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A Literature Review on CSR in the Innovation Process

September 22nd, 2008

A new literature review explores the state of the art in corporate social innovation (CSI) research. It briefly outlines the main themes in the corporate social responsibility debate and the organizational innovation literature  The paper then reviews the major objects of corporate social innovation singling out the base of the pyramid (BOP), social entrepreneurship, and eco-innovations as key themes. It closes by analyzing how social innovation is enacted at each of the four levels discussed in the first part. Finally, a list of references concerning real life practice is included to function as inspirational readings.

The review is prepared by Mette Morsing and Kai Hockerts from the Copenhagen Business School Center for Corporate Social Responsibility and is part of a collaborative research effort, the Nordic Centre on Corporate Responsibility (NCCR), bringing together CSR researchers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Bottom Of the Pyramid Conference

May 27th, 2008

An international conference on Sustainable Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid will take place on the 26-27 September 2008 in Helsinki, Finland.

The conference location is the venue of Helsinki School of Economics (HSE). The conference is targeted to academics, businesses and entrepreneurs, policy makers and NGOs. The conference will address technological, social, and business innovations in the context of social and ecological sustainability.

Danish Facebook group on CSR-innovation

April 7th, 2008

A Danish Facebook group, “CSR & bæredygtig innovation i Danmark”, was created after the potluck event in March. If you are a Facebook user, you can join the group or follow its discussions. The group is posting its information in Danish.

Open Multi-Stakeholder Event on CSR-driven Innovation

February 1st, 2008

From 10am to 4pm on March 3, 2008, the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA) will be hosting an ”potluck event”, at which businesses, organisations and others will have an opportunity to meet, promote themselves, get inspired and discuss matters on CSR-driven innovation. The event setup will be a cross between a conference and a trade show.

The event is open to anybody with an interest in CSR-innovation, whether attending actively or just to listen. Participants should sign up before February 22, 2008. If you are interested in presenting your work or ideas, set up a discussion forum , or in any other ways wish to contribute actively, please let us know.

Please note that presentations will be conducted primarily in Danish. A final programme will be ready late february.

Presentations from conference in September 2007

September 21st, 2007

On September 5, the CSR-driven innovation project held a conference with more than 100 participants, arranged in partnership between the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, TrygVesta, Nordic Innovation Centre and Region Sealand.

The presentations from the conference were recorded and can be viewed by clicking here.