October 2016

Core Purpose

Why Core Purpose?

14 October 2016  by

…the evolution of corporate responsibility Many organisations are grappling with defining their Core Purpose. The cynical amongst you might view this as a case of emperor’s new clothes, another new term for consultants to present as this seasons’ corporate must-have. However, there are solid business reasons for companies articulating why they exist, beyond making profits for […]

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Post Law. Where morality trumps legality.

14 October 2016  by

We’ve entered what I’m calling the post-law period, where simply following the letter of the law isn’t enough to protect corporate reputation and brand. Companies are increasingly expected to do what customers and wider stakeholders believe is morally right i.e. follow the ‘spirit of the law’ – to do what the law intended, not find […]

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