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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...
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...
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...
Back to Where it All Began
November 18, 2019
The below post is from CECP’s forthcoming book on the history of the organization Paul Newman was worried. In 1982, he’d started his own food company, Newman’s Own, Inc., to...
Listening and learning from our employees to drive greater social impact
November 12, 2019
3M benchmarks annually against the world’s greatest companies to ensure we empower our people with game-changing community engagement programs. CECP recently released their annual report on trends in corporate community relations:...
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
November 11, 2019
With 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg making headlines with her recent UN speech on climate change, you may have noticed that kids today are more environmentally and socially conscious. If...
Cisco Expands Support for Veterans and Military Spouses
November 11, 2019
When Heather Dickey began unpacking from her second move to Herndon, Virginia, one thought that didn’t enter her mind was, “I need to get a job.” That is because Heather...
Honoring Our Veterans and Military Families Through Corporate Commitments
November 8, 2019
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...
Advancing Equity through Culture and Strategy
October 28, 2019
CECP, over the past few years, has been advancing practices related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) both inside companies and with our companies’ external partnerships and community programs. In...
Pro Bono Service Remains a Key to Unlocking Corporate Purpose
October 21, 2019
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...
