1March 9, 2010

Prof. Dr. Michael Hopkins Chairman and CEO MHC International Ltd.

www.mhcinternational.comwww.corporateresponsibility.ch

Reflections on Occupy and CSR

November 2012

Zuccotti Park Oct 30 2011

Some other slides

McPherson Sq Washington DC Nov 12

Other slides

St Paul’s Occupy London Nov 16th 2011

The analysis

The problem

Income inequality mentions

A prognosis?• NEED TO FLATTEN OUT THE ABOVE (TOP) CURVE WITH A FAIRER TAX

CODE• MOVE FROM MINDLESS JOB CREATION TO ENCOURAGE INHERENT

RESOURCEFULNESS IN PERSONS [SUCH AS STEVE JOBS]• MOVE FROM A DYSFUNCTIONAL US CONGRESS TO MORE EFFECTIVE

METHOD OF REPRESENTATION [OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AROUND LOBBYING, DO AWAY WITH FILIBUSTER, MAJORITY VOTING NOT 60-40 IN THE SENATE]

• USE THE PEACE DIVIDEND WISELY AND NOT NEW WARS• INCLUDE A PUBLIC OPTION IN HEALTH [THE SWISS MODEL ADOPTED BY

THE USA WONT WORK]• NEED CORPORATE AND PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH JUDICIOUS

AND MORE COOPERATIVE CHOICES AROUND REGULATION

Presidential debate USA Nov 9 th 2011

• Journalist: Milton Friedman said the only social responsibililty of a corporation is to make a profit. What do you think of that? What do you think OWS would react to that

• Newt Gringrich: It is amazing that the media never asks OWS people simple questions on what they are all about.

• J: Like what?• NG: For instance. Do the occupants of Zuccotti Park know

that without profits from Wall Street they wouldn’t have a place to demonstrate in. What do they say to that?

• What do you think?

• Essentially there is still a lack of social RESPONSIBILITY

• Fragmentation of the CSR concept has taken place

• RESPONSIBILITY cannot be replaced by SUSTAINABILITY

• Need for a new responsibility of GOVERNMENT

AND NOW?

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

CSR = Treating Stakeholders of a Corporate Body Ethically and Responsibly

aimed at Sustainable development