It fills me with sadness to write this post but today I heard that Ray Anderson one of the greatest pioneers in CSR / Sustainability passed away several days ago.
For me he was one of the CSR / Sustainability heroes in the field. What he achieved for the global role of CSR / Sustainability was enormous and I always admired his enthusiasm and dedication not only to the overall topic but also about how to conduct responsible business within the organization. We have many experts preaching this but not many can actually show how it is being done within a global business.
I learned from him to not see CSR / Sustainability as black and white but rather to see it as an integral part of every business no matter what business sector you work in.
He also had the rare talent to communicate difficult subjects in such a understandable way that everyone listing could directly relate to what he was talking about. A truely unique individual.
This is a great video of him talking about the business logic of sustainability. An all-time classic and something that will go into my video library for sure.
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