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Mind the Gap: Business Impact
November 25, 2019
For data-lovers, too many metrics is still not enough. That said, no matter how many ways you run the numbers, each day has 24 hours, each week 7 days, each...
Launching Investing in Society 2019: The Current State of Corporate Purpose
December 5, 2019
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of CECP – now, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose. Corporate Purpose became part of our name over the past year, marking...
CECP’s 2020 Look Ahead
December 19, 2019
As companies settle in this world of “corporate purpose”, 2020 will focus on what those purpose statements mean—moving from words to action. Strength will be in solutions, not rhetoric. Stakeholders...
The Long-Term Imperative: How Companies Can Respond
January 7, 2020
On November 7, 2019, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) and Edelman hosted a webinar titled Communicating Long-Term Plans: Best Practices and Examples from the Industry, which can be accessed here. The...
The Future of Corporate Foundations Accelerate Community: A Report from CECP's First Meeting
January 10, 2020
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....
Young Americans Face Early Challenges to Financial Security New research by the Principal® Foundation explores the financial attitudes and behaviors of young Americans
January 22, 2020
More than half of Americans under the age of 30 have already hit financial rock bottom spurred by mental health challenges, job loss and debt, according to new research by...
Ensuring an Accurate Count
February 3, 2020
We wouldn’t want an airline pilot to fly without their glasses, and we wouldn’t want our companies to make strategic decisions without accurate information. Every 10 years, the United States...
What’s Next in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? CECP Joins a Panel on the Importance of Belonging
February 11, 2020
With diversity, equity, and inclusion topping the list of many corporate leaders seeking to drive a purposeful workplace, many are asking, “So what’s next? How do we make an even...
Be a Problem-Solver: On a Journey of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
February 27, 2020
Ask yourself: how are you contributing to solving today’s problem? It could be something small, specific to just today, or conceptual and large with a longer time frame. While the...
Power of Change when K-12 and Business Collaborate
March 5, 2020
I have been reflecting on the changes that have occurred in education over the last decade. In my previous role, as executive director of education and skills within a multinational...
