Can Businesses Do Well and Do Good? Yes.

In this post Edward Glaeser asks if businesses can do well and do good. The answer is, of course, yes. This is a no-brainer; or rather, businesses have to embed "goodness" in their business practices in order to succeed. For example, in order for businesses to be able to sell their products more than once, they have to establish trustworthiness. Every time you buy a Kraft product or a McDonalds hamburger, or a Coke, you expect it to have high quality. More >>

Back to Basics: The Financial Crisis Requires a Paradigm Shift

It is tempting to look at the current financial meltdown — and the $700 billion federal bailout — as a sign of capitalism's impending demise. Certainly, the reputation of business, particularly large-scale enterprises, has hit a historic low. The call for ever-greater regulation, and even defacto nationalization of whole industries, is greater now than at any time in recent history. More >>

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	Since 1999, the private sector represented at AmCham Nicaragua has been committed to the social and economic development of the country, and has worked towards the strengthening of the quality of the national education system through its Schools Sponsorship Program. Read more »
	From energy efficient equipment to methods for recycling oil, Quality Float Works, Inc. has found ways to save money and continue being good stewards of the environment. Adopting and implementing green practices allows the opportunity to maximize profit, lower costs and help the environment. Moreover, green practices may lead to new technological innovations and even job growth. Read more »