Burgess COMMENTARY
FSG was founded in 2000, and has been part of the leadership of change in the philanthropy sector, including the development of the idea of Shared Value and the strengthening of Corporate Social Responsibility.

They acknowledge that there is a long way to go ... but also that they have come a long way in a process of reform.

They seem to have some useful tools ... but I am concerned that the 'tools' they talk about are expensive rather than being effective in a basic practical way ... in other words they are approaching the problem of metrics from a 'study' perspective rather than an 'accounting' perspective.
Peter Burgess

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