No Time to Waste – Policy and Market Shifts Needed to Address the Impending Plastic Crisis
Last week my inbox was filled with a mix of encouraging, as well as alarming, headlines on the latest sustainability news. While 94% of companies plan to comply with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), greenwashing lawsuits are taking off. And despite heads of biodiversity being...
Celebrate our People and Communities with Pro Bono
The pandemic has arguably been the broadest disrupter in recent memory, shifting our thinking about our deep-seated values and priorities. Many of us have reevaluated how we spend our time, and the meaning of work in our lives. As we continue to shape our new normal, we ask ourselves, “Why am I do...
A Conversation with Coupa’s CEO: Instilling Purpose and ESG Strategy into the Supply Chain
A conversation with Daryl Brewster, CEO, CECP, and Rob Bernshteyn, CEO & Chairman, Coupa Software Daryl: Rob, thanks for taking the time to talk with us. You’ve served as Chairman & CEO of Coupa Software since early 2009. You’ve seen a shift, especially in the last few years, in how comp...
Speaking Up and Out in 2022 and Beyond
The bar for corporations to behave morally is higher than ever. This year’s Edelman Trust Barometer report—a survey of 36,000 people in 28 countries—finds trust in all organizations is changing, but business remains the most trusted (61%), followed by trust in NGOs (59%), government (52%), and...
Purpose Activation
Despite corporate purpose proliferating in importance, few companies are actively planning ways to bring its purpose journeys to life. According to CECP’s Giving in Numbers report, 90% of the C-Suite and 71% of middle management refer to corporate purpose in their communications. And reassuringl...
Investing in Society’s Corporate Purpose
Investing in Society is the authoritative source to assess the corporate sector’s progress toward being increasingly purpose and stakeholder driven. CECP’s assessment combines rigorous analysis with research, trends, and cases from the ESG landscape, examined through the lens of CECP’s engagem...
Top 10 CSR trends in China (2021)
Every year since 2013, SynTao, CECP’s Global Exchange Mainland China and Hong Kong country partner has forecast the top 10 corporate social responsibility (CSR) trends in the country, providing a professional guideline for companies to undertake social responsibility and helping companies shape an...
The Future of Corporate Foundations Accelerate Community: A Report from CECP’s First Meeting
In CECP’s 2019 Giving in Numbers survey, roughly 80% of companies reported having a corporate foundation, and of those companies, the average number of foundations a company operated was 3. It is clear that companies view having their own corporate foundations as a fundamental component to their c...
Honoring Our Veterans and Military Families Through Corporate Commitments
On Veterans Day, we honor our country’s military veterans who served to protect our freedom and rights. Many of us at CECP have family members and friends who have served or are serving in the military, and in our special salute, we want to highlight the commitment by companies to support mi...
Pro Bono Service Remains a Key to Unlocking Corporate Purpose
Pro Bono service has been a cornerstone of corporate volunteerism for decades. As the kids would say, it’s the “OG” of skills based volunteerism. As companies continue to refine their corporate responsibility strategies to 1. align more closely with business goals and 2. ...
It’s Here: CECP’s Giving in Numbers 2019 Edition!
On the day that Giving in Numbers is released, the CECP team envisions everyone diving into this year’s insights for the first time. Many have read the report for years, are tuned into the nuances of trends, and can quickly spot new topics that pop up in the report. Others find the report for the ...
Favorable Winds for Corporate Purpose During UN General Assembly Week
With the recent Business Roundtable statement and the Financial Times’ series on expanding corporate purpose beyond short-term shareholder value, there was plenty of momentum going into United Nations (UN) General Assembly and Climate Week. Several events and discussions addressed the private sect...
The Importance of Sharing Your Story
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) Summit in New York City. CECP is celebrating 20 years of empowering corporations to be a force for good in society. It was an honor to be part of the event and to also share the stage with Paurvi Bhatt...
Leading Together and Acting Collectively: How Business Can Make a Positive Impact on Society
The text below are the remarks given by Xavier de Souza Briggs, Vice President, U.S. Programs, Ford Foundation at CECP’s Chairman’s Reception the night before the 14th Annual Board of Boards. I want to begin by congratulating the members and leadership of CECP for 20 years o...
Nine Signs You Need to Refresh Your Social Impact Approach
By Carol Cone, CEO, Carol Cone ON PURPOSE Few companies of any size would let marketing or operations coast for a year or two without strategic review. A lack of regular planning is an equally big risk when it comes to social impact initiatives. And, considering brands with a high se...
CECP Q&A Series: How One Community of Corporate Leaders is Elevating Volunteering for Greater Impact
CECP’s nationwide programming brings senior corporate citizenship professionals together to build community and learn from each other and experts from across the social impact space. These in-person and virtual meetings connect corporate leaders to the latest research, case studies, and with like-...
Best CSR Reads of 2018
As we dive into 2019, I’m sharing my annual list of CSR reads. These thought-provoking pieces from the past year examine how the field is evolving to create greater societal and business impact. In a review of countless articles shared with me and from across the web, five stood out (in total,...
Four Ways RBC Capital Markets is Engaging its Employees in its Corporate Philanthropy
At RBC Capital Markets, we’re passionate about being a values-oriented, purpose-driven and principles-led organization. We call this our “Collective Ambition” and the word collective is critical. We want our employees aligned with our purpose: to help our clients thrive and communities prosper...
Corporate Purpose is the Tie that Binds: CECP’s Annual Trends Report
Leading companies are laser-focused on corporate purpose. They explore what their purpose is and how it translates to their people and community and bring that purpose to life through intentional practices and strategies. They use a human-centered lens for all business operations because it helps th...
Investments to Promote a More Inclusive Society
It is undeniably a divisive time in the United States with growing inequality, polarization of the political spheres, heightened racial tensions, and acts of extremist violence. We are all longing for greater empathy and tolerance. CECP is proud to mark the Day of Understanding by launching a new Wh...
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