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

Fidelity
With 41,000 employees at ten regional operations centers across the United States and Canada, Fidelity is constantly striving to find innovative ways to expand their volunteer ranks and engage employees. That is why Fidelity partners with Common Impact, a unique program that gives employees a chance to apply their professional expertise to a volunteer initiative. Read more.
 CITIZENSHIP NEWS

Bank of America announces $20 billion environmental initiative
Center member Bank of America has announced a ten-year $20 billion initiative to support the growth of environmentally sustainable business activity to address global climate change. Read more.

Fortune's "Most Admired Companies"
Fortune magazine's annual list of most admired companies has been announced, including a list of the 25 companies most admired for social responsibility. Read more.

GE announces wind-power investments
GE Energy Financial Services, the energy-investment unit of General Electric, is investing in the wind power industry. Read more.

IBM, Indian tech firm devise smart card for poor
Center member IBM and an Indian technology firm have developed a smart card to help poor entrepreneurs access credit from institutions that lend to the "unbanked." Read more.

U.S. companies lead Europe in CSR data integration
When it comes to using technology to manage their CSR initiatives, U.S. firms are ahead of their European counterparts. Read more.

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

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Assessing Corporate Citizenship Management
The Center is piloting a Corporate Citizenship Assessment Tool to help a company better understand what needs to be managed in order to better integrate corporate citizenship efforts into company culture and strategic planning. Read more.
Convening Stakeholder Networks: A New Way of Engaging
by Ann Svendsen and Myriam Laberge
Companies such as Nike and GlaxoSmithKline are convening stakeholder networks to address complex sustainability and corporate responsibility issues. Read more.
Nestlé Says Everyone Has Role to Play in Water Management
The world's largest food and beverage company, Nestlé, has released a research report examining one of the world's most vexing problems — sustainable water management. Read more.
Countdown to Conference
A final update on our 2007 International Corporate Citizenship Conference in San Francisco, including the announcement of two speakers: Ernst & Young's Beth Brooke and Google's Elliot Schrage. Read more.
The Making of a Green Conference
 We've worked hard to make our annual conference sensitive to sustainability issues, and learned a lot in the process. Read more.
The 21st Century CEO
Business leaders today are not doing enough to make a positive and lasting impact on our world, says Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz. Read more.
Center's Job Bank Offers Unique Job Opportunity Listings
The Center's Job Bank can help you attract the best and the brightest - or find your next position. 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.