November/December 2005
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Change Agents Can Catalyze Corporate Citizenship
How does any executive catalyze movement around a particular business dynamic? By becoming a change agent in the company. But a goal as large as organizational change can be a daunting task. How do corporate citizenship managers catalyze energy and momentum for system-wide change?
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The Executive View of Corporate Citizenship
What do the senior executives of the world’s largest companies think about business’s role in the 21st century? Until now what we knew about executives' views was limited to surveys and some general statements. But The Center's Business Leadership in Society initiative is changing that.
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CSR in Argentina Marked by Innovative Spirit
A series of embassy-sponsored workshops in Argentina shows that citizenship is based on a foundation of entrepreneurship and ingenuity. Read more.
Sandra Waddock Lauded as Faculty Pioneer in Global Survey Evaluating MBA Programs' Attention to Social Issues in Business
Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial global survey that evaluates MBA programs for their efforts to prepare graduates on social and environmental stewardship in business, finds that more business schools are doing a better job preparing students for the reality of tomorrow’s markets. Read more.
Steven LevittFreakonomics Author to Keynote Center 2006 Conference
Steven Levitt will demonstrate how the rigor of classical economics, combined with an astute understanding of human behavior, can make sense of the complexities of everyday life. Read more.

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UPS logoIn neighborhoods and villages across the globe, more than 20,000 UPS employees in 45 countries volunteered in the company's third annual UPS Global Volunteer Week. Read more.
 CITIZENSHIP NEWS

U.S. companies score lower in accountability rating
U.S. companies scored far lower in than their European or Asian counterparts on a new corporate accountability rating of Fortune global 100 companies. Read more.

Google earmarks $265 million for charity and social causes
Google has provided the first details of how it will carry out its commitment to devote a share of its lucrative public stock offering to charity and social causes. Read more.

Rethinking the social responsibility of business
Economist Milton Friedman, Whole Foods’ John Mackey, and Cypress Semiconductor’s T.J. Rodgers debate the social responsibility of business in the October 2005 issue of Reason magazine. Read more.

Winners of 2005 Award for Corporate Excellence announced
Cisco Systems and Lapa Rios Ecolodge are winners of the U.S. State Department's 2005 Award for Corporate Excellence, which is given to outstanding U.S.-owned firms operating overseas. Read more.

Corporate purchasers driving growth of voluntary green power
Voluntary purchasing of renewable energy is accelerating, with purchases by large businesses, institutions and governmental entities driving the growth. Read more.

The myth of CSR
Corporate social responsibility is a myth, says article in Stanford Social Innovation Review. Read more.

Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Awards
The Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) has announced the 2005 Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Awards. Read more.

Deloitte appoints national director of community involvement
Evan Hochberg has been named the national director of community involvement for Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. Read more.

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