Wayne Visser Explained

Wayne Visser
Birth Name:Wayne Visser
Birth Date:1970 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Fields:Sustainability
corporate social responsibility
sustainable development
futures studies

Wayne Visser is a writer, speaker, film producer, academic, editor of poetry, social entrepreneur and futurist focused on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and creating integrated value.

Biography

Wayne Visser was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, raised in Cape Town, South Africa and now lives in London, United Kingdom. Wayne Visser completed his high school at Fairbairn College in 1987 and went on to study marketing and economics as part of a Business Science Honours degree at the University of Cape Town. In 1996, he studied at the Centre for Human Ecology in Glasgow, where he obtained an MSc with special commendation.

Visser's early career was spent as a management consultant, first as a strategy analyst for Capgemini and then as director of sustainability services for KPMG in South Africa. In 1995, he established a Johannesburg chapter of The World Business Academy and in 1997, he co-founded the South African New Economics Foundation. In 2007, he qualified with a PhD in business and management from the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at Nottingham University Business School, where he researched what motivates of sustainability managers, using existential psychology as his lens of analysis. In 2008, he set up the research sharing platform CSR International and in 2012 started the think tank and media company Kaleidoscope Futures.

he is professor of integrated value and holder of the chair in sustainable transformation at Antwerp Management School.[1] He is a fellow and former research director at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership[2] and visiting professor at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.

Recognition

The Fast Company business magazine claims that "anyone interested in CSR will eventually come across Wayne Visser. He is very active in the field, and offers a unique and candid voice on the topic".[3] CSRWire USA calls him "one of the most prolific, creative and original thought leaders on CSR and author/editor of books on the subject".[4]

Integrated Value

Visser's research and writing proposes going beyond creating shared value and corporate social responsibility to thriving and the creation of Integrated Value.[12] He promotes sustainable enterprise and the idea of CSR as "corporate sustainability and responsibility" and calls for an evolution from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0.[13] His theory of CSR 2.0 characterises CSR maturity in five stages, from defensive, charitable, promotional and strategic CSR (all labelled CSR 1.0) to systemic or transformative CSR (called CSR 2.0).[14] He identifies three failures of CSR 1.0: its incremental nature, its peripheral function in most companies, and the "inconvenient truth" that CSR is generally "uneconomic": it is more often a business cost than a source of value.[15] He goes on to outline five principles of CSR 2.0 (creativity, scalability, responsiveness, glocality, and circularity)[16] and four DNA elements of CSR 2.0 (value creation, good governance, societal contribution and environmental integrity).[17]

The CSR 2.0 theory is summarised in his books, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business (2011),[18] and CSR 2.0: Transforming Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility (2014).[19]

Publications

Wayne Visser has written and edited 41 books and published more than 320 chapters and articles. He writes a regular column on international sustainable business for the HuffPost website,[20] and The Guardian UK newspaper.[21] His book, Beyond Reasonable Greed, was made into a film called Lessons From The Wild: Leadership – Tusks or Fangs.[22] His poem "I Am An African",[23] from his anthology of the same name,[24] was the basis for a dance theatre production at South Africa's 2012 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.[25] and an inspiration behind Heleen du Plessis's Cello for Africa CD [26]

Business and sustainability

Poetry

Films

Visser was a producer on the 2015 climate change documentary Sinking Nation,[54] along with Emmy Award-winning director, Graham Sheldon.[55] In 2016/17, they collaborated again on a documentary film on the circular economy called Closing the Loop.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Antwerp Management School, Meet Prof. Dr. Wayne Visser, accessed 15 February 2020
  2. Web site: Dr Wayne Visser, Fellow — Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. www.cisl.cam.ac.uk. 5 November 2014. en. 2018-01-08.
  3. News: 51 Great Sites For Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. 2009-08-25. Fast Company. 2018-01-08. en-US.
  4. Web site: CSRwire Author Spotlight: Wayne Visser . 6 December 2012 . 8 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175455/http://www.csrwire.com/csrlive/commentary_detail/3143-CSRwire-Author-Spotlight-Wayne-Visser . dead .
  5. Web site: Trust Across America: Search. trustacrossamerica.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  6. Web site: ABC Carbon » Blog Archive » Profile: 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders. abccarbon.com. en-US. 2018-01-08.
  7. Web site: ABC Carbon » 100 Global Sustain Ability Leaders. abccarbon.com. en-US. 2018-01-08.
  8. Web site: The Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior. trustacrossamerica.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  9. Web site: 2012 Top 20 Sustainability Leaders CSR International . www.csrinternational.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201081915/http://www.csrinternational.org/leaders/2012-top-20-sustainability-leaders/ . 2012-12-01.
  10. Web site: :: World CSR Day 2012 :: . www.worldcsrday.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510102448/http://worldcsrday.com/award_winners.html . 2012-05-10.
  11. Web site: EmeraldInsight. www.emeraldinsight.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  12. Wayne. Visser. Chad. Kymal. 2015-01-01. Integrated Value Creation (IVC): Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Creating Shared Value (CSV). Journal of International Business Ethics. en. 8. 1.
  13. Visser. Wayne. 2010-10-01. The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. 1725159. Rochester, NY . Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics. 5. 3. 7. 10.15209/jbsge.v5i3.185 . free.
  14. Book: Visser, Wayne. Reframing Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis. 2010-01-01. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainability. 1. 231–251. 10.1108/S2043-9059(2010)0000001016. CSR 2.0: From the age of greed to the age of responsibility. 978-0-85724-455-0.
  15. See also Visser, W., The Rise and Fall of CSR: Three Curses of CSR 1.0 and Five Principles of CSR 2.0, CSR International Inspiration Series, No. 7, 2010 , accessed 23 October 2023
  16. Web site: CSR 2.0: Reinventing Corporate Social Responsibility for the 21st Century Management Innovation eXchange. www.managementexchange.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  17. Web site: Journal of Law and Governance. www.jbsge.vu.edu.au. en-US. 2018-01-08.
  18. Web site: The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business.
  19. Book: 10.1007/978-3-642-40874-8 . CSR 2.0: Transforming Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility . SpringerBriefs in Business . 978-3-642-40874-8. 2014. Visser. Wayne. SpringerBriefs in Business .
  20. Web site: Wayne Visser HuffPost. www.huffingtonpost.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  21. Web site: Wayne Visser. The Guardian. 2018-01-08.
  22. Web site: Lessons From The Wild: Leadership. https://web.archive.org/web/20080722223920/http://www.trainingpoint.net/Program.aspx?id=387 . 2008-07-22 .
  23. Web site: I am an African - South Africa - the Good News . www.sagoodnews.co.za . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071118155626/http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/your_good_news/i_am_an_african_2.html . 2007-11-18.
  24. Book: Visser, Wayne. I Am An African: Favourite Africa Poems. 2011-11-16. Wayne Visser. 3rd. English.
  25. Web site: Unknown.
  26. Web site: Cello for Africa by Heleen du Plessis, Magda de Vries, Malcolm Nay, Hans Huyssen & Odeion School of Music Camerata. iTunes. 18 October 2013.
  27. Web site: Books Wayne Visser Wayne Visser. waynevisser.com. 30 March 2012. en-US. 2018-01-08.
  28. Book: Visser, Wayne. B06ZZR3GKK. The Little Book of Quotations on Social Responsibility. 2017-04-11. Kaleidoscope Futures. 1st. English.
  29. Web site: Greenleaf Publishing - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  30. Web site: Your website is ready to use. www.sustainablefrontiers.net. 2018-01-08.
  31. Web site: CSR International Research Compendium: Volume 1 - Governance Wayne Visser . www.waynevisser.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610183453/http://www.waynevisser.com/books/csr-international-research-compendium . 2015-06-10.
  32. Web site: Disrupting the Future Wayne Visser . www.waynevisser.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518173424/http://www.waynevisser.com/books/disrupting-the-future . 2014-05-18.
  33. Book: Visser, Wayne. CSR 2.0 . en-gb. 10.1007/978-3-642-40874-8. SpringerBriefs in Business. 2014. 978-3-642-40873-1.
  34. Web site: Greenleaf Publishing - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  35. Book: Visser, Wayne. B0083JR6N4. Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility: An Introductory Text on CSR Theory & Practice – Past, Present & Future. 2012-05-14. Kaleidoscope Futures Ltd.. English.
  36. Web site: The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business.
  37. Web site: Greenleaf Publishing - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  38. Web site: Greenleaf Publishing - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  39. Web site: Greenleaf Publishing - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  40. Book: Visser, Wayne. Making a Difference. 2008-09-03. VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K.. 9783639071887. Saarbrücken, Germany. English.
  41. Web site: The a to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility, 2nd, Revised and Updated Edition.
  42. Web site: Greenleaf Publishing - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2018-01-08.
  43. Book: Visser, Wayne. Business Frontiers: Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Economic Justice. 2006-01-21. DGM Icfai Books. 9788131417263. English.
  44. Book: South Africa: Reasons to Believe!. Lundy. Guy. Visser. Wayne. January 2003. Aardvark Press. 9780958456418. 1st. Cape Town. English.
  45. Book: Beyond Reasonable Greed. Sunter. Clem. Visser. Wayne. 2002. Human & Rousseau Tafelberg. 9780798142694. 1st. Cape Town; London. English.
  46. Book: I Am An African: Favourite Africa Poems - Kindle edition by Wayne Visser. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.. www.amazon.com. 4 April 2017. Kaleidoscope Futures. 2018-01-08.
  47. Book: Life in Transit: Favourite Travel & Tribute Poems - Kindle edition by Wayne Visser. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.. www.amazon.com. 4 April 2017. Kaleidoscope Futures. 2018-01-08.
  48. Book: Amazon.com: Icarus: Favourite Love Poems eBook: Wayne Visser: Kindle Store. www.amazon.com. 4 April 2017. Kaleidoscope Futures. 2018-01-08.
  49. Book: This Is Tomorrow: Artists for a Sustainable Future. 19 June 2015. en.
  50. Book: African Dream (Deluxe Edition): Inspiring Words & Images from the Luminous Continent. 28 November 2012. 9781320674089. en. Wayne Visser. Blurb, Incorporated .
  51. Book: String, Donuts, Bubbles and Me: Favourite Philosophical Poems - Kindle edition by Wayne Visser. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.. www.amazon.com. 4 April 2017. Kaleidoscope Futures. 2018-01-08.
  52. Book: Seize the Day: Favourite Inspirational Poems - Kindle edition by Wayne Visser. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.. www.amazon.com. 4 April 2017. Kaleidoscope Futures. 2018-01-08.
  53. Book: Amazon.com: Wishing Leaves: Favourite Nature Poems eBook: Wayne Visser: Kindle Store. www.amazon.com. 4 April 2017. Kaleidoscope Futures. 2018-01-08.
  54. Web site: Wayne Visser. IMDb. 2018-01-08.
  55. Web site: Blog Zacuto USA. Zacuto USA. en-US. 2018-01-08.

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