October 2006
 IN GOOD COMPANY
   CENTER NEWS
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Grand Circle Corporation, a leader in international travel, adventure, and discovery for Americans age 50 and older, believes in the power of travel to transform people's lives for the better. It also believes in giving back to the people and places its travelers visit, and is doing so through innovative programs like its World Classroom initiative.  Read more.
 CITIZENSHIP NEWS

Virtue rewarded
CFOs may be guardians of their companies' financial welfare, but they also need to help their companies balance between reporting to the market every quarter and dealing with longer-term issues, Center Director Bradley Googins told CFO Magazine. Read more.

Google.org – philanthropy or business?
Google.org has set up a for-profit entity to tackle poverty, disease, and global warming. Read more.

2006 Sustainability Reporting Awards
The submission deadline for the Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting 2006 is October 27, 2006. Read more.

Exelon receives Corporate Leadership Award from Chicago Lawyers’ Committee
Center member Exelon Corporation was honored for its ongoing pro bono work and its extensive diversity program. Read more.

Center members named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Forty-nine of the 108 companies named to the North America Index are members of The Center. Read more.

Norway mandates women must be on board
Norwegian companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange must have 40% of board seats occupied by women. Read more.

Dell launches free recycling for U.S. customers
The recycling offer for Dell-branded computers and peripheral equipment is not tied to a replacement purchase. Read more.

Recent CSR Reports
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The Global Water Challenge
All businesses depend on clean water for their preservation and growth. But the world is facing a serious water crisis that is getting worse and will continue to do so unless corrective action is taken. What is business's role in this issue, and what are companies doing about it? Read more.

A New Way to Measure Corporate Citizenship
A special assessment tool created for the Global Leadership Network (GLN) takes the GLN framework and offers companies a way to diagnose how aligned their corporate citizenship strategies are with their business priorities. Read more.

Steve RochlinLooking Back
Steve Rochlin, The Center’s long-time Director of Research and Policy Development, left at the end of September to take on a new role. In this article he takes a nostalgic looks at the last 11 years and considers how much the field has developed in that time. Read more.

When Social Issues Become Strategic
Issues such as privacy, obesity, offshoring, and the safety of pharmaceutical products can alter an industry's ground rules, and the financial and reputational impact of mishandling these issues can be huge. But they also create new market opportunities that nimble companies can exploit. Read more.

Ecological buildingIRI Tackles Responsible Property Investing
As socially responsible property investment begins to emerge in the U.S., The Center's Institute for Responsible Investment has begun a new project to catalyze the field. Read more.


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