Author Archive:
Elaine Smith
The growing role of NGOs in democracies
Everything started with a government financial crisis and quickly became a movement of reform and request for change. I am not talking about the Occupy Wall Street movement nor any other Occupy somewhere else movement, I …
Corporate Social Responsibility: a business mega-trend
The 7th Edition of the Women’s Forum Global Meeting for the Economy and Society (www.womens-forum.com) took place on 13-15 October 2011 in Deauville, France. One of the sessions in the main auditorium captured my attention …
The favela experience
When summer is over, it is time to share vacation memories. Some that had the chance to go to Brazil might come back with the not-so-original pictures of samba dancing, a recipe for a homemade …
The social engagement of young wealth-holders and entrepreneurs
It should not be a surprise that the next generation from parents that are business owners or high-ranked corporate executives do not need to wait until going to business school in their mid-20s to learn …