Changing Business from the Inside Out: A Treehugger's Guide to Working in Corporations By Tim Mohin

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The BP oil spill the 2008 global financial collapse and revelations of scandalous working conditions at Chinese electronics supplier Foxconn show why so many are suspicious of promises of corporate responsibility But slowly and fitfully corporations are changing It s not just because of the high cost of making amends and a fear of negative publicity Consumers are demanding better corporate behavior and an increasing number of executives are eager to make their organizations of a force for good But corporations can t act in responsible ways if no treehuggers are working inside the system to lead the effort For than two decades Timothy J Mohin has worked to improve working conditions clean up factories and battle climate change all while being employed by some of the biggest companies in the world In Changing Business from the Inside Out he s written the first practical authoritative insider s guide to creating a career in corporate responsibility Mohin describes how to get started and what the day to day experience of being the designated driver at the corporate cocktail party is really like He recounts colorful case studies from his own career provides advice on how CSR workers can have greater impact and even looks into how employees in other corporate functions can make a difference He details the programs and processes needed to support a comprehensive CSR effort but perhaps most importantly he identifies the personal and professional skills needed to navigate corporate politics and get buy in from sometimes skeptical colleagues With than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 now publishing sustainability reports a new career path has been forged in corporate responsibility From strategy to data mining to supply chains and communication this book is the operator s manual for this new career path Changing Business from the Inside Out A Treehugger s Guide to Working in CorporationsGreat read for someone who wants to develop a career in the sustainability field I highly recommend it Tim Mohin Tim Mohin provides a beautifully written guide for anyone who is interested in a career in corporate responsibility or anyone who works in business who seeks to help their company to advance its social and environmental agendas Tim draws on his vast experience in corporate leadership positions with AMD Apple and Intel as a sustainability consultant to Fortune 500 companies and as the Chairman of an NGO industry coalition that addresses social and environmental challenges In the clearest of terms this book tells you just what you need to know to help companies achieve results It is essential reading Tim Mohin I read this for a grad class I did in Corporate Social Responsibility I think my primary issue with the book is that I don t share Mohin s outlook on corporations as a source of good under our current capitalist system There s a lot of optimism in this book that I just don t share That said there is a lot of room for improvement in the way that we do business in improving impacts on the environment and on human lives in complex global supply chains Mohin s book lays out a clear applicable step by step guide to developing a corporate social responsibility program for the ground up with tips on evaluating and strengthening existing programs I really appreciate its approachable practical tone Tim Mohin .