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The SRO* is for you. We’re a new international movement that is helping define and shape the evolving practice of social responsibility in corporations and other businesses and organizations.
We discuss standards for social responsibility, how social responsibility can be part of an organization’s focus on quality, and examples of best practices in social responsibility.
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- Posted August 2nd, 2011 by Sarah
Understanding emerging corporate sustainability practices through the lens of total quality management.
Key Takeaways
Ambiguity surrounds the term sustainability and consequently the scope of corporate sustainability initiatives; understanding the parallels between total quality management (TQM) and sustainability programs can help lessen that ambiguity
Companies poised to derive competitive advantages from sustainability treat their programs as an opportunity [...]
- Posted July 22nd, 2011 by Sarah
ASQ wants to know how you use quality tools and approaches to further your journey toward stronger social responsibility (SR). Tell us about your approach, and you could win…
1st place – iPad2
2nd place – Kindle reader
3rd place – One year’s subscription to ASQ’s Journal for Quality and Participation
The first-place entry will also receive recognition from [...]
- Posted July 18th, 2011 by Sarah
Quality tools have been used by industry for decades to create lean operations, reduce waste, and improve efficiency, but they have not been widely recognized in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) space. CSR grapples with energy efficiency, supply chain metrics, supplier engagement several tiers away, reduced waste, and keeping a strong focus on customer value, [...]
- Posted June 29th, 2011 by Sarah
Some have described sustainability as the mother of invention but, says John Elkington, quality falls by the wayside when management focuses solely on cost
by John Elkington - executive chairman of Volans, co-founder of SustainAbility, a member of the IIRC, blogs, tweets and is a member of the Guardian’s sustainable business advisory panel. (published 6/22/11 in guardian.co.uk)
As I [...]
- Posted April 22nd, 2011 by Sarah
50 bikes to be donated to Pittsburgh Boys & Girls Clubs
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 21, 2011—”Free wheeling” takes on a whole new meaning at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Pittsburgh, May 16–18. Attendees of ASQ’s annual conference plan to give back to the community through a special build-a-bike initiative they hope [...]
