CECP Insights Blog

As we grow closer to Election Day and the results, divisiveness at work can spike as employees bring their personal views and anxieties into workplace discussions. Politics are increasingly causing us to feel more polarized and less connected than ever before. However, it’s also a good time for business leaders to advocate for unity, and […]

The moods at the latest United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week in NYC were enthusiastic about innovations helping to address climate risk, and anxious about their urgency. But for myself and many other CEOs, we were determined to talk more about how managing climate risk is a commonsense business strategy focused on materiality, not […]

This Q&A between Armando from CECP with Tiffany from Pariveda explains how Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) support employee engagement. What are ESOPs? An ESOP is an employee benefit model enabling employees to own part, or all, of the company they work for. ESOPs can boost productivity, employee retention, and job satisfaction, while offering tax […]

This Q&A follows a panel earlier this month featuring Amy and Kari at the State of Equity in America event from U.S. News & World Report  Q: What does building equity through corporate-community collaboration mean for Discovery Education and how can it be achieved?  A: At Discovery Education, we think about building equity as leveraging […]

Heather King, Vice President Transform & Enable, Global Talent & Learning, Walmart, presented a mini case study at CECP’s June CEO Roundtable, which featured Alex Gorsky, formerly of Johnson & Johnson, and focused on the importance of and how to build skills-first career pathways for incoming and existing talent. Heather shared how Walmart, one of […]

When completing this year’s Climate Disclosure Project’s (CDP) annual questionnaire, have you and your company noticed that the 2024 format looks different than before? That’s because it is! The survey, which originally consisted of three separate questionnaires for climate, forest, and water, is now under a single questionnaire. Companies previously could choose which questionnaires were […]

The 2024 CECP Summit: Purpose + Persistence event brought together nearly 300 leaders in senior social impact, corporate responsibility, and sustainability from the world’s leading global companies like IBM, Wynn Resorts, Visa Foundation, and more.   This gathering provided a vital platform for leaders to convene, connect, and exchange insights, challenges, and triumphs. It also gave […]

Employers invest in human capital for both their internal and external communities. At MI Health, we view the workplace as its own community, in which organizational leadership is uniquely positioned to introduce, model, communicate, and normalize a “whole-person” approach to health that prioritizes physical, mental, and financial well-being equally. Investments in whole-person health can come […]

As CECP celebrates its 25 years of purpose throughout 2024, it is important to acknowledge the crucial role that our research and benchmarking have played in the organization becoming a leader in, and developing the standards for, the corporate purpose and societal investment space. This year is a great opportunity to look back at how […]

Throughout 2024, CECP will be celebrating 25 years of purpose–this is a significant milestone, not only for CECP, but also for the entire corporate purpose movement. Over the past 25 years, CECP has continued to evolve as corporate purpose, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability ecosystems have transformed to meet the demands of a dynamically shifting […]

Investors are looking for executives to strategically manage for the long term  According to last year’s Edelman Trust Barometer, 65 percent of people believe companies are not doing well at living up to their climate change commitments, driven by the focus on short-term profits. With close to 30 percent of company holdings owned by index […]

Super Bowl advertisements are often a zeitgeist of the current sociocultural climate. With companies paying $7 million for a 30 second ad to run last week, it’s not surprising that marketers and advertisers want to be thoughtful about how they spend their budget. And this year, many of them played it safe by focusing on […]

As we begin 2024, our natural inclination is to be optimistic about what’s ahead. Soon after the confetti settles, though, the dread floods in as we remember all the challenges that followed us from 2023. At its heart, it is difficult for businesses to deliver in a world that is so divisive. It is in […]

With COVID-19 concerns and the fear of US recession waning, many of us thought we would all be better off leading into 2024, but geopolitical risks are stacking up to keep danger lurking around every corner. A poll of 50 CEOs from CECP’s recent Board of Boards event asking how they felt about the current […]

Anchor institutions are those that are well established and deeply ingrained in their communities, both socially and economically; the institution and the community are interdependent. Initially, anchor institutions referred to colleges, universities, medical centers, and public utilities. Then arts and cultural institutions and sports venues were added to the list, as were religious institutions. Considering […]