Posts by Singer, Thomas
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What Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Leadership from the CEO Looks Like (07.21.16 )
By Thomas Singer, Principal Researcher, The Conference Board Continuing our series of posts from last month’s release of The Seven Pillars of Sustainability Leadership, today we consider what leadership on corporate social responsibility and sustainability from the CEO looks like.
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Senior Leadership Engages with Employees on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (07.07.16 )
By Thomas Singer, Principal Researcher, The Conference Board Last month, The Conference Board released The Seven Pillars of Sustainability Leadership, a key business issue report that looks at how business leaders prepare and steer their organizations for leadership in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability. One way is by connecting senior leaders with employees on […]
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Chart of the Week: Employee Corporate Social Responsibility Training (04.17.14 )
By Thomas Singer, Researcher, The Conference Board Few companies include corporate social responsibility (CSR) training as part of their employee training programs. Only 9 percent of S&P Global 1200 companies and 5 percent of S&P 500 companies reported offering CSR training. Companies in the utilities sector were most likely to include CSR training for their […]
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Chart of the Week: charitable contributions (01.08.14 )
By Thomas Singer, Researcher, The Conference Board Data from Sustainability Practices: 2013 Edition finds that U.S. companies remain the most generous, but they are not prone to disclosure of charitable giving. An analysis of disclosure by S&P Global 1200 companies shows that 42 percent reported their total giving to charity, compared to just over one-quarter […]
