October 2005
  CENTER NEWS     IN GOOD COMPANY
The U.S. State of Corporate Citizenship in 2005
What do U.S. businesses actually make of corporate citizenship? The attitudes and expectations of nearly 1200 small, medium and large businesses are unveiled in the results of the 2005 State of Corporate Citizenship survey.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Why Expectation Gaps Occur
Stakeholder engagement can go wrong when there's a mismatch between corporate actions and stakeholders' expectations. How can you avoid this problem?
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2005 Community Involvement Index
The Index provides an annual snapshot of issues and practices and allows The Center to track trends over time, from the strategic direction of community involvement, its internal support, programming resources and policies, to critical social issues that draw corporate attention. Read more...

CI Leadership Roundtable
Are you interested in shaping the future of corporate community involvement? Do you want to take a leadership role in shaping the field? Then The Center's CI Leadership Roundtable is for you.
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Hurricane Response
The Center has asked companies to communicate about their disaster response activities for the purpose of sharing the information and possibly coordinating with businesses. Read more...

Center Annual Conference to Frame the Questions Behind Corporate Citizenship
What is the impact of corporate citizenship? How is it defined? By whom? And is it a key value driver for business success? The Center's annual conference, to take place March 26-28, 2006, will frame these questions and help provide the answers.
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Measuring the Success of Corporate Volunteer Programs
The success of a corporate volunteer program should not be based solely on the level of employee participation, but rather on how well the program is managed against its goals and objectives, according to this study.
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More Events...

 
Major League Baseball

It's October, which means only one thing for baseball fans across the country: playoff season! Then we head into the off-season, or at least the players and fans do. But for Major League Baseball, corporate citizenship is a year-round activity. Read more.

 CITIZENSHIP NEWS

For hurricane and disaster relief, Americans turning to companies over government
National poll shows public expectations of companies are rising. Read more.

CEOs and Civic Leaders to mobilize 6.4 million new volunteers
Program's goal is 10 percent increase in volunteerism nationwide. Read more.

Bigger role for business needed to fight poverty
World Economic Forum study concludes that public-private partnerships can help close financing gap. Read more.

GE launches College Bound District Program
The GE Foundation is investing $100 million to increase the number of students who go on to college. Read more.

Path to success for companies in developing economies is fair returns, job creation
Survey looks at the roles and responsibilities for business in international development. Read more.

IBM launches Transition to Teaching program
Program addresses shortage of math and science teachers by enabling employees to become teachers. Read more.

Corporate citizenship reporting playing larger role in global companies’ strategies
Companies are integrating the reporting of their corporate citizenship activities into their firms’ basic business missions, says the Conference Board. Read more.

Ceres-ACCA seek nominations for North American Sustainability Reporting Awards
Application Deadline is Nov. 4, 2005. Read more.

Calvert creates 'Katrina Business Guidelines' for companies rebuilding Gulf
Guidelines encourage companies helping to rebuild the Gulf region to operate in a fair and sustainable manner. Read more.

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