Posts tagged bridge-building
Odd Bedfellows Descend on Dallas
Odd Bedfellows Descend on Dallas

Future 500 is bringing strange bedfellows together in Dallas, Texas for a series of conversations that will seek to heal divides across the environmental and political spectrums.

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BlogBill ShiremanBill, Dallas, odd-bedfellows, odd bedfelows, Republicans, Democrats, climate change, collaboration, Texas, Earth Day Texas, EarthX, Earth Day 50, Earth Day, division, common ground, Summit, Future 500 Summit, Future 500, environment, environmentalists, alliances, Fortune 500, NGO, NGOs, force for god, Bridge, BridgeUSA, bridge-building
Earth Day 50 Challenge: 2017 Recap
Earth Day 50 Challenge: 2017 Recap

This Earth Day we drew our largest group yet of corporate, environmental, academic, and philanthropic leaders to participate in the Earth Day 50 Challenge.

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BlogBill ShiremanBill, Earth Day 50, EarthX, Dallas, Future 500 Summit, collaboration, Texas, Chatham House, sustainability, conference, roundtable, carbon pricing, forests, plastics, corporate, philanthropists, NGO, leaders, changemakers, odd-bedfellows, odd bedfelows, bridge-building, oceans, corporate leaders, conversation, relationships, networking, Earth Day
Guest Blog: The 4 Keys to Success when Partnering with NGOs
Guest Blog: The 4 Keys to Success when Partnering with NGOs

Businesses can improve their social and environmental performance and find new market opportunities through partnerships with NGOs.

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BlogGuest PostGuest post, partnerships, NGOs, NGO, stakeholders, Stakeholder, stakeholder engagement, Stakeholder Engagement, companies, relationships, collaboration, odd bedfelows, odd-bedfellows, bridge-building, Oxfam, advocates, activists, Climate, climate, climate risk, climate change, climate action, climate mitigation, environment, innovation, climate leaders, leadership, business leaders, food security, nonprofit, nonprofits, engagement strategy, trust, Engage, Engagement
10 Tips for Stakeholder Engagement with Activists
10 Tips for Stakeholder Engagement with Activists

Companies that are the most successful with stakeholder conflict are always looking at the bigger picture, getting down to the heart of the problem. 

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BlogFuture 500Former staff, Danna, stakeholder engagement, activists, activism, human rights, consumer facing brands, environment, environmental challenges, environmental issues, social issues, corporate campaigns, campaigns, campaigners, corporate, corporations, corporate leaders, engagement strategy, Bridge, bridge-building, humanization, relationships, odd bedfelows, odd-bedfellows, Engagement, companies, grassroots, NGOs, common ground, cycle of demonization, collaboration, Nike, systemic change, systemic solutions, precompetitive collaboration, transparency, internal stakeholders, employees
When Power Meets Purpose: 6 Ways Corporations and Activists Can Unite
When Power Meets Purpose: 6 Ways Corporations and Activists Can Unite

Over and over, I am bewildered by the anger and vitriol that often divides groups that love to hate and demonize each other.

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BlogBill ShiremanBill, power, purpose, power and purpose, corporations, activism, activists, collaboration, division, Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, companies, stakeholders, corporate, corporate leaders, corporate sustainability, common ground, bridge-building, Bridge, BridgeUSA, NGO, NGOs, alliance, allies, alliances, politics, odd bedfelows, odd-bedfellows, climate activism, climate, climate change, climate leaders, energy, energy policy, Clean energy, renewable energy, deforestation, RAN, rainforests, Sierra Club, human rights, social justice, civil society, business leaders, recycling, social impacts
Engage Radically
Engage Radically

New Mckinsey report confirms stakeholder engagement is an important factor in CSR.

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BlogBrendon Steele Brendon, engagement strategy, Engagement, Stakeholder Engagement, stakeholder engagement, stakeholders, Stakeholder, internal stakeholders, external stakeholders, Engage, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, corporations, corporate sustainability, companies, risk management, reputation, relationships, business leaders, business, advocacy, advocates, corporate citizenship, employees, activists, odd bedfelows, odd-bedfellows, trust, bridge-building, listening, Expertise, cooperation