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Top 10 reasons to come to the 2009 International Corporate Citizenship Conference

By Peggy Connolly, Director of Marketing & Communications, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship

With apologies to David Letterman, here are the Top 10 Reasons the 2009 International Corporate Citizenship Conference is a must-attend event. Anyone managing social, environmental and governance issues inside business should be in San Francisco on March 29-31 to learn about the latest best practice, research and long-term thinking related to corporate citizenship.

#10. You’re being asked to do more with less.
Learn to Practice Lean Corporate Citizenship
   
#9 You want to be able to explain what the heck a green job is.
Monday afternoon keynote speech by Van Jones, Obama’s new green jobs czar
   
#8 You’re trying to build the best volunteer program possible.
Are Fortune 500 Employee Volunteering Programs Any Good
   
#7 You want to build an Internet following like the Obama campaign did.
David Wilhelm on Running Citizenship Like a Campaign
   
#6 Your CEO realizes the company has flunked in its efforts to improve the education system and wants you to turn that around.
Closing keynote session on Role of Business Collaboration in Transforming Education
   
#5 The pressure inside your company keeps building as the economy tanks.
Stress Test for Corporate Citizenship
   
#4 You don’t have an answer when someone asks about the impact of your social initiatives.
Beyond the Business Case: Measuring the Business Value of Social Impact
   
#3 Your CFO is on your case to tie the value of corporate citizenship to the bottom line.
McKinsey & Company and Boston College Assess the Link Between Corporate Citizenship and Value Creation
   
#2 There’s no one in your company who understands your pain.
Check out the “In Good Conversation Salon”
   
#1 You’ve always wanted to meet the guy who wrote the book “Cannibals with Forks”.
John
Elkington keynote speech Monday morning

For a sneak peak at the conference activities and breakout sessions check out our Conference Guide.

If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to register for the conference.

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  1. [...] One recent post on the BCCCC blog offers up a sneak preview into conference sessions, a sort of top ten list for CSR geeks, like me (and maybe you, if you’re reading [...]

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