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 March 2006
 CENTER NEWS    IN GOOD COMPANY


Standards: Love or Loathe Them, But Don't Ignore Them
Over the last 10 years, prominent, influential organizations have devised standards that set minimum compliance levels from the way companies treat shareholders to the way they treat endangered species. Love or loathe them, but to ignore them may jeopardize your company’s global competitiveness. Read more...
Signature Programs: A Systems View to Developing Real Solutions
Just about every company these days is committed to a particular community issue or social cause. But a signature program creates fundamental behavioral changes that address the root causes of the issue, rather than merely applying "band aids" through donations or volunteerism. Read more...
Is Philanthropy Enough? Business and the New Social Contract
Twenty years ago the social contract in America and most western countries was clear. Governments took care of society and made sure business could operate effectively, business took care of business and growing the economy, and nonprofits and charities filled in the chinks in the social fabric that governments missed. Today this social contract is fast unraveling, and as it does, business is suddenly finding itself expected to play a different role in society. Read more...
Four Kinds of Risk Communication
Peter Sandman is creator of the “Risk = Hazard + Outrage” formula for risk communication. A popular keynote speaker at our 2004 Conference, Sandman will be conducting a full-day workshop prior to this year's conference in Orlando. In this article, Sandman outlines the four kinds of communication techniques that work best to minimize outrage. Read more...
Business Leaders Launch Global Network for Excellence in Corporate Citizenship
The Global Leadership Network, a consortium of 10 world-class companies led by IBM, opened its membership to other companies at a February 17 public kickoff in New York. The GLN is a global network of companies committed to achieving world-class performance in corporate citizenship through the use of a four-part framework, an on-line planning and benchmarking tool and a world-wide learning community of peers. Read more...
Center Receives NASD Foundation Grant
The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College has received nearly $300,000 in a grant from the NASD Investor Education Foundation for a research project called “Corporate reporting of social, industry cohort, and governance data: what investors want.” The grant will help identify how investors value corporate reporting of nonfinancial information regarding social, industry and governance issues. Read more...

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“Always do right. It will gratify some people... and astonish the rest.”

That’s how Ernst & Young Chairman and CEO James S. Turley, attributing the statement to President Harry Truman, ended a recent speech to the Detroit Economic Club. Referencing the fallout from the recent wave of corporate scandals, Turley said the accounting profession “not only survived, but emerged better for the experience,” and cautioned that the business community needs to continue to rebuild public trust and balance the competing demands of globalization. Read more.
 CITIZENSHIP NEWS

GRI seeking comments on new G3
March 31 is the deadline for submitting comments on how the G3 draft is shaping up; the GRI has also launched an online discussion forum for those looking to network with others interested in the GRI and sustainability reporting. Read more.

No Dirty Gold campaign praises industry leaders
Timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day, the No Dirty Gold campaign released a full page ad in the New York Times naming the world’s jewelry retailers considered to be leaders and laggards on this issue. Read more.

Starbucks Corporation strengthens commitment to education in China
Starbucks Corporation has demonstrated its commitment to global social responsibility with a program designed to promote education in rural China. This is the first effort funded under the company's China Education Project, which Starbucks established in September 2005. Read more.

Ceres publishes corporate toolkit for managing climate change risks
Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk have published a toolkit to help companies address the strategic and financial challenges associated with global climate change. The toolkit also includes case studies from companies that have developed successful climate strategies. Read more.

Segway inventor wants to put entrepreneurs to work bringing water and electricity to the world's poor
Dean Kamen, who has invented two devices that can provide much-needed power and clean water in rural villages, wants to give village entrepreneurs micro-loans to help them distribute the machines and their services. Read more.

Business Ethics Magazine launches weekly radio program
Business Ethics magazine has launched a weekly radio program on Sirius Satellite. Read more.

2006 Faculty Pioneer Awards
The Aspen Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2006 Faculty Pioneer Awards. Read more.

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