Simon Mainwaring

We First provides consulting and training to help companies tell the story of their good work in ways that build their business

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  The world’s largest food chain has been facing internal challenges when it comes to corporate purpose. While McDonald’s has taken concerted efforts over the last several years to address sustainability issues like packaging, climate resiliency, and emissions reductions targets, it’s in hot water in regards to social responsibility. McDonald’s workers recently held a strike […]

  The world’s largest food chain has been facing internal challenges when it comes to corporate purpose. While McDonald’s has taken concerted efforts over the last several years to address sustainability issues like packaging, climate resiliency, and emissions reductions targets, it’s in hot water in regards to social responsibility. McDonald’s workers recently held a strike …

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Business leaders from the world’s top companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Hewlett Packard, PG&E, and many more are taking a stand to support the Paris Climate Agreement. While Michael Bloomberg’s commitment to contribute $15 million to the United Nations on behalf of the United States is a milestone on the road to a …

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Prior to ExxonMobil’s annual shareholder meeting, stockholders are making a push for the company to consider climate change as a more integral part in business strategy. These sentiments reflect a growing movement — fueled by pension fund managers, institutional investors and individuals – to pressure oil companies to be more transparent about how climate change and related …

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  Stakeholders are increasingly aware of where companies stand on larger social issues affecting the world and are requiring the businesses they support to become responsible corporate citizens. What’s more, new media is empowering consumers and employees to engage in conversations with brands about their purpose and that, in turn, is transforming the role of …

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Everyday, women are bombarded with thousands of messages both explicit and implicit about how they look, and more often than not, how they can look better to presumably feel better. From the covers of celebrity tabloids, to “how-to” videos on YouTube, to a galaxy of social posts, and everywhere else in the media, it’s a …

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