The New York Times: Creating Shared Value Gains Momentum

Creating Shared Value continues to influence the conversation on Corporate Social Responsibility.  This week, The New York Times business writer Steve Lohr differentiates Creating Shared Value from “triple bottom line” (people, planet, profit), “impact investing” and “sustainability”—all corporate initiatives that address social concerns.  He writes, "The shared-value concept builds on those ideas, but it emphasizes profit-making not just as a possibility but as a priority."  He quotes FSG co-founders Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer, who advocate that shared value moves toward "a more sophisticated form of capitalism,” says Porter, in which “the ability to address societal issues is integral to profit maximization instead of treated as outside the profit model.”  Mark Kramer weighs in, “This is not about companies being good or bad...It’s about galvanizing companies to exploit the market in addressing social problems.”  Examples of corporations leveraging Creating Shared Value include General Electric, I.B.M., and Intuit.  Please refer to the full article on Creating Shared Value here.  

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