Category Archives: Research & Trends

Sustainable Value Chain Survey

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dipti Pratt

Earlier this year, together with the American Society for Quality and the Institute for Supply Management and with help from Deloitte, the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association launched what will become one of – if not the – largest, most comprehensive … Continue reading →

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This Year’s Best Places to Work Engage in the Community

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lisa Sloan

Great Place to Work® announced the 2012 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list. Join us in congratulating the companies who made this year’s list. And it’s no coincidence that these companies have strong community involvement programs. Great Place … Continue reading →

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Global Consumers Demand Greater Responsibility: 2011 Cone/Echo Global CR Opportunity Study

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Dipti Pratt

Welcome to the world of responsible business. The unequivocal takeaway from the 2011 Cone/Echo Global CR Opportunity Study, which surveyed 10,000 people in 10 countries (markets home to nearly half the world’s population), is that consumers globally believe companies have … Continue reading →

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Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen releases Giving 2.0

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Dipti Pratt

A philanthropist is anyone who gives anything—time, money, experience, skills, and networks—in any amount to create a better world. - Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Giving 2.0 We are proud to announce the launch of Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen’s blog and website, Giving 2.0 (www.giving2.com/org/info/net). Laura has created Giving 2.0, … Continue reading →

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Participate in GRI’s G4 guidelines input period

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Dipti Pratt

As one of GRI’s 650 organization stakeholders worldwide, EF had the opportunity to participate in a workshop on G4, the latest GRI guidelines still in development. GRI is in the process of revising their guidelines to develop G4. The goals … Continue reading →

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Reposted with permission: The Conference Board Report: Making the Case for Corporate Philanthropy

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Dipti Pratt

Reports: Key to Successful Corporate Philanthropy is Better Alignment to Business Based on the economic news of the past week, it’s probably not a good time to bring up corporate philanthropy. But then again, maybe it is. Corporate charitable giving … Continue reading →

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Trends of Excellence in Employee Volunteering

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Dipti Pratt

Guest post by Jennifer M. Highsmith, Director, Business Training & Consulting, Points of Light Institute, I’m extremely excited to announce the release of Trends of Excellence in Employee Volunteering, the first in a series of reports compiled by the HandsOn … Continue reading →

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CECP releases new report

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Dipti Pratt

The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) has just released the Executive Report and video highlights from the Board of Boards CEO Conference on February 28, 2011 in New York. This 6th annual closed-door executive convening drew a record attendance of … Continue reading →

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CECP, Giving in Numbers 2010

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Dipti Pratt

New Data Report on Corporate Philanthropy CECP recently released Giving in Numbers 2010 which shows that the majority of companies gave less in 2009, but contributions in aggregate rose.  171 prominent companies participated in the contributions survey for CECP’s annual … Continue reading →

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