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From an event titled Business Fights Poverty, comes this speech by David Croft, Cadbury’s Sustainability Director. The title of the presentation is: “Putting Market Access Into Practice: Reaching the Bottom Billion Through Corporate Supply and Distribution Chains”. While unfortunately there’s no slides, David does give us some great insight into the evolving approach global companies are taking toward corporate social responsibility. But more importantly, he’s telling us stories from around the world - not necessarily all about their brand, but about how working with cocoa farmers is like, the larger social issues at hand, and how business strategy is melded with CSR . If you just look at his posture, you’ll see why I stuck around for the full 16 minutes. Enjoyez!

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World Of Good – A Fair Trade Marketplace by Ebay

November 14, 2008

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Location: Sustainable Brands 08 - Monterey, California
Organizer: Sustainable Life Media, Business & Industry News for Sustainability

Speakers
Priya Haji - CEO & Co-founder, World of Good, Inc.
Robert Chatwani - General Manager of WorldofGood.com, eBay, Inc.

Summary
Two socially conscious visionaries have figured out a way to leverage the strengths of two very different […]

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Importance of Culture & Spirituality in Developing Nations {Article}

July 19, 2008

This 1st paper in a series of five, by Business for Social Responsibility, highlights how considering the spiritual practices of countries where a business operates - and how those practices influence society’s expectations of a responsible company — can influence the firm’s reputation and long term success in those places. Case studies and inside looks […]

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Taste of Cheap

July 24, 2007

Just came back from my first trip to Qingdao, China. Qingdao is at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula. It is a famous coastal tourism city near Shanghai - also known for its Tsingtao Beer around the world
When I went, I had little idea of what to expect. I found a country that is […]

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In The Pursuit of Cheap

June 17, 2007

Big box retailers are turning to do-it-yourself sourcing, when they have historically been purchasing primarily through domestic importers who developed and/or procured the merchandise on their behalf.
They began purchasing goods directly from cross-border suppliers and manufacturers, opening sourcing offices in such remote locales as Indonesia and Vietnam, and flying employees with the mission to haggle […]

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China: The Next Cultural Evolution

June 11, 2007

I just came across this month’s FastCompany magazine and was stoked by the well written, yet a bit too sensational, cover story: “China: The Next Cultural Revolution”. Author Aric Chen foresees that an emerging creative class will reinvent how China thinks and works, making it a creative Superpower in the next […]

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Building Chinese Brands

May 19, 2007

Laura Ries wrote an excellent article after having come back with Al from a trip to Beijing…go check it out.
Some excellent points are made in her court…and I’m on her side for most product/service categories. I once thought heavily extended store brands might prove to be an exception. Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand sells extremely well […]

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