Leveraging digital platforms for social purpose
Digital platforms can no longer be considered ‘new technology’. The systems that make the internet possible have been around for more than 35 years and [...]
Trialogue Donors’ Den 2017
This interactive and popular session was adapted from the internationally acclaimed Dragons’ Den television series. Following a national call for applications, three non-profit organisations (NPOs) [...]
US employees, customers empowering CEOs to embrace CSI and sustainability
Businesses that contribute to socioeconomic development, and which actively enable their employees to do so, can dramatically outperform their competitors who turn a blind [...]
The role of women in the socioeconomic development of Africa
The advancement of women in business improves bottom-line performance and strengthens corporate culture, which ultimately drives GDP and socio-economic development. That’s the view [...]
Tracking a decade of trends and forecasting the future of CSI in South Africa
At Trialogue’s milestone tenth annual conference, director Cathy Duff presented on a decade of trends and forecasted the next decade of corporate social investment (CSI) [...]
Can CSI communication have broader social benefit?
The effective communication of corporate social investment (CSI) is crucial for strengthening relationships between companies and their stakeholders. However, there is a general perception that [...]
Funding social justice
Social justice work advocates for public and private accountability, equal access to Constitutional rights, improved service delivery and the strengthening of democracy. During the anti-apartheid [...]
Managing and meeting community expectations
While the social licence to operate began as a concept in the mining industry, it is relevant for all businesses. The social licence is a [...]
Social licence to operate
In his overview presentation on social licence to operate at The Trialogue Business in Society Conference, Nedbank Executive Head of Public Affairs, Thabang Chiloane, shared [...]