Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The Story of Stuff: Citizens United vs FEC

[Source: The Story of Stuff Project]

The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy.


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Thursday, February 17, 2011

CEOs on capitalism’s challenges

Four CEOs discuss the difficulties of managing an evolving business environment with the long term in mind, and of working with stakeholders and communities interested in more than bottom-line returns.

[Source: McKinsey Quarterly]


Caterpillar’s Jim Owens, The Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein, Starbucks’s Howard Schultz, and Unilever’s Paul Polman discuss some of the current challenges to capitalism—ranging from long-term planning and stakeholder management to building trust and consumer confidence—and how companies can address them in a socially responsible way.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Rethinking Capitalism

Michael Porter explains why business leaders must focus on shared value.



[Source: blip.tv and HBR Blogs]

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The Story of Stuff: Electronics

Why 'Designed for the Dump' is toxic for the planet and its people.

[Source: The Story of Stuff on YouTube]