As ESG receives more attention, corporate social responsibility leaders are faced with the challenge of juggling the managing, collecting, and reporting of ESG data, which has the potential to consume your sustainability program. Like most challenges under the social impact and environmental sustainability umbrella —…
What are the upsides and pitfalls when you involve employees in major philanthropic decision-making? Senior social impact leaders are discussing how they’re expanding and changing their programs: New structures: How are you going beyond HQ, division sites, or traditional community involvement teams? Employee proposals and…
Senior sustainability decision-makers at major companies are coming together in the CSR Board to confidentially discuss: Deciding how and when to announce your commitment Anticipating tough internal questions about implementation Cutting through the noise and getting real reputational benefit Embedding your net-zero vision in your…
Your work deserves to be at the heart of your company’s public identity, not shoehorned in at the last minute. CSR leaders like you are working through these key challenges when collaborating with their brand marketing teams: Anticipating brand marketing leadership needs Bringing CSR into…
As our companies deepen their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, how are you ensuring your grantmaking and corporate contributions are serving communities in an unbiased and fair way? CSR Board members came together to discuss: Who do we bring into the decision-making processes to…
A number of U.S. states and Canadian provinces have passed new laws on packaging, expecting consumer businesses to pivot in complicated ways. We came together to talk about how we’re responding: What are the new laws and rules, and what are their contradictions? Which parts…
Reducing food insecurity has long been a goal for many of us, but how can we best use our resources to address a problem as big as hunger? CSR leaders are digging into how they’re tackling this challenge: Prioritizing critical needs: ongoing impact of the…
We can’t measure the impact of philanthropic investments the same way our companies measure business investments, but that’s not always easy to tell our executives. As CSR leaders at billion-dollar companies, we have to ensure we: Set appropriate expectations and communicating with leadership Position logic…
How do you ensure your international volunteer efforts are engaging for employees abroad, culturally appropriate, and meeting local needs — all while aligning to your company’s pillars and goals? CSR leaders are digging into all the questions this challenge poses: Hands-on vs. hands-off: How engaged…
Your executives can be your biggest advocates or your biggest obstacles. CSR leaders are talking about how they’re helping executives see the depth and breadth of their foundation’s work: Helping them understand what the foundation does and what resources it needs Teaching them about self-dealing…