By Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor Generating profits that create value and sharing the proceeds across communities increasingly calls for collaborative efforts. Such initiatives serve to break down the barriers between the private sector and civil society, and leaving behind the confrontational approach that has long marred their relations. At the same time, governments …
By Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor “The business of business is business,” or so skeptics of the notion that corporations can or should be a force for good in society often maintain. While a narrow focus on short-term profit maximization seems increasingly outdated, this adage still holds a powerful critique of traditional corporate philanthropy …
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The Global Peace Index, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. It gauges ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society, and militarization in 153 countries by taking into account 23 separate indicators. Key Findings for 2011 The world is less peaceful …
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