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Philip Kotler, one of the world's foremost voices on business and marketing, and Nancy Lee, President of Social Marketing Services, Inc., provide best practices and cutting-edge ideas on the best ways and means for corporations to maximize corporate contributions to social issues and to know what good they did. Business leaders will learn how to align their business goals with cultural and social ones; choose social issues and charities to support; gain employee support; implement successful initiatives; and evaluate their efforts.
Offering more than just a theoretical perspective, this book includes the personal insight of some of the business world's most admired companies. Full of proven recommendations and real-world advice on social initiatives, it includes first-person stories from twenty-five business leaders from such successful and benevolent socially responsible companies as Ben & Jerry's, IBM, Washington Mutual, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, The Body Shop, Hewlett-Packard, and American Express. For those seeking funding from corporations such as these, a final chapter presents ten recommended strategies for success.
This insightful and practical book presents twenty-five best practices, assembled to guide decision-making in the area of corporate social responsibility. It is, in the end, intended to help maximize the return on discretionary corporate investments, resulting in efforts that do the most social, environmental, and economic good.
"This comprehensive perspective on corporate social responsibility answers tough questions about the value of social initiatives for companies, investors, employees, and customers."
―Sandra Taylor
Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Starbucks Coffee Company
"Brilliant . . . an important compilation of great work done by great companies. Corporate Social Responsibility examines the most innovative business practices and leaders of our time who are discovering the pathways that converge business and social agendas for the benefit of all stakeholders. Well done!"
―Maureen Conway
Vice President, Emerging Market Solutions, Hewlett-Packard
"Aligning with causes is no longer a 'nice to do,' but a 'have to do.' Corporate Social Responsibility is a must-read for marketers and managers desiring the most significant outcomes from their cause investments."
―Carol L. Cone
Chief Executive Officer, Cone, Inc.
"Corporate Social Responsibility is at once both visionary and practical, making the compelling case that corporate community engagement and maximizing profit and shareholder value are not mutually exclusive, but rather mutually reinforcing."
―Bill Shore
Founder and Executive Director, Share Our Strength
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