For decades, corporate social responsibility has been managed by most CEOs as a Pubic Relations activity, financed through philanthropy and Marketing Department budgets, rather than as a core principle guiding decision-making. What a loss to companies, consumers, the environment and communities. Those few companies who were early adopters of sustainability as a business practice versus [...]

I’d never have bet that the US Security and Exchange Commission, the team fooled needlessly by Ponzi-scheme artist Madoff and others, would become the brave kid in the crowd to scream, “The Emperor is naked!” In accusing Dell and its CEO of negligence-based fraud, the reality of Dell’s broken business model becomes clear to all. [...]

Borders Group, the struggling bookseller, has a new Chairman of the Board, Bennett LeBow. LeBow’s a member of Vector Group Ltd., the investor group that recently acquired 15% of Borders (35% if warrants are exercised). According to interim Borders CEO Mike Edwards, LeBow “will play an extremely important role in helping us redefine the Borders [...]