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Global companies like Ford are finding that social responsibility programs are key tools for building staff satisfaction, but it's just the start. Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fordapa/3940121012/sizes/z/in/photostream/">Ford APA(flickr)</a>

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More than ever, CSR is a business advantage, not just charity: Nine

Corporate social responsibility used to be about improving a company’s image, but a fundamental shift is well underway. CSR is quickly becoming a major factor in companies' core business strategies—and a marketplace advantage.

Global corporations and NGOs made commitments towards environmental protection and poverty reduction at the Rio+20 conference. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgiarclimate/7415461108/sizes/m/in/photostream/">CGIAR Climate (flickr)</a>

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Who failed in Rio? The public sector, not the private

Government negotiations largely failed at the Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development last month. But private sector players led the way with strong commitments for the immediate future.

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Quotable: Employees vs. Citizens

Companies aren't just people -- they're actually whole countries.

A new company attempts to satiate the European appetite for hazelnuts with an all-encompassing bussiness model. Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

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From Bhutan to Foxconn, corporate responsibility is big business

The bottom line of any profit-making scheme is profit. Increasingly, consumers are demanding even more than that.

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CHAI: A Mercy Corps Microfinance Success

The recent microfinance crisis, centered in the Indian region of Andhra Pradesh, has raised doubts about the potential of microfinance institutions (MFI's) to solve global poverty.

This pharmacy at the Evangel Hospital in Jos, Nigeria could be one of the beneficiaries of cheaper drugs and better facilities from GSK. Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blyth/1439256349/"> MikeBlyth (flickr)</a>

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Changing the Way They Do Business

Pharmaceutical companies are often seen as villains for making life-saving drugs so expensive the poor can't afford them. But what if a new CEO was making drugs more affordable and sharing secrets that would lower profits but result in more cures?

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Is corporate responsibility good for business?

An Economist article from late January looks at the popularly supported concept of corporate responsibility and what that means for corporate profits.

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Toyota Makes India its Home and Offers Training to Youth

Today Business Week takes a look at Toyota and corporate responsibility:

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When Business Turns Green

By incorporating sustainable practices, UPS helps the environment while saving money.

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Leadership in Botswana

Corporations are increasing their involvement in fighting HIV/AIDS, both as a dimension of social responsibility and as an effort to protect their workforce and clientele.

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Good-Looking Samaritan

South African businesses are stepping up awareness campaigns about HIV, as high-risk youth become increasingly impervious to messages from traditional sources.

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Financial Terms and Institutions

International finance can be difficult to understand, but here are some simplified definitions and articles on institutions such as the IMF and ideas like microfinance.

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Microinsurance Key to Protecting the Poor

Protecting the Poor is a book of lessons learned and technical guidance for insurance professionals and practitioners.

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A Model to Eradicate the Gulf Between Doing Good and Doing Well

Entrepreneurs can make a profit and still provide public services.

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Corporate Responsibility and Globalization

A new business structure appears to be on the horizon as large corporations are now integrating activist demands into their business plans.

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