The Role of Business in Society: Delivering Sustainable ...
PricewaterhouseCoopers Board Agenda Series Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
The Role of Business in Society: Delivering Sustainable Development
Gopinath Menon 13 March 2008
The Role of Business in Society: Delivering Sustainable Development
? Sustainability Development: the challenge ? Corporate Responsibility: finding the right balance ? A framework for response: strategy, management and reporting
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Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development: Some executive perspectives
"Corporate social responsibility is
a hard edged business decision. Not because it is a nice
thing to do or because people are forcing us to do it....because it is good
for our business"
Unilever, Former CEO
"People are going to want, and be able,
to find out about the citizenship of a brand, whether it is doing the right
things socially, economically and environmentally"
Proctor & Gamble Europe, President of Business Development
"Four strategic guidelines
describe our path to the future, with which we align our activities:
Earn a premium on our cost of capital Help our customers be more successful
Form the best team in industry
Ensure sustainable development
"We believe a company that behaves ethically, responsibly and sustainably will
ultimately be more successful than its competitors because it addresses
issues on which its long-term success depends"
Stephen Green, Chairman, HSBC
The combination of these four guidelines makes us successful"
BASF, CEO
"The brands that will be big in the
future are those that tap into the social changes that are taking
place"
Centrica plc, Chairman
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Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development: the challenge
"20% of the world's population consumes 80% of its resources. If everyone consumed at this level it would take two extra planets to provide the necessary resources. Global marketing of this consumer lifestyle guarantee disaster"
Jonathon Porritt, 2006 PwC Partner Conference
"By 2050, 85% of the world's population of some nine billion people will be in developing countries. If these people are not by then engaged in the marketplace, our companies cannot prosper and the benefits of a global market will not exist"
WBCSD 2005
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Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development: the challenge
Global population increase
Global population reached 6 billion in 1999. It's expected to reach 7 billion in 2012 and exceed 9 billion by 2050. Global population in 1950 was 2.5 billion.
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