Sarah Ford | September 12, 2014
CSR is a Way to Signal Your Ethos
By Jeff Welch
You are defined by who you do business with as much as who you don’t do business with. And it’s both unrealistic and a mistake to target everyone. More businesses of all kinds should wear their ethos more proudly. They should align themselves with particular causes because that’s how you create a passionate customer base. It’s not some distracting corporate social responsibility initiative—it’s basic marketing.
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