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The Profile of the Professionals is a research project of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship that examines the roles,responsibilities, development, and compensation of those practicing corporate citizenship.

The State of Corporate Citizenship is a research project of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship that examines how executives view corporate citizenship and their firms' performance in the environmental, social, and governance dimensions of business.

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace is increasingly becoming a corporate citizenship and business imperative for all industries. This report finds that companies that work to attract diverse talent that is developed and supported through thoughtful inclusion efforts are rewarded with increased performance.

SCAN, ANALYZE, EXPERIMENT, EVOLVE: Hear from companies who have scanned their horizons, analyzed their circumstances, experimented with their programs, and evolved into corporate citizenship leaders.

RESILIENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, RESULTS: In this issue of The Corporate Citizen, you’ll hear from companies that have cultivated resilience by taking a longer view in their corporate social responsibility strategies, by refusing to see impediments to progress as obstacles and viewing them rather as CSR challenges to be overcome, and by maintaining tenacious optimism about what is possible.

GOALS BEYOND "BETTER": As corporate citizenship professionals, when we're designing our vision for a more sustainable future—and developing the programs to achieve it—we need to move beyond "better," and really start to describe specific ESG goals that will deliver tangible, measurable progress toward that vision.

WEBINAR: Want to know how your company’s corporate citizenship department stacks up against others in the industry? Thinking about transitioning to a career in corporate social responsibility? This webinar will answer these questions by diving deeper into the findings of the Profile of the Professionals 2018 report.

WEBINAR: Revisit the popular breakout session from this year's conference. Hear about how Adobe and Ally Financial are leveraging both corporate citizenship programs and other initiatives to advance gender equality.

WEBINAR: Hear from companies about the case for STEM programs, how they measure success, and what the future holds for the STEM talent pipeline in this country.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Work-life support practices (work schedule flexibility, remote work, dependent care, etc.) improve employee engagement and increase customer satisfaction.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Adding women to the board leads to more women at the executive level, and vice versa.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Following financial misconduct, executives are likely to forge new ties with foundation boards, which results in more positive media attention.

REGULATORY RADAR -The United Kingdom introduced a bill that would require companies to report on pay ratios, comparing CEO remuneration to the average pay of the wider company workforce, with an explanation of any changes to the ratio from year to year.

REGULATORY RADAR - On May 9, 2018, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced that he had issued a directive to prohibit the use of plastic bags in all stores. Chile is the first nation in the Americas to ban retail businesses from using plastic bags, an initiative aimed at protecting the country’s ecosystem.

REGULATORY RADAR - If the deal is approved by both EU ministers and members, energy efficiency will be prioritized across all energy planning, policy, and investment decisions.