Aisling Bea Quotes

I think CSR, corporate social responsibility, is something that is becoming front and center.

Being socially responsible is one of Gucci's core values, and we will continue to strive to do better for the environment and animals.

Doing good business - being ethical, being transparent, being caring, implementing values in your business - makes a difference, and you make money at the same time.

Corporate responsibility extends not only to the customers, the resources and the workers of the present, but also to those of the future.

Interest in business ethics courses has surged, and student activities at leading business schools are more focused than ever before on making business serve long-term social values.

So much business is based on the belief that we should do whatever we can within legal limits to make as much money as we can. Ben & Jerry's was based on values, and we try to operate a business that not just sells ice cream but partners with all our stakeholders - whether that's suppliers or customers - to bring about a more sustainable world.

Whole Foods Market tries to embody all of the principles of conscious capitalism all the time, but like any person or company, we sometimes fall short.

Anything that benefits workers, the environment, or the general population is going to reduce their [the corporation’s] profits.

I don't want anybody, whether it's my grandchildren or any of our employees' grandchildren, to have to apologise for working for Ford Motor Company. In fact, I want the opposite. I want them to look and say, 'What a difference we made!'

I believe we must go further in redefining what United's corporate citizenship looks like in our society... and we intend to live up to those higher expectations in the way we embody social responsibility and civic leadership everywhere we operate.

We have an unwavering commitment to our social responsibility program; it's good for business, and we know it's the right thing to do.

We don't have to reinvent the wheel, just go back to what it was in terms of how corporations acted in terms of their collective responsibility just 20 years ago.

Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.

Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better world within the next few decades. This means corporations must embrace the benefits of cooperating with one another.

The companies that are the most influential and most successful are the ones that care about impact and the influence they have on the world.

I wear two hats. The one is business and increasing my shareholders' value; the other is social responsibility.

Businesses typically look at issues like price, quality, time of delivery. They don't often think about social and environmental impact because they're focused on their financial bottom line.

I think good companies can navigate being public and doing the right things for their customers.

Transforming a brand into a socially responsible leader doesn't happen overnight by simply writing new marketing and advertising strategies. It takes effort to identify a vision that your customers will find credible and aligned with their values.

Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.

The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's lives better - while using fewer resources - and to act lawfully and with integrity.

Business practices and how we treat the planet are also in desperate need of re-humanization.

It is important to remember that all business has an impact on the lives of real people.

I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility, and there is no negotiating on responsibilities.

I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust.