Dow has prioritized “Contributing to Community Success” as one of its 2015 Sustainability Goals, a set of seven ambitious goals established to address and solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Read the rest of this entry »

A new ranking of the top 50 companies in the United States that the public distinguishes for corporate social responsibility has been released by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and Reputation Institute. Google, Campbell Soup, Johnson & Johnson top the 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Index (CSRI). Read the rest of this entry »

In monitoring conversations with companies around the globe, those who are leading the corporate citizenship or sustainability space are understandably nervous about potential negative implications going ahead.

It was only a very few months ago that things could not have been rosier, and there finally seemed to be a significant breakthrough in the Sisyphean task of the past decade. Even the Economist in January admitted it might have been too harsh in viewing the corporate responsibility movement as a flash in the pan.

But how quickly things can change. A whole new meaning of climate change has been introduced into the public dialogue. Instead of a focus on the environment, a very different and much more powerful climate change conversation has been thrust upon us, one that may in fact be reshaping capitalism as we know it. Read the rest of this entry »

Cut global hunger in half. Reduce child mortality by two-thirds. Halt the spread of AIDS. Create more jobs and raise salaries in underdeveloped countries. These are just a few of the ambitious international development goals that 189 United Nations (UN) member states and at least 23 international organizations have committed to achieve by 2015. Microsoft’s Pamela Passman recently gave a progress report on Microsoft’s 2007 pledge to address the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Read more.

Our Management Development certificate programs are considered to be the gold standard for professional development in the field. For those who have the need for an on-site program, we’ve just introduced two new custom Fast-Track Certification programs in Community Involvement Excellence and Corporate Citizenship Excellence. Read the rest of this entry »