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		<title>Comment on The &#8220;Pain&#8221; of Sustainability by Susan</title>
		<link>http://citizenpolity.com/2012/01/18/the-pain-of-sustainability/#comment-269</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi James, This is a great overview of some of the &quot;pains&quot; of sustainability. I definitely agree with you about sustainability (reporting) being overwhelming and companies feeling overwhelmed. If large corporations with the human resources to track and report as many as 80 core indicators find the whole process overwhelming, imagine how it must feel for microbusiness owners who genuinely do care about being sustainable (or specifically started their business to help make the world a more sustainable place to live) but most certainly don&#039;t have the resources to track 10 let alone 80 indicators! 

I&#039;m currently working on a book project that is intended as a guide to social responsibility for microentrepreneurs, and I&#039;m finding that while there might be some advantages to being a microbusiness (less rigid hierarchical structure, leaner, and often a mind set that &quot;gets&quot; sustainability), it&#039;s challenge to implement a lot of the standard S-R practices because there aren&#039;t the same kind of resources--or access to resources.

I&#039;d be really interesting in learning more about your experiences with or thoughts on socially responsible microbusinesses (10 or fewer people).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi James, This is a great overview of some of the &#8220;pains&#8221; of sustainability. I definitely agree with you about sustainability (reporting) being overwhelming and companies feeling overwhelmed. If large corporations with the human resources to track and report as many as 80 core indicators find the whole process overwhelming, imagine how it must feel for microbusiness owners who genuinely do care about being sustainable (or specifically started their business to help make the world a more sustainable place to live) but most certainly don&#8217;t have the resources to track 10 let alone 80 indicators! </p>
<p>I&#8217;m currently working on a book project that is intended as a guide to social responsibility for microentrepreneurs, and I&#8217;m finding that while there might be some advantages to being a microbusiness (less rigid hierarchical structure, leaner, and often a mind set that &#8220;gets&#8221; sustainability), it&#8217;s challenge to implement a lot of the standard S-R practices because there aren&#8217;t the same kind of resources&#8211;or access to resources.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d be really interesting in learning more about your experiences with or thoughts on socially responsible microbusinesses (10 or fewer people).</p>
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		<title>Comment on How to find a CSR job in a big company by James Epstein-Reeves</title>
		<link>http://citizenpolity.com/2012/03/13/how-to-find-a-csr-job-in-a-big-company/#comment-259</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Epstein-Reeves]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the comment!

I don&#039;t disagree, per se. Analytical skills are very important and I agree that most people don&#039;t give it the attention the skill deserve. I&#039;m an analytical guy myself, so I fully appreciate the value it brings. Having a background understanding of statistics is extremely helpful. 

But where I&#039;m of a different opinion is that some of the other items I noted above, I think, are even more important. I had to prioritize the list (otherwise it would be an endless list!), so what you see is my take. 

Thanks again for reading and commenting!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the comment!</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t disagree, per se. Analytical skills are very important and I agree that most people don&#8217;t give it the attention the skill deserve. I&#8217;m an analytical guy myself, so I fully appreciate the value it brings. Having a background understanding of statistics is extremely helpful. </p>
<p>But where I&#8217;m of a different opinion is that some of the other items I noted above, I think, are even more important. I had to prioritize the list (otherwise it would be an endless list!), so what you see is my take. </p>
<p>Thanks again for reading and commenting!</p>
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		<title>Comment on How to find a CSR job in a big company by FierceFern</title>
		<link>http://citizenpolity.com/2012/03/13/how-to-find-a-csr-job-in-a-big-company/#comment-258</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[FierceFern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t believe you didn&#039;t mention analytical skills! This is one of the biggest shortcomings I see in CSR/sustainability candidates, even those coming out of MBA programs. It&#039;s not just about talking - sometimes you actually need to do math, or at least review calculations to be sure you understand where your numbers are coming from.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t believe you didn&#8217;t mention analytical skills! This is one of the biggest shortcomings I see in CSR/sustainability candidates, even those coming out of MBA programs. It&#8217;s not just about talking &#8211; sometimes you actually need to do math, or at least review calculations to be sure you understand where your numbers are coming from.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The 6 Reasons Why Companies Should Embrace CSR by Bibhuti</title>
		<link>http://citizenpolity.com/2012/02/21/the-6-reasons-why-companies-should-embrace-csr/#comment-251</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bibhuti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent article ... and thoroughly agree with Gareth. If only companies incentivized around such concepts more than short-term gains then we might be on the right track.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent article &#8230; and thoroughly agree with Gareth. If only companies incentivized around such concepts more than short-term gains then we might be on the right track.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The 6 Reasons Why Companies Should Embrace CSR by James Epstein-Reeves</title>
		<link>http://citizenpolity.com/2012/02/21/the-6-reasons-why-companies-should-embrace-csr/#comment-245</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Epstein-Reeves]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gareth, thanks for the comment!

I agree with you. You put a finer point on it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gareth, thanks for the comment!</p>
<p>I agree with you. You put a finer point on it.</p>
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