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Created:Mar 15, 2008
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Miora Ranai

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Email: miora_r [at] yahoo.fr
 
Address: Paris
France
 
I Speak: english, french, german, spanish
 
I Am: Networker
 
Member Since: March 15, 2008
 
Local Time: Thu Sep 9 00:34:17
 

About me

May. 2008- now : Program manager & community animator for La Ruche (French for BeeHive). A collaborative workspace dedicated to social entrepreneurs offering : workspace, event space, events planning on social innovation, workshops, best practice sharing, business matchmaking, etc.

 

Nov. 2003- May. 2008: Consultant for Utopies, a French company specialized in CSR. It was the first consulting company in this field in France, founded by Elisabeth Laville in 1993.

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blindspotter about 1 month ago
Martin, Miora might appreciate if people continue the 'what is CSR' discussion on another page? I'd be keen to know if you find maximise-profits laws like you describe.
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mregelsberger about 1 month ago

Dear Miora, James,

 

please contradict me if I am wrong. As far as I know a CEO is obliged, actually by law in most countries, to maximise the profits of the company he's running. Every activity, which could reduce the profit is forbidden. Where is the place of social responsibility in this context? I know one could argue that in the long term a socially quiet and engaging environment will also profit the economy. But why should that be something the companies take care off. They best know to make profits.

 

I always had the impression that Corporate Social Responsibility is a smokescreen by companies to prevent society of enforcing a framework for businesses leading to socially acceptable conditions. They say they are going to do it voluntarily anyhow. If they really accepted that, they could also agree to the framework beneficial to society enforced by laws created by the society and just make their possibly slightly reduced profits within this framework. This would leave them taking care of what they really know and create a society responsible of itself instead of begging for responsible behaviour of companies.

 

I hope for a contradictory view.

Martin

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blindspotter about 1 month ago
Oops, I meant Miora.
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blindspotter about 1 month ago

Warm welcome to the systems group Moira! La Ruche sounds brilliant.

 

Martin, CSR is Corporate Social Responsibility, a well-intentioned activity by businesses asking, "How can we benefit by reducing our impacts?". CSR would be a powerful force for change if it was more ambitious, "How can everyone benefit by arranging a world of net-positive impacts? And how can we help make that possible?" If anyone hears of companies with CSR that ambitious I'd be grateful to know.

James

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mregelsberger about 1 year ago

What is CSR?

Kind regards, Martin

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sirdems about 1 year ago

I agree with my sub saharan friend that csr initiative would be very good for our region.

DEmba,

Belgium

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ajibogun over 2 years ago
The area of CSR is a big gap in sub-Saharan Africa. I will like to connect with this firm for possible work in our region.
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