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The Washington Post Equates CSR with Charity: #FAIL

By cjarvis on August 2, 2010 2 Comments BP, BP brand, charity, Chrystia Freeland, corporate social responsibility, CSR, CSR focus, education, environment, Exxon, financial crisis, good business, oil spill, philanthropy gulf oil spill, responsibility, safety standards, Thomson Reuters, triple bottom line, Washington Post, What’s BP’s social responsibility

Was Corporate Social Responsibility responsible for the BP spill? Absolutely! CSR? Don’t quit your day job! (so says the Washington Post)

Sustainability: What Matters Most?

By Jennifer_Rice on June 3, 2010 1 Comment brands, competitive advantage, consumer polls, consumers, customer relation, education, Fruitful Strategy, green products, Jennifer Rice, market research, market surveys, marketing, purchase drivers, quantifiable, reputation, research techniques, revenue, sustainability, sustainable brands 2010 conference, total available sustainability market

Numerous consumer polls proclaim increased spending on green products, but they fail to provide much insight into the actual purchase trends or specific decision drivers behind consumer choices. Instead of relying solely on such generalized market surveys, adoption of a strategic market research process will help businesses boost their revenue, reputation and competitive advantage from sustainability.

Council of Economic Advisors Says Cleantech and Healthcare Jobs Will Help Drive The Recovery

By Tracey de Morsella on July 20, 2009 Comments Off on Council of Economic Advisors Says Cleantech and Healthcare Jobs Will Help Drive The Recovery (ARRA), agriculture, analytical skills, BLS, bureau of labor statistics, CEA, clean energy production, cleantech, construction, Council of Economic Advisers, distributing power, economic downturn, education, electrical power line installers, energy efficiency, environment-related jobs, environmental, environmental engineering technicians, environmental engineers, environmental protection, environmental science, environmental scientists, green jobs, healthcare, interactive skills, jobs, labor market, mass transit, Obama, Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow, protection technicians, recovery, renewable energy, transportation, U.S. economy, wind turbine manufacturing

A report released today from President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers says that cleantech and healthcare jobs will drive a jobs recovery. “Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow,” offers an overview of how the U.S. labor market is expected to grow and develop over the next few years. The analysis suggests that the that the U.S. economy will likely emerge from the current economic downturn with strong growth over the next five to ten years in industries such as health care, education, transportation, and construction. There will also be strong growth in employment in industries devoted to the production and distribution of clean energy.