tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post3380365960157335307..comments2024-03-19T12:59:20.494+02:00Comments on csr-reporting: 13 takes on the SAP 2009 Sustainability Reportelainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-35275689254754236922010-08-04T16:48:25.118+03:002010-08-04T16:48:25.118+03:00Elaine -
interesting post, good food for thought. ...Elaine -<br />interesting post, good food for thought. <br /><br />@Elaine @Bill --- though, by my count at least, this is SAP's 3rd 'social' report. But by my best estimation I think Marcy Scott Lee at Sun Microsystems may have been the first to integrate social media to sustainability reporting. Someone should check and record for posterity. ;-)James Farrarhttp://www.blogs.zdnet.com/sustainabilitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-3398189864821650682010-08-03T10:46:54.342+03:002010-08-03T10:46:54.342+03:00Lavinia, thanks as always for your detailed respon...Lavinia, thanks as always for your detailed response to my post. You always make great connections to a range of topics and this serves to broaden our thinking and holistic view of specific areas of CSR and sustainability. Warm regards, elaineelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-15641575311581493062010-08-03T10:44:55.134+03:002010-08-03T10:44:55.134+03:00HI Bill, thnaks for your insightful comments as us...HI Bill, thnaks for your insightful comments as usual. I agree with you about moderation - I think I was referring more to censorship rather than moderation - ie that anyone can say anything as long as its not obscene - the Issue Experts tend to respond as far as I have seen so this serves as some form of moderation in the sense of facilitating the dialogue.<br />Re the Guardian, yes, I admit, I have been meaning to push their reporting and dialogues higher up my radar - their approach to interaction which influences their reporting is impressive. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Warm regards, elaineelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-13524253104048638942010-08-02T23:35:15.683+03:002010-08-02T23:35:15.683+03:00Elaine,
VERY interesting deep dig into this repor...Elaine,<br /><br />VERY interesting deep dig into this report that did indeed get lots of hype at its launch. A few quibbles.<br /><br />First, you say "Comments are not moderated which demonstrates great transparency in this Brave New CyberSpace World." I agree with the value of removing moderation as a technical issue, ie when you have to wait for a comment to get "approved," and potentially censored. By the same token, however, I do think there is value in moderation in the other sense of the word, namely, facilitation. I'm seeing a number of online dialogues that spiral down and fail to fulfill their potential because they don't have an independent third party facilitating the conversation. Think of an in-person stakeholder dialogue -- we wouldn't dream of hosting one without really good facilitation. Yet we do it all the time online -- hence the spotty results.<br /><br />My other quibble (which I'm having trouble remembering, since I have to navigate off the page in order to comment...) had something to do with your claim of being the first to suggest a blog as a sustainability report. I'll remind you that The Guardian uses blogging as an integral part of its sustainability report. Perhaps not the same thing you were suggesting, but certainly worth a mention.<br /><br />Keep up the great work!<br /><br />Best,<br />Bill<br />Bill Baue<br />Principal | The Transition Group<br />Editor in Chief | The Murninghan PostBill Bauehttp://MurninghanPost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-67098818934581264312010-08-01T23:31:54.837+03:002010-08-01T23:31:54.837+03:00Elaine,
Excellent summary thank you. I am giving...Elaine, <br /><br />Excellent summary thank you. I am giving considerable more thought while you were on vacation about Women and the issues they face working in technology.<br /><br />I am waiting for a company like Oracle, SAP, and some of the 250 EMR HIT companies to step up and let me conduct a focus group.<br /><br />The Catalyst Report from 2003 and the new AAUW report on Why So Few just cut the surface of the ice for women in STEM careers. STEM = science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<br /><br />I want to dig under the ice and find out more why so many women feel working in companies like these is a track for burn out and why they cannot express their talent.<br /><br />Aman Singh reported last week that CSR employment marketplace is still in its early stage of formation. Employers want skills more than CSR. CSR is still at a frontier where employers regard certification in responsible management of various forms CSR, Sustainability, GRI Reporting, etc as something to value.<br /><br />As a mentor with Ethical Markets Research Group I have influenced a plan of action to archive research related to these issues at the Ethical Markets Research Group website (which is now under construction). <br /><br />I have already submitted an archive note that integrates recent reports from Aman Singh, myself and others who have joined my AboutWorkEcology editorial group (that includes you).<br /><br />I will send out a twitter notification from @workecology and @wecarehealth when this archive is public on the web.<br /><br />I invite SAP to step up to the plate and work with me on this. <br /><br />My post at http://aboutworkecology.typepad.com begins to speak to that. This post has become a chapter for my new book proposal.<br /><br />My dream is to have a companies focused on science, technology, math and engineering permit me to run focus groups to expand an understanding of what women need to be more effective in STEM careers.<br /><br />Given CSR is proving to be an attractive career for women, I wonder how many women moved into CSR from STEM and how many women in STEM careers want CSR?<br /><br />I am looking forward to learning more.<br /><br />Warm thoughts,<br />Lavinia<br />@workecology<br />http://aboutworkecology/typepad.comLavinia Weissmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420432372656455313noreply@blogger.com