Center member UPS was in the news spotlight this week as NPR Marketplace highlighted the company’s environmental efforts and introduced listeners to Chief Sustainability Officer Scott Wicker in a story titled “Brown goes green”.

The piece looks at how Wicker is working to – among other things – increase fuel efficiency at UPS through better driving and introducing hundreds of new hybrid electric vehicles to the fleet. NPR’s Eve Troeh reports on how Wicker came to his new role and where he and UPS are headed. Read the rest of this entry »

When tragedy hits, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is there to help. The day after tornadoes struck Springfield, Mass., last summer, MassMutual donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross to go toward cleanup efforts. But the people at MassMutual didn’t stop with writing a check.

Mass Mutual immediately solicited volunteers from its employee base to help with the disaster recovery and cleanup. They also provided interpreters to assist local non-English speaking families in completing applications for aid. Although the Community Rebuilding Fair was originally an opportunity for MassMutual to offer LifeBridge^SM, its free life insurance program to the public, the fair soon took on a life of its own. Read the rest of this entry »

Looking to see how your community involvement program compares to the efforts of other companies? The latest edition of the Community Involvement Index gives you a snapshot of current trends and statistics on how companies approach community involvement, how the function is organized and what strategies are employed to deliver social and business value. Read the rest of this entry »

Our members who are involved in managing corporate giving programs may be getting very busy with grantees as we approach the end of the calendar year. I wanted to pause and thank you for all of the important causes you support and the good work that you do in our communities all over the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Your company aspires to be a good corporate citizen and you have a critical role in meeting that aspiration. The Center’s 2½ day Institute on Corporate Citizenship is what you need to equip yourself with the information and tools to understand and contribute to your firm’s success. Register now to attend our Jan. 18-20 session of the Institute on Corporate Citizenship in Miami and you will: Read the rest of this entry »