Strategic Thinking Rarely Occurs Spontaneously

You Can't Be All Things To All People.

Businesses Must Reconnect Company Success With Social Progress. Shared Value Is Not Social Responsibility, Philanthropy, Or Even Sustainability, But A New Way To Achieve Economic Success. It Is Not On The Margin Of What Companies Do But At The Center. We Believe That It Can Give Rise To The Next Major Transformation Of Business Thinking.

The Economic Distress Of America's Inner Cities May Be The Most Pressing Issue Facing The Nation. The Lack Of Businesses And Jobs In Disadvantaged Urban Areas Fuels Not Only A Crushing Cycle Of Poverty But Also Crippling Social Problems Such As Drug Abuse And Crime… A Sustainable Economic Base Can Be Created In The Inner City, But Only As It Has Been Created Elsewhere: Through Private, For-profit Initiatives And Investment Based On Economic Self-interest And Genuine Competitive Advantage.

Efforts To Preserve All Industries Will Lower The National Standard Of Living.

Strategic Thinking Rarely Occurs Spontaneously