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21st Century Corporate Citizenship

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21st Century Corporate Citizenship

21st Century Corporate Citizenship: A Practical Guide to Delivering Value to Society and Your Business
Emerald Publishing | English | 2017 | ISBN-10: 1786356104 | 278 pages | PDF | 3.64 MB

by Dave Stangis (Author), Katherine Valvoda Smith (Author)

21st Century Corporate Citizenship is a practical guide to building a successful business in the modern day. It is a book about leveraging all the tools, trends and assets at the disposal of business to drive bottom-line results, value chain resiliency, productivity, innovation, long-term shareowner value, and benefit for the community. This is the book that leverages corporate citizenship as a value-creating enterprise and translates sustainability, corporate responsibility, and social impact to help you create the most successful business possible in tomorrow s competitive landscape. For the up and coming manager, this book is the crib sheet to the 21st century MBA that you can t get (yet) in business schools. The tools and insights presented are valuable for every business person thinking about how to differentiate their company and maximize business and social value from the sole proprietor to those working in a global mega corporation the concepts explored are must do for those working for manufacturing B2B or B2C companies that are managing complex supply chains, global operations, and corporate reputation. This how-to handbook presents a step-by-step process aimed at helping you create the most successful business possible in the 21st century competitive landscape, empowering corporate citizenship professionals to accelerate their credibility within their company as an effective contributor who understands their company's strategy and who creates value.

Review
"Because of the magnitude of the challenges and opportunities we face as a society, corporate citizenship professionals must be excellent leaders and managers both. This book provides an excellent toolkit to support the important work of our next generation of corporate citizenship leaders–no matter which seats they occupy in their companies."

- Andy Boynton, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College

"21st Century Corporate Citizenship pools the hard-won wisdom of two leading figures in the field. As Campbell CEO Denise Morrison warns in her foreword, repurposing capitalism for tomorrow's environmental, social, and governance challenges will be difficult–but not impossible. If you are determined to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, read on!"

- John Elkington, Co-Founder & Chairman, Volans Ventures, and author of 19 books, most recently The Breakthrough Challenge, with Jochen Zeitz.

"At Bose we're best known for our audio products. But our true passion? Discovering new and better solutions than anything that's come before. We "always dream of things that are better, and think of ways to reach those things." 21st Century Corporate Citizenship is a handbook that can help businesspeople understand how to dream and implement better and more sustainable futures for their companies and for us all."

- Bob Maresca, President & CEO, Bose Corporation

"21st Century Corporate Citizenship: The Practical Guide to Delivering Value to Society and Your business exemplifies the essential truth that aligning the interest of society with a business's bottom line has never been more applicable or beneficial than in the 21st century corporate landscape. This book is a must-read for both current professionals seeking to make more of an impact, as well as for students designing their corporate career path."

- Liz Maw, CEO, Net Impact

"At Suffolk, we are always challenging the norm and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. To continuously innovate and service others is a pledge we make to our clients, partners, communities and each other. 21st Century Corporate Citizenship and Suffolk share the same values and commitment to excellence, which is why we are such strong supporters of this book. 21st Century Corporate Citizenship is a tremendous resource for individuals who work in the environmental and social investment field and who are actively pursuing excellence and innovation in everything they do."

- John Fish, Chairman & CEO, Suffolk Construction

About the Author
Dave Stangis is Vice President of Corporate Responsibility andChief Sustainability Officer for the Campbell Soup Company. Dave created and now leads Campbell's Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) and sustainability strategies. As such heoversees the company's execution of CSR and sustainability goals,policies, programs, engagement, and reporting, from responsiblesourcing and sustainable agriculture to social impact metrics inthe community. Since arriving at Campbell Soup, the companyhas been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, the 100Best Corporate Citizens List, and as one of the World's MostEthical Companies. Prior to joining Campbell, he created and led the CorporateResponsibility function at Intel. He led a global CSR network organization,a role which gave him insight into corporate citizenshipacross the world. In 2008 and 2013 he was named one ofthe 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics by EthisphereMagazine. Trust Across America has named him one of the Top100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior for fouryears running.

Katherine Valvoda Smith is Executive Director of the BostonCollege Center for Corporate Citizenship in the Carroll School ofManagement. She oversees all the center's activities and strategicventures, and teaches "Managing Business in Society" in theCarroll School of Management MBA program. The purpose of the center is to help corporate citizenship professionals knowmore, do more, and achieve more with their corporate citizenshipinvestments by understanding the foundations of how companiescreate good in the world and add value to their businesses throughtheir environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments.The center has conducted research about the practice of corporatecitizenship for more than 30 years, developing the deepknowledge and insights that help corporate citizenship professionalsmanage and improve performance in the ESG dimensionsof their companies.