September 2005
  CENTER NEWS     IN GOOD COMPANY
Center to Offer Seeing is Believing Program
The Center is offering 10-day trips to the world’s most economically challenged regions to provide participants with a firsthand look at the realities and potential of communities they might not otherwise visit.
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The Global Leadership Network
The Global Leadership Network has created a framework, a benchmarking tool and online management tool. Now it is launching a global consortium open to leading companies around the world.
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Going Global is a Balancing Act for U.S. Companies
A new Center research report provides the perspective of six leading global companies on managing complex and sometimes competing priorities, expectations and cultural differences that are an essential part of conducting business on a global level today.
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Corporate Giving Standard Provides Reliable Data on Corporate Giving
Armed with the Corporate Giving Standard’s philanthropy benchmarking tool, more than 70 grantmakers convened to discuss how much they give, why, to whom, and how – and the delicate balance between the measurement and management of their efforts.
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Center Research Featured at U.S.-Japan Exchange on Corporate Retiree Programs
Sponsored by Volunteers of America and The Osaka Voluntary Action Center, the exchange looked at issues of aging and volunteerism in the U.S. and Japan.
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Center Introduces New Program on Stakeholder Engagement
New program is designed for companies striving to position effective stakeholder engagement at the core of successful, responsible and innovative business practice.
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More Events...

 
The Corporate Response to Hurricane Katrina
As the massive consequences of Hurricane Katrina only begin to be revealed, businesses and individuals are quickly mobilizing with financial support, volunteer assistance, food and housing provisions, blood donations, and other goods and services. This generous show of support, expected to match the historic proportion of the storm, came immediately and will most likely continue for years. We've compiled a list of resources, disaster response tips and company donations, and are asking companies to communicate about their post hurricane-related activities for the purpose of sharing the information and possibly coordinating with other businesses. Read more.
 CITIZENSHIP NEWS

Business Week article shines spotlight on corporate citizenship
"The Debate Over Doing Good" says that companies are taking a more strategic tack on social responsibility. Read more.

Study looks at trends in sustainability innovation
Report finds increasing corporate commitment to sustainability innovation, with room for more growth. Read more.

Recruiting directors of public companies made harder by Sarbanes-Oxley and liability fears
Finding qualified directors to serve on boards has proven more difficult in recent years as shareholder lawsuits have raised concerns about director liability, finds new survey. Read more.

U.K. bank boots evangelical Christian group
Usually, the NGO is the one protesting, but in this case it is the business. Read more.

And on the other side...
Starbucks has come under attack because of a quote printed on its coffee cups. Read more.

Nominations sought for World Business Awards
Awards acknowledge the role business can play in meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Read more.

AccountAbility hosting 10th anniversary conference
"Accountability 21: Reinventing Accountability for the 21st Century" will take place in London on October 3-5, 2005. Read more.

 

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