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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.
CEO FORUM
BUILDING A MORE JUST & CIVIL SOCIETY
A series of leadership forum conversations to foster action
CENTER MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
RESEARCH & INSIGHTS
DATA & ANALYSIS
ESG ADVANTAGE
To enable peer-comparisons and benchmarking, The Conference Board ESG Center offers a portfolio of data and analyses on corporate governance, proxy voting, sustainability, citizenship and philanthropy, and communications and public relations.
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.
EXPLORE
COUNCILS
Global CSR & Philanthropy Council United States
Global Business Conduct Council United States
Chief Legal Officers Council United States
more >>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
EARN CREDITS
Register to earn CLE and CPE credits on our upcoming webcasts, conferences, and other events.
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WEBCASTS | UPCOMING
How Important is ESG to Capital Markets? Investor and Lender Perspectives March 18, 2021
Corporate Citizenship Watch September 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASES
Survey: Corporate PACs Took Unprecedented Action by Broadly Suspending Poli… February 12, 2021
Crises Will Define 2021 Proxy Voting Season, with a Focus on Human Capital,… January 28, 2021
Corporations Continue to Increase Their Sustainability Disclosure in Key Ar… January 22, 2021
more >>IN THE MEDIA
CEO Turnover Slows Amid COVID-19 December 11 | CNBC: Article
Few S&P 500 Companies Explicitly Identify Directors’ Race and Ethnicity November 09 | Wall Street Journal: Article
Paul Washington on ESG Priorities Post-Pandemic August 27 | Chief Executive: Article
more >>Our Experts
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)
ESG Center Fellow
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)
ESG Center Fellow
Thomas M. Moriarty
Executive Vice President, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, and General Counsel
CVS Health
