Big excitement in the corporate world about big data is mirrored by big excitement in the NGO world about open data, the nearly worldwide move towards making data held by governments and the public sector more broadly available and usable. Big data is often described as the new oil, an essential commodity powering the economies of the near future. Quite similarly open data / and open government are celebrated as the new oil to lubricate and fuel democratic participation and accountability.
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Another Inconvenient Truth: “Win-Win” Only Won’t Transform Our World
A green growth project can contribute to sustainable development, but this is by no means a given.
‘Make Feminism Radical Again’
‘Make Feminism Radical Again’ – An unlikely fashion choice in some quarters but, yes, a fellow passenger at Copenhagen airport was donning a T-shirt bearing just this slogan. ’Make Feminism Radical Again’ – An unlikely fashion choice in some quarters but, yes, a fellow passenger at Copenhagen airport was donning a T-shirt bearing just this slogan. The […]
Enjoy the silence? CSR communication & the phenomenon of “Greenhushing”
Why do some companies don’t “talk their walk”?. Especially SMEs face cost barriers to CSR communication. Scandals or reputational crises taught companies to be very careful with their CSR communication. Yet, there are reasons why firms should engage in CSR communication nevertheless… All I ever wantedAll I ever neededIs here in my armsWords are very […]
Dirty Oil or Green Energy in the Faroe Islands?
These are the stories from the two divided camps in the Faroe Islands – please give your take on this dilemma. Should the Faroese explore and produce oil in the Faroe Islands that will contribute to global energy safety and stability to an ever growing global energy demand? Or should the Faroese stop this process […]
Universities – Front Runners or Falling Behind The Green Transition?
Universities are knowledge generators, facilitators of innovation and play a key role in shaping the mindsets and developing the skills of our future leaders. Universities bear a tremendous responsibility for not just talking the talk, but also for walking the walk on social responsibility. However, when visiting a university campus, it is not always commonplace that we find […]
How the Fringe is Becoming Mainstream. Or is it the Other Way Around?
These are indeed interesting times! as one of my good colleagues recently exclaimed over a cup of coffee. Disinformation and conspiracy theories all over the place. Obama now accused of being the founding father of ISIS. Can you believe it? Politics is definitely going berserk. Needless to say, I happened to be in complete agreement with my […]
Malcolm McIntosh – Tribute to an Academic Entrepreneur
Malcolm McIntosh passed away on 7 June 2017. We lost, as Sandra Waddock recently remarked, an intellectual shaman – someone who cared deeply about the state of the world and who was thinking so wonderfully enthusiastic, “wild” and unconventional about corporate responsibility and sustainability.
In Tribute: Malcolm McIntosh
Have fun and laugh. I had a ball. Sorry to go early. Laugh a lot, it oxygenizes the brain just as well as yoga. Malcolm McIntosh Malcolm McIntosh’s words, quoted in an announcement of his passing on June 7, 2017, sent out by his family, epitomize how he lived his life. I first met Malcolm […]
The “sandwich trick”: How ethically questionable practices get normalized
At some resort hotels in Las Vegas, it is an established practice that guests at check-in hand-over to the receptionist a ‘$20 sandwich” (i.e. a banknote slipped between credit card and ID) in order to attain a room upgrade. Such benefits can include luxurious suites, top floor rooms with views, etc.