Others feel these multi-millionaires owe a debt to their people and need to be more socially conscious.

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As half of Americans attend religious services, perhaps a Marxist message from the pulpit could push us into a more socially conscious form of capitalism.

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The former Greenpeace activist wants a "more socially conscious", caring continent, with countries given more time to meet the tough EU budget deficit targets, and some injections of targeted stimulus.

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And while only 35 and 32 percent of those in North America and Europe respectively will pay more for socially conscious products, 55 percent of those in the Asia-Pacific region will.

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Setting corporate sustainability goals around products and packaging, adhering to national and regional regulations, holding suppliers accountable to become more environmentally and socially conscious, have made it into boardroom discussions and corporate strategy.

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Performance is a factor behind this trend, but more important to this discussion is the role of socially conscious consumers, entrepreneurs and leaders who expect business to play a role in generating social good.

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Most important, she confirmed my observation that students continue to want more from their college experience, especially as a socially-conscious and technologically-savvy millennial generation enters campuses nationwide.

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And, when a startup venture is focused on solving social and environmental problems, cloud computing becomes an even more powerful accelerator for how technology can help drive global change in a socially conscious and profitable way.

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