Purpose Inspired Newsletter #15

PICTURE OF THE WEEK - #CASTLE        

POST OF THE WEEK - #HURRICANE        

I recently watched Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorcese, about Dylan’s 1975 American tour with fellow troubadours like Joan Baez. One of the most powerful performances is Hurricane, a song about the false imprisonment for murder of African American boxer Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter. It’s an important reminder of the importance of the arts in advocacy. Sure, we need the scientific facts and rational business case for sustainability, but we also need the storytellers and artists, the singers and actors, the poets and playwrights to bring the moral imperative and emotional case for societal change.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - TRICKLE-UP ECONOMICS        

We need to do much more if we are to reverse the ‘trickle-up’ economics that is hard-wired into our Western capitalist system

Quote from The Quest for Sustainable Business (book)

PODCAST OF THE WEEK - SCALABILITY        

Part 1 of exploring how social and environmental solutions, products and services can be scaled to mainstream sustainability and transform CSR. Extracted from the book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 tells the story of Lee Scott and Wal-Mart.

Podcast link

POEM OF THE WEEK - LEAP OF FAITH        

You stood at the edge and took a deep breath / A leap of faith towards a future unknown / And with that leap, you died a small death / Like an old skin shed and a new one regrown

There’s no need for fear, a leap’s just a step / Made with firm resolve and noble intention / It’s striding out with new vigour and pep / On a path full of hope and reinvention

Faith is believing before you can see / Following the trail with no summit in view / Knowing the acorn contains an oak tree / Finding your spirit and keeping it true

You stood at the edge and took that great leap / Now life will conspire to show you the way / And the lessons you learn, the dreams you will reap / Are rewards for the actions you take every day

Poem link | More inspirational poems

BOOK OF THE WEEK - CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY        

A comprehensive e-textbook that introduces students and practitioners to CSR theory and practice, looking at the past, present and future: with definitions and drivers of CSR, including the all-important "business case", the evolution of CSR over more than 100 years up to the present day; CSR trends from around the world are examined, including regional and cross-country comparisons; 7 steps to implementing CSR; CSR leadership and how CSR can be used as a catalyst for change; 23 case studies are introduced; the future of CSR, including CSR 2.0, scenarios; over 60 sets of discussion questions (nearly 200 questions) for teachers.

E-book | Paperback

REFLECTION OF THE WEEK - SILENCE        

All sound begins and ends in silence

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