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Alexa Costi

Alexa Costi

Associate Director, Content and Knowledge Management

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2017 Conference: Corporate Citizenship Ecosystems

Being aware of your corporate citizenship ecosystem is critical. Ecosystems are the focus of our 2017 Conference taking place in Boston on March 26-28, 2017.

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Corporate Citizenship Career Path: Executive Forum

Selected Executive Forum members share their journeys to corporate citizenship leadership, as well as what they’ve learned along the way.

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Continual improvement at Dogeared: For the business and the community

Read about Dogeared, a global accessories brand, and its strategic approach to corporate citizenship that ensures the values of its workforce are represented.

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The key to sustainable business

Corporate citizenship work is change management. The first step to managing change is imagining an alternative future. Ensure you take time to ask "What if...?"

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The GRI reporting framework is changing. What do you need to know?

This year, GRI is transitioning G4 from guidelines to standards, and has proposed three Universal Standards, as well as 35 Topic-Specific Standards.

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Data philanthropy: The high-tech future of social impact

Innovative companies are conducting “data philanthropy”—or private sector data sharing—to create advanced pictures of an issue’s impacts, needs, and behaviors.

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Corporate Citizenship Career Path

Selected Executive Forum members share their journeys to corporate citizenship leadership, as well as what they’ve learned along the way.

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Merck Investing in Mothers: to reduce preventable maternal mortality worldwide

Merck for Mothers, Merck's initiative to reduce preventable maternal mortality, is contributing to SDG target 3.1.

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Proving corporate citizenship success: What to measure and how to gather data

Careful planning and evaluation can strengthen corporate citizenship performance, and deliver business benefits.

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Sustainability reports getting attention from investors and regulators

Recent reports show that regulators and investors have a heightened interest in sustainability reports, a positive step forward for the sustainable economy.

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Career and Learning in Corporate Citizenship

We provide professional development guidance to the full range of corporate citizenship business professionals— whether you’re beginning your educational journey, want to round out your skills, or are in need of course and career refresher.

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Priorities, vision, and back-casting: Keys to CSR strategy

Understanding your company’s business strategy is essential if your corporate citizenship programs are to be more than a "nice to have" and your C-suite is going to commit.

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EY: Building a better working world

By engaging with their clients to refine best practices and determine both their needs and those of the communities they serve, EY leverages its unique skill sets to achieve business and social value.

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Reporting on meaningful change

To meet ambitious social and environmental targets like those outlined in the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress must be tracked and evaluated by all the estates and actors of society.

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Community collaboration: Building meaningful partnerships for impact

With strong leadership, a shared vision, and collective accountability, corporate citizenship partnerships have the potential to be a “win-win”, with both companies and nonprofits.

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The many benefits of membership to the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship

The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Member Orientation webinar will help connect you to the services that are available as part of your membership.

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Employee Leave Policies : eBay Raises the Bar

The employee leave policy represents a huge shift in responding to the needs of employees and an increased awareness of the value such policies can bring to the business and the economy as a whole.

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The Role of Reporting in Achieving a Sustainable Economy

A group of top business and sustainability leaders discuss reporting practices that will assure progress toward game-changing sustainability targets.

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Demonstrate your value through strategic measurement

To ensure that your CSR programs receive the funding and attention they deserve, you must be able to demonstrate their return on investment through measurement.

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The business case for healthy employees

Employee health and wellness programs can benefit the business through increased engagement and productivity.

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