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Corporate Social Responsibility

CSR extends beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organisations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life for employees and their families as well as for the local community and society at large. It is applying to business the ethical standards that many of us choose to live our lives by. Those standards are almost universally of a higher standard than the minimum set by law. In the increasingly conscience-focused marketplaces of the 21st century, purchasing behaviours are fundamentally changing. The demand for more ethical business processes and actions has been increasing for a decade or more. The internet exposes businesses to a level of scrutiny never before experienced. Customers are demanding and buying products that clearly meet ethical standards. Rainforest Alliance coffee is a good example. (http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/cafe/). At the same time, global attacks in 2008 on Starbucks credibility for leaving their taps running un-necessarily, forcing a policy change, shows how serious customers are and how vulnerable to attack are our firms and sectors. Simultaneously, pressure is being applied on industry to improve business ethics through new public initiatives and laws. There is a very close linkage between sustainable management and CSR. In fact Forté now sees the two as indistinguishable.

Forte Management | Corporate Social Responsibility

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Corporate Social Responsibility

17/10/2011 - 3 Key strategies seminar

22/06/2011 - SPAM emails

13/05/2011 - BNZ's Tony Alexander features Forte's National Culture work

12/05/2011 - 3 Mission Critical Strategies - free seminar for Marlborough Businesses

27/04/2011 - Forte at Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference


< back Corporate Social Responsibility CSR extends beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organisations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life for employees and their families as well as for the local community and society at large. It is applying to business the ethical standards that many of us choose to live our lives by. Those standards are almost universally of a higher standard than the minimum set by law. In the increasingly conscience-focused marketplaces of the 21st century, purchasing behaviours are fundamentally changing. The demand for more ethical business processes and actions has been increasing for a decade or more. The internet exposes businesses to a level of scrutiny never before experienced. Customers are demanding and buying products that clearly meet ethical standards. Rainforest Alliance coffee is a good example. (http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/cafe/). At the same time, global attacks in 2008 on Starbucks credibility for leaving their taps running un-necessarily, forcing a policy change, shows how serious customers are and how vulnerable to attack are our firms and sectors. Simultaneously, pressure is being applied on industry to improve business ethics through new public initiatives and laws. There is a very close linkage between sustainable management and CSR. In fact Forté now sees the two as indistinguishable.	17/10/2011 - 3 Key strategies seminar Forte Management's seminar introducing the strategies that are most likely to help Kiwi businesses improve their performance while providing the best returns for investment of money, time and energy. [ read more ] 22/06/2011 - SPAM emails Forte's website was recently hacked by spammers and used to distribute bogus email SPAM. If you received such an email from our address we apologise for any inconvenience. We are currently working to upgrade the security of the site in the hope of preventing any recurrence. Thank you Forte Management 13/05/2011 - BNZ's Tony Alexander features Forte's National Culture work We have recently been discussing the impact of national culture on New Zealand's economic performance. Economist Tony Alexander has now covered Forte's work in his BNZ Weekly Update. [ read more ] 12/05/2011 - 3 Mission Critical Strategies - free seminar for Marlborough Businesses Learn more about and how to register for this free seminar on how businesses can optimise their performance. The seminar is based on extensive research in New Zealand and overseas on how to overcome the barriers to productivity and profitability. [ read more ] 27/04/2011 - Forte at Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference Tony Smale has been confirmed as an invited speaker for the international Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference in Wellington, 21-25 November 2011. [ read more ]
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