ESG Alert: Lessons from 9/11 and Survey on Disaster Philanthropy

Lessons from 9/11: How Companies Can Offer Hope and Healing Today

As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, it’s helpful to recall how companies across America stepped up to provide immediate relief to the victims and their families and supported initiatives that provided hope and healing to a nation in need.

Our recent essay, Four Practical Ways 9/11 Can Guide Companies in Providing Hope and Healing Today, suggests how companies apply the lessons of 9/11 in their ongoing response efforts to the pandemic. Those ideas were expanded upon in this week’s Corporate Citizenship Watch webcast. David Paine, President and Co-Founder of September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance (“9/11 Da