A global green revolution is gaining momentum and changing how people consume and how businesses operate. This generation of business leaders and companies will face new challenges but the green revolution also present exciting business opportunities. Over the past few years, we came across several new green consumption trends. In…
Continue ReadingChoose Products with Less Packaging
Some products come with unnecessary plastic or paper packaging for aesthetic and advertising purposes, and the packaging usually end up as waste. As consumers, you can try to choose products with less or no packaging. As more companies compete to advertise and promote their brands, they use all forms of…
Continue ReadingBuy and Use Only What You Need
In modern society, overconsumption and wastage of resources seem to be a norm. We buy more than what is necessary, use and waste more material, water and electricity than needed, and throw away more waste. We tend to change our material belongings constantly to suit the current fashion and trend,…
Continue Reading3 Key Lessons on CSR from Swedish Companies
One of the reasons for the success of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Sweden is that big Swedish companies are taking responsibility, because they understand that they have to build trust among stakeholders if they wish to continue doing business in the long run, and they also see CSR as…
Continue ReadingLearning from Sweden’s success and experience in embracing CSR
Sweden has the reputation of being a leader in actively promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR), and Swedish companies such as H&M, IKEA, Ericsson, ICA, Swedbank, and Scania are known to be leaders in sustainability and corporate responsibility. The recent KPMG International Corporate Responsibility Reporting Survey 2011 found that 95% of…
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