Michael Porter and Mark Kramer explored the idea of enhancing business competitiveness while simultaneously advancing the social conditions of the wider community. They described this concept as ‘Shared Value’. Sustainable Success: Shared Value in Practice summarises the ways Porter and Kramer suggested companies can create economic value alongside creating societal value and then provides practical illustrations of shared value creation through five case studies.
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For us it is very clear that this focus on the consumer, the customer, will ultimately build shareholder value.
Paul Polman
Chief Executive Officer, Unilever