How can CSR influence business initiatives and the value of CSR efforts be measured? Managers from Chiquita, Motorola, and the World Bank share lessons and resources at Stanford's Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains Conference.

Lawrence Jackson, former Wal-Mart president and CEO for Global Procurement, asked his Stanford audience to consider whether pushing for social and environmental responsibility in business is a racially and economically segregated movement.

Now, more than ever, nonprofit leaders need to know how to maximize their social impact. Heather McLeod Grant shares some of the groundbreaking research explored in her co-authored book Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits.

Muhammad Yunus started a movement that has lifted millions from poverty. When he formed the Grameen Bank in 1983 and started giving out micro-loans, Yunus bridged the divide between business and society.

Many nonprofits want to expand their size and funding base to bring their mission to more people. In this interview William Foster shares findings from the Bridgespan Group's groundbreaking research on what it takes to be in the big leagues.

Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google.org, asks whether we should be optimistic or pessimistic about the future of humanity.

The annual World Social Forum is the centerpiece of an international process focused on finding an alternative path for globalization based on peace, sustainability, and solidarity.

Hannah Jones, Nike's vice president for corporate responsibility looks at the future of corporate responsibility as the focus shifts upstream.

The electronics industry is on the forefront of the movement to improve socially and environmentally responsible performance across manufacturing and supply chains.

In Britain, something is happening that hasn't happened for 100 years. More people are becoming incredibly wealthy, not only through inheritance, but also because of their own hard work.

Roger Martin, Martin Fisher, Mindy Lubber, Taddy Blecher, and Roshaneh Zafar wrap up the 2007 Skoll World Forum conference with inspiring final thoughts about how to take innovative ideas for social change to that tipping point where they can create large-scale lasting positive effects.

How do you communicate with suppliers on environmental innovation? As part of the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains conference, executives from an HMO, a government agency, and an entrepreneurial company share successes in greening the supply chains.

In this opening keynote of the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains Conference, Willard (Dub) Hay explores what's making Starbucks new Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices successful.

With energy costs on the rise and the U.S. government expected to push steadily for reduced carbon emissions, environmental responsibility throughout supply chains has become a market imperative.

Timberland s putting good old New England values to work to integrate socially responsible management practices throughout the value chain

Andrew Ruben and Jib Ellison of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. share their experience of transforming the largest company in the world into an environmentally sustainable business.

Patagonia Inc. founder Yvon Chouinard characterizes himself as a reluctant business man. Nevertheless, he offered a slew of counterintuitive business tips during the 2006 Von Guegelberg Memorial Environmental Lecture at the Stanford Center for Social Innovation.