Videos Responsibility

A Goldilocks Framework for Attracting Funding

Pushan Dutt, INSEAD Professor of Economics and Political Science

How social enterprises and non-profits can demonstrate their impact.

“Doing Good” Is a Source of Growth

Firms must develop a higher social purpose to achieve growth and longevity.

A Bridge for the Knowledge Gap

An innovative content platform is starting to put the world’s most advanced agricultural data into the hands of its poorest...

The Moral Responsibility of Firms: For or Against?

March 21, 2014

When business behaves badly, who is held morally responsible? The firm or the individual?
The Moral Responsibility of Firms: A Legal View

March 21, 2014

Firms are considered legal persons and are therefore held liable for wrongdoing on moral grounds, but they are also composed of individuals who are morally responsible for their behaviour.
CSR as a Quality Enabler

November 7, 2013

“Sustainability” is about more than being environmentally or socially responsible. The story of Tchibo Coffee shows that it can also give customers consistent quality.

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Impact Investing, Soros-Style

August 14, 2013

The Soros Economic Development Fund is quasi-philanthropic and invests in high-risk projects in parts of the world most people couldn’t find on a map. But the Fund is self-sufficient and boasts a ...
Winning the Hearts of Communities

June 6, 2013

Can companies influence communities to their advantage? The answer is yes, if they engage the community and demonstrate mutual benefits at an early stage.
Staking the firm’s place in multiple societies

May 7, 2013

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) means different things to different people in different countries. Here’s how to sort out the nuances.
Sir Ronald Cohen: Venture Capitalist to Social Capitalist

May 7, 2013

Sir Ronald Cohen is one of the founding fathers of modern venture capitalism. Now he is advocating a revolutionary new approach to narrow the widening gap between rich and poor, and wants investors...