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Companies Reaffirm Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals During UN Week
October 10, 2017
Photo: UN Global Compact/Zef Nikolla. General Assembly week at the United Nations (UN) in New York City was a busy one, thanks to CECP’s second CEO Investor Forum and dozens...
How CSR Can Advance Gender Equity
October 2, 2017
Please note: This blog post is authored by Laura S.L. Herman, Managing Director, FSG, Alexandra Geertz, Director, FSG, and Talia Alongi, Consultant, FSG. In recent years, companies have increasingly focused...
New models of corporate citizenship
September 18, 2017
Many corporate citizenship programs involve initiatives that reflect immediate problems (such as apprenticeship programs to fill near-term openings), the nature of their company (such as financial literacy), or local community...
Hands-On Scientific Learning Goes Global with Amgen Biotech Experience Expansion
August 28, 2017
It’s no surprise that when students become fascinated by science, that enthusiasm can be contagious. From our survey with Change the Equation, we know students crave hands-on biology experiences that...
CEOs Respond to Charlottesville
August 24, 2017
Along with so many across the nation, CECP was shocked by the events in Charlottesville earlier this month and yet encouraged by the actions of the CEOs of many of...
It’s Clear, Social Investment Drives Business Value
July 3, 2017
The blog post was co-authored by André Solórzano, Manager, Data Insights, CECP and Daniel Vitaletti, Data Insights Intern, CECP What Companies Need to Know: The Latest from CECP’s ESG Corporate Scorecard. A myth...
Five Lessons from Walmart’s CSR Strategy Efforts
June 7, 2017
“We think of ourselves as social change strategists,” explained Gayatri Agnew, Director of Career Opportunity at the Walmart Foundation, distinguishing the aspirations for her role from those typically expected of...
Leading and Following by Example: Companies Taking a Public Stance on Social Issues
June 6, 2017
When it comes to public stands by corporations, issues in North Carolina and Indiana both drew significant attention over the past year. PayPal didn’t expand operations in North Carolina and...
Building Organizational and Leadership Capacity in the Nonprofit Sector
June 1, 2017
Brave Leaders, Bold Moves was the theme of this year’s CECP Summit. A fitting start was Carly Fiorina’s opening keynote on Brave Leaders. She recounted several stories including her story...
Defining Our Companies by Our Values
May 18, 2017
In 1962, Milton Friedman warned, corporations that accept a social responsibility other than to make as much money for their shareholders as possible could undermine a free society. Since then,...
