Ethical Corporation: Columnists - Corporate responsibility - Serving systemic transformations

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Corporate responsibility - Serving systemic transformations
Shilpa Shah
5 Apr 06

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Shilpa Shah says real change can be achieved only when organisations recognise how their actions interact with and impact societal systems
A report analysing efforts towards global sustainability in 2005 documents the emergence of a “new confidence of knowledge and purpose” across sectors, arising from a “new sense of urgency, greater experience, and self-discovery”. Entitled “Serving Systemic Transformations”, the annual review by Lifeworth provides analysis of developments in areas such as management, finance, inter-government relations and consumer marketing – linking them with the premise that an understanding of the complex, systemic nature of social problems is crucial in order to address them."