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The health, economic, and social crises unfolding in 2020 have presented businesses in the United States and around the world with challenges that are more important, urgent, and complex than ever before. At the ESG Center, we focus on helping businesses, investors, and other organizations address these unprecedented issues and navigate their evolving role in society. We do so by providing trusted, timely, and actionable insights in the areas of corporate governance, sustainability, and citizenship.
ESG Advantage
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ESG ADVANTAGE
Powerful, comprehensive, fast and flexible online platform to benchmark your firm against public company peer groups in board composition and practices, shareholder voting, executive and director compensation, and CEO succession. Accompanies world-class reports and online databases.
OPTIMIZING SOCIETAL IMPACT
In collaboration with the Impact Genome Project®, we are offering an online tool that will allow you to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your corporate philanthropy.
ESG NAVIGATOR
Enhance your organization's sustainability strategy, and governance by benchmarking against other major corporations with the online self-assessment tool, ESG Navigator, brought to you in collaboration with Hedstrom Associates.
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COUNCILS
Corporate Social Responsibility Council United States
Government Relations Executives Council United States
Global CSR & Philanthropy Council United States
more >>CONFERENCES
Sustainability Conference (20th Annual) July 15 - 16, 2021
Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy Toolbox September 14 - 16, 2021
MEMBER STORIES
Johnson & Johnson: Corporate Citizenship in the Global South During COVID-19: Part 3 - India
Walmart: Company's Corporate Citizenship and Government Relations Partnering for Social Change
Q&A with Nicole Anderson, President of the AT&T Foundation and AVP, Corporate Social Responsibility
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more >>Please bear with us as we upgrade your website experience. The full catalogue of on-demand webcast products will return shortly.
WEBCASTS | UPCOMING
Part II: Turning the Tide on Plastics May 20, 2021
Sustainability Watch June 2021 June 17, 2021
Sustainability Watch July 2021 July 15, 2021
WEBCASTS | ON DEMAND
Corporate Citizenship Watch: The Covid-19 Crisis in India and the Global So… May 11, 2021
ESG Watch: Crisis Management Beyond COVID-19 April 26, 2021
Getting a Grip on Plastics April 22, 2021
more >>IN THE MEDIA
Paul Washington on Corporate Political Activity April 20 | Forbes: Article
Paul Washington on Aligning Political Activity with Corporate Values March 27 | The Hill: Article
Paul Washington on Streamlining Political Activity March 25 | CFO: Article
more >>Our Experts
Anuj Saush
Senior Researcher, Governance & Sustainability; Council Director, Environment Strategy Council
The Conference Board
Jeff Hoffman
Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center
The Conference Board
ESG CENTER FELLOWS
Douglas Chia
President, Soundboard Governance LLC
Fellow, Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance
Gail A. Lione
Senior Counsel, Dentons US LLP
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
James D. C. Barrall
Senior Fellow in Residence, Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law
ESG Center Fellow
Janet Langford Carrig
Senior Vice President Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ConocoPhillips (retired)
TK Kerstetter
Host, Inside America’s Boardrooms, Inside Europe’s Boardrooms, Inside Australia’s Boardrooms
ESG Center Fellow
ADVISORY BOARD
Janet Langford Carrig
Senior Vice President Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ConocoPhillips (retired)
Thomas M. Moriarty
Executive Vice President, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, and General Counsel
CVS Health
