February 2007
The Voice of Corporate Citizenship 
 IN GOOD COMPANY
   CENTER NEWS

Allstate logo
True signature programs are about more than just corporate philanthropy, marketing or branding. They serve as a rallying point for employees, they reflect a company’s core values, and ideally, they serve as a strong foundation for other corporate citizenship endeavors. The Allstate Foundation recently embarked on an extensive research and planning process lasting more than a year in order to launch its two signature programs: teen driving and domestic violence. Read more.
 CITIZENSHIP NEWS

Center members top list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens
In this annual survey, which focuses on the corporate responsibility performance of major U.S. companies, all 10 of the top companies named are Center members. Read more.

CEOs as public leaders
US business executives say they should play a much greater role in shaping debate about sociopolitical issues and leading efforts to effect change, according to a new McKinsey survey. Read more.

FTSE4Good introduces new climate change criteria
Companies will have to meet a new set of climate change criteria or face expulsion from the FTSE4Good socially responsible investment (SRI) index family. Read more.

Businesses create a plan for sustainable development
Leaders of 12 companies have committed to looking beyond corporate philanthropy to search for sustainable business models. Read more.

Prizes offered for solutions to global warming
Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson is offering $25 million for solutions to global warming. Read more.

Global warming resolutions increase
A record 42 global warming resolutions have been filed with U.S. companies as part of the 2007 proxy season. Read more.

Recent CSR Reports
A monthly roundup of recent CSR reports. Read more. 

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Bradley GooginsThe Leadership Challenge
by Bradley K. Googins, Ph.D., Center Director
In today’s climate where business is known more for its focus on profits, the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of business leaders urging the federal government to enact strong national legislation to control greenhouse gas emissions, seems like an anomaly. Or is it? Read more.

Laura RittenhouseCEO Candor Key for Social Reports
L.J. Rittenhouse publishes The Rittenhouse RankingsTM, an Annual Survey of CEO Candor. Each year she correlates these rankings with stock price performance and finds that CEOs who rank high in candor typically have greater stock price performance. Can these candor tests be applied to social reports as well? Read more.

The Other CSR
 Consumers often say they want to be socially responsible when it comes to buying food, clothing, office supplies, and the like. But consumers’ noble sentiments are not often reflected in their actions at the checkout. What causes this discrepancy, and what can companies do about it when entering the socially responsible market? Read more.

Center Introduces New Certificate Programs
The Center for Corporate Citizenship has introduced a new Certificate in Corporate Citizenship, and has revised the requirements for its current Certificates in Corporate Community Involvement. Read more.

The Three Dimensions of Corporate Citizenship
 How does corporate citizenship work? The Center has created a management framework that will be introduced at the International Corporate Citizenship Conference in San Francisco on March 25-27. Read more.

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The Voice of Corporate Citizenship is the monthly electronic newsletter of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship; the articles in this issue also appear on The Center's web site. Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues. To subscribe to the newsletter, go to www.bcccc.net/, click on the login button and register as a free subscriber or Center member.

Editor's note: We welcome submissions from all readers. Our readership is varied and ranges from those with many years experience in corporate citizenship to those who are just entering the field. If you have a story to tell, advice to share, or a voice that wants to be heard, we welcome your submission. To learn more or submit an article, contact Susan Thomas.