Top Seven CSR Stories of 2011: Halos and Horns
by Francesca RheannonThis post first appeared on CSRwire Talkback on December 28, 2011
2011 could well go down in history as the year that CSR began to go mainstream.
But not because all of a sudden the term “CSR” came into vogue (it didn’t), but because the issues that CSR has placed front and center – sustainability, democracy, human rights and economic justice – roared onto the world stage in an unprecedented manner. The conversation changed irrevocably and the CSR community is being heard like never before. In fact, the adage that crisis equals danger + opportunity could just well be the touchstone for the year.