digital trans-formation and innovation for new more sustainable business models finds wide acceptance among company leaders. Now is the right time to develop proposals for new products and services and new revenue models.
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Downskilling: Employers can no longer have their cake and eat it too
February 16 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)With the time to fill positions skyrocketing, some employers may choose to compromise on the educational requirement of their new hires. This blog shows that some companies have already started.
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Implications for Blockchain in Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy
February 14 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Comments (0)It’s impossible to avoid the furor surrounding cryptocurrencies these days. Looking beyond the price fluctuations of crypto markets, examining the blockchain infrastructure that supports the currencies is a fascinating exercise. The use of blockchain in companies has some interesting implications for citizenship and philanthropy. Blockchain could add a level of transparency and authenticity to corporate practices and resulting communications that could help to rebuild trust in business.
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CFIUS Reform Set to Disrupt Business as Usual for MNCs in China
February 13 | Ethan Cramer-Flood, Fomer Senior Fellow, China Center for Economics and Business, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The reform and empowerment of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has the potential to dramatically disrupt many traditional partnership approaches MNCs have been using in China for many years – including co-investment arrangements that have become popular recently.
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C-Suite Challenge™ 2018—Implications for Communicators
February 01 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The Conference Board recently released C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: Reinventing the Organization for the Digital Age. The insights for communicators, marketers, and digital media executives are extensive. We’ll explore some of those here.
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C-Suite Challenge 2018 Survey – Labor Markets Implications
January 31 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)In this blog we highlight from The Conference Board C-Suite Challenge™ 2018 the key insights related to labor markets.
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Emerging Markets In 2018: Six Signs To Watch
January 30 | Abdul Erumban, Senior Research Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Following a largely successful 2017, emerging markets could very well continue making strong economic progress in 2018. This year, it’s evident the growth of many developing economies will hinge on six main factors.