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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.

Today’s companies face substantial pressure from stakeholders to monitor and report on a variety of environmental metrics. The benefits are clear, as successfully managing a company’s environmental footprint can help reduce costs, improve image, and identify potential risks to operations.

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.

CAREER AND LEARNING ISSUE: Learn how leading companies are learning from their previous corporate citizenship efforts to drive their future work.

ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE: How leading companies are developing programs that respond to present needs and work toward creating the world in which we want to live.

Companies are drawing from their ecosystems to invest in the health, vibrancy, and potential of our people and our planet.

WEBINAR: More companies than ever are using a framework to report environmental and social dimensions of their business. In this month's webinar, we'll hear from three of the leading organizations to review the benefits of reporting and requirements to align with the GRI, CDP, or IR standards.

WEBINAR: As supply chains become more global and complex, companies must closely examine their supply chains in order to determine areas that are high-risk for human rights abuses. In this webinar, Patsy Doerr of Thomson Reuters and Jack Scott of Nestle Purina PetCare join us to talk about the work they do to address modern slavery and its impact on brand and reputation.

WEBINAR: Practical advice from leading companies for corporate citizenship professionals looking to improve an existing veteran support program or seeking to attract and retain a highly valuable set of employees.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Consumer perceptions of corporate disaster relief vary based on the cause of the disaster.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Corporate citizenship practitioners working to increase employee engagement and wellness should stress the importance of consistency to company managers and their human resources colleagues.

RESEARCH BRIEF - By issuing a sustainability report, firms with strong corporate citizenship performance can increase their market performance in short and long terms.

REGULATORY RADAR - The world’s largest auto market announced on September 9, 2017 that it plans to end the production and sale of cars that use only traditional fuels. China’s decision to phase out fossil-fuel powered cars follows similar bans set by the U.K. and France earlier this year.

REGULATORY RADAR - The regulation requires large Irish companies to publish non-financial information about their company policies, and it applies to financial years beginning on or after August 1, 2017.

REGULATORY RADAR - The U.K. has replaced the Data Protection Act of 1998 with a new law that provides a modern framework. The bill includes safeguards to ensure freedom of the press, and allow for confidential scientific research.