State of Corporate Citizenship 2017 Infographic
Executives have outlined a clear regimen for success. By selecting causes relevant to their operating context, integrating corporate citizenship efforts with business strategy, and investing in corporate citizenship efforts over the long term, companies are delivering value to business and society are significantly more likely to achieve key business goals.
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RESEARCH BRIEF - When managers feel pressure to meet analyst forecasts, workplace safety may suffer. Companies experience higher worker injury rates when managers are seeking to meet or just beat earnings expectations, as compared to those that miss or comfortably beat them.
RESEARCH BRIEF - Corporate Sustainability Officers working for environmentally intensive companies are more likely to be successful in improving environmental performance when their companies are headquarters in states with more rigorous environmental regulations.
RESEARCH BRIEF - Strong environmental performance both stems from and results in strong financial performance, though focusing on outcome-based initiatives—such as carbon reduction efforts—will result in both market and accounting-based value-creation.
RESEARCH BRIEF - When employees expose their managers to moral symbols in the workplace, managers are less likely to engage in unethical behaviors or ask their employees to engage in unethical behavior.