I attended the panel discussion on social responsibility Tuesday after lunch. Three speakers from local Minneapolis firms - Target, Ecolabs, and 3M - each gave a brief presentation. Then they addressed questions from the audience.

The Triple Bottom Line was mentioned several times:

• Profit
• Planet
• People

 The proper mix of all three is necessary for corporate (and government and NGO) success.

I also picked up the importance of transparency. It forces accountability, which tends to result in more attention to social responsibility.

Dennis Arter