This document discusses responsible business practices and entrepreneurship. It references studies from Harvard Business School about the relationship between sustainability and business performance. It provides examples of two companies that pursued responsible business strategies from 2005-2010, seeing significant revenue growth and higher profit margins compared to industry averages. The document also mentions the ISO 26000 standard for social responsibility and concludes with contact information for Dwayne Baraka to discuss these topics further.

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for a better life
7 November 2013
Riga, Latvia

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Harvard Business School
Eccles, Ioannou & Serafeim
1993-2010
High/Low sustainability

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• 2010 Revenue - $340m.
• Compound growth – 40%
(2005-2010)
• EBITDA margins – 31%
(2005-2010) 13% ind. ave.
• Change from maximum
output to return on input!

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• 2010 Revenue - $820m.
• Compound growth – 40%
(2005-2010)
• EBITDA margins – 18%
(2005-2010) 8% ind. ave.
• 20% of revenue from new
business venture

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17. Thank You
Dwayne Baraka
+44 75 9011 6051
dwayne.baraka@valuecsr.com