Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility today is viewed as a business imperative that provides opportunities for building customer/brand loyalty while also addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as climate change, sustainable development and fair trade. The biggest hurdle for business leaders is how to align corporate social responsibility with the bottom line. Research shows that women, more often than men, generally view their careers in terms of the impact they can have on society. CSR programs can motivate and contribute to job satisfaction, not only for women, but for all employees.

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Deborah Hopkins is Chairman of Venture Capital Initiatives and Chief Innovation Officer at Citi. Recognized for her leadership in driving client-focused innovation, she has supported emerging technologies and championed the advancement of women by ensuring sponsorship and advocacy to senior management. She joined Citi in 2003 and became Chief Operations & Technology Officer later that year. She was named Chief Innovation Officer in 2008. Based in Palo Alto, California, her mission is client-focused innovation. Before coming to Citi, Debby’s roles included CFO for The Boeing Company and Lucent Technologies. Fortune magazine has twice named her one of the Most Powerful Women in American Business.

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Anne Erni is an innovative leader who is Global Head of Leadership, Learning and Diversity at Bloomberg where she manages global initiatives and develops people to reach their potential. At Bloomberg, she manages global initiatives in leadership and diversity. Prior, she was Chief Diversity Officer at Lehman Brothers pioneering global efforts in the retention and advancement of women and under-represented groups in financial services and she created the award-winning Encore program, to re-train individuals resuming their careers. Anne has 15 years of banking and capital markets experience with private and public sector clients. She received her BA and MA from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Bologna, Italy.

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New York, NY 10022
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Catalyzing Growth in the Women-Run Small and Medium Enterprises Sector (SMEs) Evaluating the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Initiative

Submitted by asklar on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 1:56am

 ICRW conducted an evaluation of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative in India to identify early results of the program on women entrepreneurs’ business skills, practices and growth. 10,000 Women, launched in 2008, aims to provide 10,000 women who run small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with high-quality business and management skills training. Research shows that these women are often underserved, in terms of access to business or management training and entrepreneurial networks, despite the enormous potential they have to help grow economies in developing countries.

This brief presents a summary of ICRW’s initial evaluation of the India program, which shows how the 10,000 Women program — in combination with a number of other factors — is making a difference in graduates’ businesses and lives.

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http://www.icrw.org/publications/catalyzing-growth-women-run-small-and-medium-enterprises-sector-smes
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International Center for Research on Women

Insights 31: "Using Corporate Social Responsibility to Motivate and Retain Female Employees"

Submitted by asklar on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:55am

 There is no doubt that the ability to attract, motivate, and retain a talented pool of employees is crucial to any company’s success. Representing about 50% of the total U.S. labor force, female employees are an important force driving not only firm performancebut also our national economy. Interestingly, findings from marketplace polls and academic research suggest that women place more importance on the role business needs to play in society when selecting their employers, and that women seek power and leadership in the workplace not so much for personal gains, but to make a difference and make the world a better place. Given the fact that corporate social responsibility (CSR) occupies a prominent place on the global corporate agenda in today’s socially conscious climate, we collaborated with Hewlett Packard to explore the effect of CSR on retaining and motivating female employees.

URL: 
http://www.simmons.edu/som/docs/insights_31_FINAL.pdf
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Center for Gender in Organizations

Building a Pipeline to Women's Leadership

Submitted by vivhdem on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:53pm

NCRW held an expert panel on February 28, 2011 at American Express with senior leaders from business, government, and academia to explore the case for, barriers to, and action steps needed to expand the number of women in leadership positions. While many overt barriers to women’s advancement have been largely dismantled, and the pipeline to leadership is filled with highly qualified women, the embedded prejudices in our institutions and culture as well as the expectations women have for their professional and personal lives, especially younger women, still pose challenges.

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Gender and Corporate Social Responsibility: It’s A Matter of Sustainability

Submitted by asklar on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:45am
The benefits of gender-diverse leadership extend beyond short-term financial performance. Companies with both women and men leaders in the boardroom and at the executive table are poised to achieve sustainable big wins for the company and society. New data from Catalyst and researchers from Harvard Business School suggest that gender-inclusive leadership and corporate social responsibility (CSR), examined through the lens of corporate philanthropy, are linked.
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http://catalyst.org/publication/507/42/gender-and-corporate-social-responsibility-its-a-matter-of-sustainability
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Catalyst

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Andrea Spender is Corporate Research and Programs Manager. Her multisectoral and diversified experience in both the private and research sectors is enhancing NCRW programming and the services provided to our Corporate membership.

Previously, Andrea has worked as a researcher and instructor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a Research Specialist in the M&A group of Bank of Montreal and a Senior Analyst and Team Leader at McKinsey & Company.

Andrea holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Guelph and a Master of Information Science from the University of Western Ontario. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy degree at NYU’s Wagner School.
 

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