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Elaine Smith

Opinion Elaine Smith and Instituto Geracao 16 December 2011

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 …

Opinion Elaine Smith and Instituto Geracao 28 October 2011

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 …

Opinion Instituto Geracao and Elaine Smith 5 October 2011

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 …

Opinion 1 Instituto Geracao and Elaine Smith 24 August 2011

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 …