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6 Common CSR Program Challenges (And How You Can Solve Them)

Posted by Stirling Myles on Sep 27, 2019 4:02:09 PM

Successfully implementing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy is both challenging and complex. That's why SmartSimple is happy to offer practical workshops on five CSR topics to help solve some of the most common challenges when building out or improving your responsibility strategy, such as integrating with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Education, SmartSimple Cloud for CSR, SmartSimple, Responsible Companies

Take A Look At The Future Of CSR Leadership

Posted by Stirling Myles on Jun 10, 2019 11:54:01 AM

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Everything starts with the voice of your crowd. CSR has gone through many shifts since its inception, and how it's addressed the societal needs of the time. We speak about the evolution of CSR leadership in our Brief History of CSR blog. According to the book All In, CSR has transformed through three eras of leadership: the “Harm Reduction” era where companies reactively tried to offset some past mishaps to better their brand in the public eye, to the “Strategic Integration” era where companies saw the value in brand building into their marketing strategy. Today, CSR follows a  more purpose-led model where companies implement a purpose as a critical element in the fabric of every aspect in their operations. This model is more holistic in its approach that makes your business ready for the modern era of purpose-driven CSR.

Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, SmartSimple Cloud for CSR, Responsible Companies

Watch SmartSimple’s Engage Livestream Launch Event

Posted by Stirling Myles on Jun 7, 2019 11:13:21 AM

On June 26, we unveiled Engage, the only CSR solution that fully aligns your mission with the United Nations’ SDGs. The live stream event included a demonstration of SmartSimple Engage via our Engage live stream YouTube page.

Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, SmartSimple Cloud for CSR, Responsible Companies

6 Areas To Evaluate Your CSR Preparedness To Adopt SDGs

Posted by Stirling Myles on May 16, 2019 2:24:35 PM
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You’re probably reading this because you want to implement the United Nations SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) into your CSR strategy, but don’t know where to start. With 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 sub-targets on topics as diverse as gender equality, zero hunger, and climate action — Where do you even begin?

Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, SmartSimple Cloud for CSR, Responsible Companies

A Brief History of CSR

Posted by Stirling Myles on Apr 9, 2019 9:06:00 AM


80% of the world’s 250 largest companies actively issue Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports on their efforts toward sustainability. We’ve come a long way since companies first started to apply very early forms of CSR in the 1910s. So how did we get to where we are and how has CSR evolved over the years?

Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, SmartSimple Cloud for CSR, Responsible Companies