Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability

Chris Jarvis's Blog – April 2009 Archive (3)

How Good Is 'Doing Good'?

Volunteerism is at an all-time high. From Obama and Oprah to unemployment and shrinking dollars for philanthropy, the United States is witnessing historic interest in volunteerism. This phenomena has been referred to as the ‘push and pull’ effect. The… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on April 29, 2009 at 1:46pm — No Comments

Trust: Why Business Lost It, And How To Win It Back

What happened? Wall Street, in collusion with institutions around the world, have not only lost our wealth and our jobs, they have stolen our trust. Now we are “left to rely increasingly on governments for the creation of our wealth, something that they have always been conspicuously bad at doing.....Trust is fragile. Like a piece of china, once cracked it is never quite the same. And people's trust in business, and those who… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on April 21, 2009 at 11:41am — 2 Comments

Enough is Enough; When Volunteers Should Say ‘No’!

Where do you draw the line with the organization you volunteer for? There is always so much work to be done, and if you respect and believe in the cause, how do you know when you need to say ‘no’ to the next request?

So, you’ve signed up to volunteer with a great organization, for an… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on April 4, 2009 at 11:04am — 3 Comments