dear reader...dear reader trialogue recently hosted its annual business in society conference, which...

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TrialoguerecentlyhosteditsannualBusinessinSocietyConference,whichbroughttogethermore

than400stakeholdersindevelopmenttosharelessons,strengthencollaborationandinspire

innovation.Ourglobalexchangepartner,CECP(CommitteeEncouragingCorporatePhilanthropy),

alsohelditsannualsummitinNewYork.Insightsfromtheseindustry-leadingeventsandmuchmore

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Theconferenceline-upfeaturedmorethan50expertcontributors,includingthought-provokingand

inspirationalkeynoteaddressesbyThuliMadonsela,whospokeonclosingtheinequalitygapin

SouthAfrica,andBonangMohalewhounderscoredtheimportanceofethicalbusiness

leadership.Oneofthisyear'sthemeswasthatoftheroleofbusinessinmakingthesocietiesthey

operateinmoreequitable.Apanelofexpertsdiscussedhowbusinesscansupportsocialjusticeand

mitigatetherisksassociatedwithactionandinaction.

AcrosstheAtlantic,ourGlobalExchangepartner

CECPhosteditsannualsummitinNewYorkfor

corporateleaders,exploringhowcompaniescan

beastrategicforceforgood.

Thethemefor2018wasLeadingthrough

Complexity.

Thesummitinvitedvariousbusinessleaderstoexplorethecomplexityofissuessuchastheeffectsof

globalisation,automation,racialinequity,sexualharassmentandmorethatarefacingtheir

businesses.Thesummitalsoexaminedhowcommunityengagementworkcanberebootedby

companiesinordertohaveabiggerimpact.

Somesessionstonotearethosethatexploredhowcompaniescandrivelong-termsystemicchange

throughinvestmentsinSTEMeducation,howacultureofpurposeincompaniescanbeencouraged

aswellasconsideringthefuturebylookingtoGenerationZleaderstobringaboutchangeand

advancingtheyouthonaglobalscale.Formoreinsights,trendsandinspirationwatchhere

COMPANIESAREINVITEDTOENTERTHEIRMOSTSTRATEGICCSIPROJECTSHERE

Learnmoreabouthowtoinvest

inenterprisedevelopment–a

topicpresentedinpartnership

withEskomDevelopment

Foundation.

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Thiswidely-referencedpublicationprovidescomprehensiveandreliabledataandthoughtleadership

oncorporatesocialinvestmentandbroaderresponsiblebusinessissues.

Itisdistributedtoawiderangeoffundersofsocialdevelopment,includingcompanies,state-owned

enterprises,provincialandnationalgovernmentdepartmentsanduniversities.

RegisteredNPOsareinvitedtolistinthe21steditionoftheHandbook,toensurevisibilityto

corporatefundersofsocialdevelopment.Visitourwebsiteformoreinformation.

CompaniesandNPOsinterestedinprofilingtheirinitiativesandapproachestodevelopmentinmore

detailcancontactsalesmanager,MahloMakuonMahlo@trialogue.co.za,formoreinformation.

KINGIV:REINFORCINGGOODGOVERNANCE

Thereisaneedtodefineandredefinehowbesttomoveoursocietyintoabetterandmoreequitable

one.Withthisendeavourinmindthereisaneedtofindmethodsandcodestoguidetheprocess.

Readhowinternationalexpertoncorporategovernanceandsustainability,andchairoftheKing

Committee,ProfessorMervynKing,explainshowgoodgovernacecanbealeverforvalue

creation.Readmorehere>

Inhisfeaturearticleinthe20theditionofthe

Handbook,ColinHabbertonwroteonthe

importanceofaninformedandmultipronged

digitalcommunicationstrategy–anissuewhich

wasfurtherexploredinaconferencesessionon

unlockingthepotentialoftechforthenon-profit

sector.