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Articles on CSR 2.0

*Recommended classic* The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business,  Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 7, 2010 >> Preview | Download

*New* RSC 2.0: Reinventando a Responsabilidade Social Corporativa para o Século XXI (Portuguese translation of “CSR 2.0: Reinventing Corporate Social Responsibility for the 21st Century”), CSR 2.0: Reinventing Corporate Social Responsibility for the 21st Century, Management Innovation eXchange, 13 May 2012 (Translation: 1 August 2018) >> Download

The Future of CSR: Towards Transformative CSR, or CSR 2.0. In: A. Örtenblad (ed.), Research Handbook on Corporate Social Responsibility in Context, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016. >> Read

Cowboys, spaceships and CSR 2.0., GreenBiz, 23 May 2015 >> Read | Download

CSR 2.0: Reinventing Corporate Social Responsibility for the 21st Century, Management Innovation eXchange, 13 May 2012 >> Read

The Future of CSR: Towards Transformative CSR, or CSR 2.0, Kaleidoscope Futures Paper Series, No. 1, 2012. >> Preview | Download

Open Sourcing Sustainability: Web 2.0 meets CSR 2.0, 3BL Meda, 3 April 2012 >> Read | Download

CSR 2.0 as the New DNA of Business, 3BL Media, 13 March 2012 >> Read | Download

Theory U and CSR 2.0: Alignment of two conceptual approaches to create profound innovation and transformative change in corporate sustainability and responsibility, with J.A. van Lawick van Pabst, J.A.SSRN Working Paper Series, 22 February 2012 >> Preview | Download

The Call to Responsibility: Our Ability to Respond, In W. Visser, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business, London: Wiley, 2011. >> Preview | Download

The DNA Model of CSR 2.0: Value Creation, Good Governance, Societal Contribution and Ecological Integrity, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 9, 2011 >> Preview | Download

The Ages and Stages of CSR: Towards the Future with CSR 2.0, CSR International Paper Series, No. 3, 2011. First published in Social Space >> Download

The CSR 2.0 Principle of Scalability – The Limits of Ethical Consumerism, CSR International Blog, 19 April, 2011 >> Read

CSR 2.0: From the Age of Greed to the Age of Responsibility, In W. Sun, et al. (eds.), Reframing Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis. Bingley: Emerald, 2010. >> Preview | Download

CSR 2.0: The Evolution and Revolution of Corporate Social Responsibility, In M. Pohl & N. Tolhurst (eds.), Responsible Business: How to Manage a CSR Strategy Successfully. Wiley, 2010. >> PreviewDownload

The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business,  Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 7, 2010 >> Preview | Download

The Rise and Fall of CSR: Shapeshifting from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0, CSR International Paper Series, No. 2, 2010 >> Preview | Download

The Rise and Fall of CSR: The Three Curses of CSR 1.0 and the Five Principles of CSR 2.0, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 7, 2010 >> Preview | Download

The Fall and Rise of CSR: 3 Curses of CSR 1.0 & 5 Principles of CSR 2.0, CSR International Blog, 1 April, 2010 >> Read

Islamic and Cleantech markets: A CSR 2.0 tipping point? CSR International Blog, 2 June, 2009 >> Read

CSR 2.0: The New Era of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 1., 2008 >> Preview | Download

CSR 2.0, CSR International Blog, 7 October, 2008 >> Read

Other Articles on CSR

*Recommended classic* Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries, In A. Crane, A. McWilliams, D. Matten, J. Moon & D. Siegel (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 473-479, 2008. >> Preview | Download

*Recommended classic* Revisiting Carroll’s CSR Pyramid: An African Perspective. In Corporate Citizenship in a Development Perspective, edited by Esben Rahbek Pedersen & Mahad Huniche, Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press, 2006 >> Preview | Download

Integrated Value Creation (IVC): Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Creating Shared Value (CSV), with C. Kymal, Journal for International Business Ethics, Vol.8 No.1, 2015 >> Download

Discovering the ‘S’ in CSR: Wayne Visser dispels myths and throws down the gauntlet, Interview by Quality Digest, 22 October 2015 >> Read

We Need New Generation of ‘Imagineers’ Who Can Envision Sustainable Future: Wayne Visser, interview by Rusen Kumar, IndiaCSR, 4 July 2015 >> Read

Creating Integrated Value: Beyond CSR and CSV to CIV, Kaleidoscope Futures Paper Series, No. 3., 2014 >> Preview | Download

Personal reflections on responsible competitiveness. CSR & Competitiveness, 24 October 2013 >> Read | Download

Visions of the Future: CSR, sustainable business and capitalism in 2020, CSRwire, 10 September 2013 >> Read | Download

America’s idea incubators: Seeding a revolution in capitalism, CSRwire, 3 September 2013 >> Read | Download

Eurocrats take on CSR: A case of ‘too little, too late’? CSRwire, 28 August 2013 >> Read | Download

From laggard to leader: Pioneering experiments Down Under, CSRwire, 21 August 2013 >> Read | Download

A giant leap backwards on CSR: India’s great missed opportunity, CSRwire, 14 August 2013 >> ReadDownload

Oil on troubled waters: Can Shell make good in Nigeria? CSRwire, 7 August 2013 >> Read | Download

Yin and yang: Striving for sustainable harmony in China, CSRwire, 31 July 2013 >> Read | Download

Going glocal with CSR: Multilateral musings in Mexico, CSRwire, 24 July 2013 >> Read | Download

Creating shared value: How South Africa led the world in corporate governance & economic empowerment, CSRwire, 17 July 2013 >> Read | Download

Ties that Bind: Experiments in Community Business, CSRwire, 10 July 2013 >> Read | Download

Meme-Splicing in the Land of the Rising Sun, CSRwire, 3 July 2013 >> Read | Download

Lessons from Africa’s Wild Frontiers, CSRwire, 26 June 2013 >> Read | Download

The Life Story of a Global Movement, CSRwire, 19 June 2013 >> Read | Download

CSR in Nigeria: A few thoughts and reflections, Wayne Visser Blog, 9 April 2013 >> Read

The 7 Habits of Effective Sustainability Leaders, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 12, 2013 >> Preview | Download

Practising social responsibility without the CSR label, The Guardian, 12 September 2012 >> Read | Download

Future Trends in CSR: The Next 10 Years, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 11, 2012 >> Preview | Download

To Scare or Inspire? Bringing Admission, Ambition & Pragmagic to CSR, 3BL Media, 1 May 2012 >> Read | Download

What Drives the Business Case for CSR? 3BL Media, 10 April 2012 >> Read | Download

The Long Tail of CSR: When Smaller is Bigger, 3BL Media, 27 March 2012 >> Read | Download

Nature vs. Nurture: Are Social Entrepreneurs Born or Made, 3BL Media, 20 March 2012 >> Read | Download

Cracking the CSR Codes Puzzle, 3BL Media, 7 March 2012 >> Read | Download

Broken Promises: BP’s Slide Backwards into Promotional CSR, 3BL Media, 28 February 2012 >> Read | Download

Be the Change, But First Be Yourself, CSRwire, 25 January 2012 >> Read | Download

Changing the World, One Leader at a Time, CSRwire, 12 January 2012 >> Read | Download

The Future of CSOs: The Many Faces of CSR Activism, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 10, 2011 >> Preview | Download

Sustainable by Design? Lessons in Circularity from Seventh Generation, CSRwire, 15 December 2011 >> Read | Download

Myths About CSR in Developing Countries, CSRwire, 8 December 2011 >> Read | Download

The Future Faces of CSR Activism, CSRwire, 1 December 2011 >> Read | Download

Could Less Consumer Choice Be A Good Thing? CSRwire, 24 November 2011 >> Read | Download

The Creative Destruction Revolution, CSRwire, 17 November 2011 >> Read | Download

What Can Web 2.0 Teach Us About CSR? CSRwire, 10 November 2011 >> Read | Download

Can We Break the Spell of CSR Curses? CSRwire, 3 November 2011 >> Read | Download

Exposing the CSR Pretenders, CSRwire, 27 October 2011 >> Read | Download

Sustainability Leadership: Linking Theory and Practice, with P. Courtice, SSRN Working Paper Series, 21 October 2011 >> Preview | Download

Is Philanthropy a Smokescreen? CSRwire, 20 October 2011 >> Read | Download

Is Greed Still Good? CSRwire, 13 October 2011 >> Read | Download

The Death of CSR, CSRwire, 6 October 2011 >> Read | Download

Glocality: Thinking Global & Acting Local in CSR, Wayne Visser Blog, 11 July 2011 >> PreviewDownload

CSR & Pharmaceuticals: Big Pharma on Trial – Part 2, Wayne Visser Blog, 8 June 2011 >> Preview | Download

CSR & Pharmaceuticals: Big Pharma on Trial – Part 1, Wayne Visser Blog, 3 June 2011 >> Preview | Download

CSR in Nigeria, CSR International Blog, 25 April, 2011 >> Read

Top 40 Sustainability Books for 2010 – Part 2, CSR International Blog, 20 April, 2011 >> Read

Top 40 Sustainability Books for 2010 – Part 1, CSR International Blog, 20 April, 2011 >> Read

The Age of Marketing: Using smoke and mirrors, CSR International Blog, 3 March, 2011 >> Read

CSR and Social Media – Part 2, CSR International Blog, 2 March, 2011 >> Read

CSR and Social Media – Part 1, CSR International Blog, 28 February, 2011 >> Read

The Age of Philanthropy: The Wheels of Wealth, CSR International Blog, 15 February, 2011 >> Read

The Age of Greed, CSR International Blog, 4 February, 2011 >> Read

Redefining CSR, CSR International Blog, 24 January, 2011 >> Read

WikiLeaks and CSR – The Era of Radical Transparency, CSR International Blog, 10 January, 2011 >> Read

The Ages and Stages of CSR: From Defensive to Systemic Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 8, 2010 >> Preview | Download

The Era of “Leading Big” on CSR Dawns: Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan, CSR International Blog, 26 November, 2010 >> Read

Reflection on “What the Green Movement Got Wrong”, CSR International Blog, 5 November, 2010 >> Read

Author in the spotlight: Elaine Cohen interviews Wayne Visser, CSR International Blog, 25 October, 2010 >> Read

The Ages and Stages of CSR: From Defensive to Systemic CSR, CSR International Blog, 24 September, 2010 >> Read

10 Paths to the Future for NGOs/CSOs, CSR International Blog, 17 August, 2010 >> Read

Reflections on CSR in China, CSR International Blog, 2 August, 2010 >> Read

Reflections on CSR in the EU, CSR International Blog, 27 July, 2010 >> Read

Reflections on CSR in India, CSR International Blog, 18 July, 2010 >> Read

Cabbages & Condoms: Interview with Mechai Viravaidya on social enterprise and HIV/AIDS in Thailand, CSR International Blog, 24 April, 2010 >> Read

The State of CSR in Malaysia: A Supply Chain Time Bomb? CSR International Blog, 13 April, 2010 >> Read

The State of CSR in Singapore: An Unnecessary Extra? CSR International Blog, 22 March, 2010 >> Read

Lentil As Anything: An Experiment in Generosity, CSR International Blog, 6 March, 2010 >> Read

Happy birthday! CSR International turns ONE year old, CSR International Blog, 4 March, 2010 >> Read

The State of CSR in Australia: Too much sun! CSR International Blog, 19 February, 2010 >> Read

CSR quest: Crane & Matten interview Wayne Visser, CSR International Blog, 11 February, 2010 >> Read

Reflections on CSR in Kenya and China in Africa, CSR International Blog, 2 February, 2010 >> Read

CSR & Corporate Governance – Part 3, CSR International Blog, 29 January, 2010 >> Read

CSR & Corporate Governance – Part 2, CSR International Blog, 27 January, 2010 >> Read

CSR & Corporate Governance – Part 1, CSR International Blog, 23 January, 2010 >> Read

The Future of CSR Codes and Standards, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 6., 2009 >> Preview | Download

Climate change & COP 15 – Part 3: Leadership response, CSR International Blog, 12 December, 2009 >> Read

Climate change & COP 15 – Part 2: Leadership crisis, CSR International Blog, 11 December, 2009 >> Read

Climate change & COP 15 – Part 1: Extraordinary times, CSR International Blog, 10 December, 2009 >> Read

Reflections on “The Top 50 Sustainability Books”, CSR International Blog, 9 December, 2009 >> Read

CSR Gives Companies a Competitive Edge, CSR International Blog, 29 November, 2009 >> Read

The CSR Media Boom: We Got What We Deserve, CSR International Blog, 24 October, 2009 >> Read

CSR for SMEs: Lessons from Mexico, CSR International Blog, 10 October, 2009 >> Read

Worth more alive than dead: Our biodiversity challenge – Part 2, CSR International Blog, 30 September, 2009 >> Read

Worth more alive than dead: Our biodiversity challenge – Part 1, CSR International Blog, 27 September, 2009 >> Read

The Three Curses of CSR: Curse 3 – Uneconomic Role, CSR International Blog, 2 September, 2009 >> Read

The Three Curses of CSR: Curse 2 – Peripheral Status, CSR International Blog, 23 August, 2009 >> Read

The Three Curses of CSR: Curse 1 – Incrementalism, CSR International Blog, 18 August, 2009 >> Read

The Low Carbon Revolution: It’s Closer Than You Think, CSR International Blog, 19 July, 2009 >> Read

Pandora’s CSR Box: The Case for Banning CSR, CSR International Blog, 20 June, 2009 >> Read

An Agenda for the Future of CSR (Part 2), CSR International Blog, 2 June, 2009 >> Read

An Agenda for the Future of CSR (Part 1), CSR International Blog, 11 May, 2009 >> Read

Earth Hour: A Tipping Point? CSR International Blog, 5 April, 2009 >> Read

Googlization: For Better or Worse? CSR International Blog, 28 March, 2009 >> Read

The Future of CSR Codes and Standards, CSR International Blog, 18 March, 2009 >> Read

100 Best Companies Ranking Gets It Right, CSR International Blog, 11 March, 2009 >> Read

CSR is dead … Long live CSR, CSR International Blog, 8 March, 2009 >> Read

CSR or another label: Who cares? CSR International Blog, 6 March, 2009 >> Read

The role of charity in CSR, CSR International Blog, 22 February, 2009 >> Read

Eco-Cities; Does it Pay Off? CSR International Blog, 12 February, 2009 >> Read

Philanthrocapitalism: A disaster idea that threatens CSR, CSR International Blog, 12 February, 2009 >> Read

CSR Reflections on Davos (Day 3), CSR International Blog, 31 January, 2009 >> Read

CSR Reflections on Davos (Day 2), CSR International Blog, 30 January, 2009 >> Read

CSR Reflections on Davos (Day 1), CSR International Blog, 28 January, 2009 >> Read

Obama moves beyond climate spin, CSR International Blog, 27 January, 2009 >> Read

What Obama’s inauguration speech means for CSR? CSR International Blog, 20 January, 2009 >> Read

Usury and the Credit Crunch, CSR International Blog, 8 January, 2009 >> Read

CSR Change Agency: Making a Difference, CSR International Paper Series, No. 1., 2008 >> Preview | Download

The Long Tail of CSR: Achieving Scalability in Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 5., 2008 >> Preview | Download

CSR Myths: Popular Misconceptions on Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 4., 2008 >> Preview | Download

CSR Drivers: The Forces Shaping Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 3., 2008 >> Preview | Download

#55: CSR Change Agents: Experts, Facilitators, Catalysts and Activists, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 2., 2008 >> Preview | Download

C..hristmas S..eason R..eflections, CSR International Blog, 19 December, 2008 >> Read

Health as a Human Right, CSR International Blog, 10 December, 2008 >> Read

CSR/sustainability experts on hope and 2009 prospects, CSR International Blog, 10 December, 2008 >> Read

The Long Tail of CSR, CSR International Blog, 7 December, 2008 >> Read

CSR and the financial crisis, CSR International Blog, 1 December, 2008 >> Read

Can CSR Make Us Happy? CSR International Blog, 18 November, 2008 >> Read

Responsabilidad Social en tiempos de crisis financiera, CSR International Blog, 13 November, 2008 >> Read

The State of CSR Reporting in Asia, CSR International Blog, 10 November, 2008 >> Read

CSR and the Financial Crisis: Taking Stock, CSR International Blog, 4 November, 2008 >> Read

CSR Lessons from China’s Milk Scandal, CSR International Blog, 3 November, 2008 >> Read

CSR Asia Summit in Bangkok, CSR International Blog, 2 November, 2008 >> Read

Food for thought: The NON financial crises and CSR, CSR International Blog, 30 October, 2008 >> Read

CSR, G8 & G5: The Heiligendamm Dialogue Process, CSR International Blog, 22 October, 2008 >> Read

CSR in Developing Countries: Distinctive Characteristics, CSR International Blog, 20 October, 2008 >> Read

Faith, Hope and Responsibility? CSR International Blog, 16 October, 2008 >> Read

Financial crisis: Beyond reasonable greed? CSR International Blog, 14 October, 2008 >> Read

CSR in China: Cause for Hope or Despair? CSR International Blog, 8 October, 2008 >> Read

Is CSR Failing? CSR International Blog, 7 October, 2008 >> Read