Corporate social responsibility – How should business behave in the GFC?


Plenary Session 5

Speakers:

  • Michael Hiscox, Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University and pioneer in fieldwork on consumers and sustainable products
  • Richard Locke, Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT; founder Laboratory for Sustainable Business
  • Katie Lahey, Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia

Moderator:

  • Peter Thompson, Presenter ABC TV and ANZSOG Fellow

Brief:

CSR became an integral part of business models before the GFC at a time when creative partnerships between business, NGOs, communities and governments were becoming increasingly common. Now all attention is focused on bottom line issues like jobs and wages. How should business deal with broader social concerns?

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