CSR and Disaster Risk Reduction – Part 2

In part one of my reflection on CSR and natural disasters, I reflected on how business has a role to play in minimising the vulnerability of the communities in which they operate. In part two, I reflect on how disaster risk reduction can actually be a vehicle for business to contribute to sustainable development by [...]

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CSR and Disaster Risk Reduction – Part 1

One aspect of social media relates to disaster risk reduction and providing important access to information in the wake of disasters [1]. This was exemplified by the recent Japan earthquake and Tsunami. With Japanese telecommunications affected by the seismic activity, but the internet still working, Twitter and Facebook were the most effective way to get [...]

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CSR and Social Media – Part 2

In my last blog on CSR and Social Media, I wrote about social media still being a “double-edged sword” for CSR. However, besides the risks, there are also massive opportunities. For instance, the internet is empowering small traders and promoting greater equity in the supply chain, strongly aided by the new generation of web-enabled mobile [...]

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CSR and social media

In a previous blog on CSR and WikiLeaks, I suggested that social media may be a new platform for social activism. There are some, like Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell, who are sceptical. In his article for The New Yorker, subtitled “Why the revolution will not be Tweeted“, he argues that “the drawbacks of networks [...]

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