It's the Economics, Stupid (Grist)
Has the corporate-responsibility movement lost sight of the big picture?
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark U.N. Brundtland Commission report. It will be a moment when world leaders will have to account for two decades of progress made, or not made, on sustainable development. So perhaps it’s indeed time to ask ourselves whether the language of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has blinded us to looming planetary and civilizational risks.
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