Corporate Responsibility

Understanding the Importance of Small Businesses

Small businesses are critical to the American economy, and are particularly important to driving and sustaining economic development in low-income communities.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

World Focus on Ethical Sourcing Turns to California as Leaders Gather

The World focus on ethical sourcing of materials will shift to California next month when the Conflict-Free Smelter Initiative (CFSI) holds its annual meeting in Santa Clara.

Corporate Responsibility

New #GRIStandards: Upcoming Twitter Chat with GRI and Northern Trust Explores the Recently Launched Reporting Standards

Mark Your Calendars!

Join us for a LIVE Twitter chat with GRI and Northern Trust to talk about the new GRI Standards. GRI will share insights regarding the new standards and the evolution of reporting, while Northern Trust will share their experience of following past standards and implications for future reporting.

Wednesday, November 16th at 12PM EST

Research & Reports

Everything’s Connected: Mirvac’s 2016 Sustainability Report

At Mirvac, sustainability is integral to creating customer and shareholder value. This year’s sustainability report, “Everything’s Connected”, showcases how integrating social and environmental sustainability in the business has resulted in vibrant, safe, engaged and highly efficient developments; as well as strong financial outcomes for the business.

Events

New Podcast Gives Insider Access to Sustainability Leaders

The Bard MBA in Sustainability has launched the Sustainable Business Fridays series as a podcast. The first of its kind, this podcast brings together Bard MBA students with leaders in business, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship for discussions on industry trends. Sustainable Business Fridays takes listeners behind the scenes with cutting-edge sustainability practitioners.

Health & Healthcare

The Stigma of Living with Dementia

This is the first blog in a continuing series based on the findings from the Institute for Quality of Life’s roundtable on memory care.

Philanthropy

Impact Crash Course: How to Advance Your Organization’s Outcomes Measurement Maturity

Be honest: Is your impact story more about what your organization gave and funded rather than what changed because of your investment? In our latest paper, you’ll learn about our five stages of outcomes measurement maturity and what you can do to advance your organization’s ability to prove your impact to your internal and external stakeholders.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The Key to Eliminating Modern Day Slavery From Your Supply Chain

Modern day slavery, including forced labor, child labor, bonded labor, and other types of unethical labor practices affects over 21 million people worldwide and has resulted in over $150 billion in illegal profits. Is there an effective approach companies can utilize to mitigate the risk of slavery in their supply chains?

Research & Reports

Microsoft Releases 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Microsoft releases 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility report

Corporate Responsibility

Q&A with Carmen Perez, Director, Data Insights, CECP

As CECP's Data Insights Director, Carmen leads the high-performing team that achieves CECP's mission by equipping companies to make data-driven decision in their societal investment strategies. This includes the publicly available pieces Giving in Numbers and Giving Around the Globe as well as custom and exclusive insights and benchmarking products for companies in CECP's coalition. Known for strong facilitation skills, Carmen presents publicly on CECP trends on a variety of topics, with a passion for benchmarking and evaluation of results. She has been quoted in Wall Street Journal and other major media outlets.

Latest Campaigns

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Kingfisher Around the World

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PSEG People & Communities

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Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

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EVP Campaign

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Collective Action

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IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

Community Investment

all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...