Center
Conference Begins April 3
More
than 400 business professionals at the leading edge of corporate
citizenship are headed to Boston for The Center's annual International
Corporate Citizenship Conference on April 3-5 at the Hynes Convention
Center. Read
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Integration: Critical Link for
Corporate Citizenship
A new Center research report highlights the real experiences
at eight companies as they work to initiate and build momentum,
catalyze change, and develop strategies to integrate corporate
citizenship efforts to maximize effectiveness and impact. It
is based on two-and-a-half years of working with mid- to senior-level
managers in eight companies to explore how they worked to advance
corporate citizenship in their organizations. The companies
involved are AMD, Abbott, Agilent Technologies, JPMorgan Chase,
Levi Strauss & Co., Petro-Canada, Unocal Corporation and
Verizon Communications. Read
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In
Focus: The Business Case
 Advocates
and practitioners of corporate citizenship have been on a quest
to make the business case for corporate citizenship as a way
to show a causal link between doing good socially and environmentally
and doing well financially. In this In Focus report we highlight
four corporations - FedEx, NovoNordisk, Agilent Technologies
and Manpower - to provide case study examples of how firms have
approached the business case for corporate citizenship.
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Rethinking
strategic philanthropy in a corporate citizenship world
As the corporate citizenship
movement gains momentum in the business world, philanthropy
has become more strategically aligned with business and social
goals. A few cutting-edge companies have begun to align their
giving efforts with business objectives. But what makes philanthropy
strategic?
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State
of Corporate Citizenship survey wins award
The first State of Corporate Citizenship
survey has won a bronze award in the 2005 Wilmer Shields Rich
Awards Program sponsored by the Council on Foundations. The
second survey is now online.
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Center
Founder Publishes New Book
 Pressure
from all sides is forcing corporate leaders to increase their
investments in the communities they serve and redefining their
relationships with key stakeholder groups, including employees,
suppliers, governing boards, shareholders, and the press.
Ed Burke's newest book focuses on "Managing a Company
in an Activist World: The Leadership Challenge of Corporate
Citizenship." Read
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Chris
Pinney Named Center Director of Executive Education
 Pinney,
previously with Canada's IMAGINE and the Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy, is an internationally recognized authority on
corporate citizenship, corporate philanthropy and community
investment. Read
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05-06
Executive Education Schedule Announced
Our course lineup consists of interrelated but stand-alone courses
that offer an integrated approach to corporate community involvement
and corporate citizenship. Participants earn credits for each
course, which can lead to earning a Certificate in Corporate
Community Involvement – the only certificate program in
the field. Read
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Center spent the last two-and-a-half years working with mid-
to senior-level managers in eight companies to explore how they
worked to advance corporate citizenship in their organizations.
An important aspect in most of these efforts is communication
with external stakeholders in both partnership and adversarial
roles. For Verizon Communications, ranked 12th on the Fortune
100, a truly integrated corporate responsibility program requires
a scale few other companies need. Read
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IBM
Introduces World Community Grid
Public invited to donate idle computer time for global humanitarian
effort. Read
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American
drug companies out of sync with public opinion on their ethics
US drug companies have a higher opinion about their business
ethics than the American public. Read
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Value
of volunteer time
Independent Sector announces new estimate for value of volunteer
time. Read
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Samsung
renews commitment to ethics management
Korea's No. 1 industrial group has pledged to elevate its
corporate ethics and transparency to global standards. Read
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PR
News corporate social responsibility awards
From a one-time event to an ongoing corporate initiative to
walk the talk of workplace diversity, the winners of PR News’
annual CSR Awards demonstrate that socially responsible behavior
is good for a company’s reputation and its bottom line.
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Minorities,
women see greater opportunities on corporate boards
While minorities and women are filling corporate board seats,
challenges continue to impede the progress of diversification.
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Marketing
group creates new committee on social responsibility
The Direct Marketing Association has announced it will create
a new board-level committee to focus on corporate social responsibility
issues. Read
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