By Melissa J. Anderson

• Catalyst Releases India Benchmarking Report
  Catalyst’s report discusses one of India’s largely untapped resources: it’s women.
• Diversity Making Slow Progress in Corporate Boards
  The Washington Post discusses the slow growth of boardroom diversity in Washington.
• “Creating Shared Value” the Buzz Going into International Corporate Philanthropy Day
  Reuters explains why making money by doing good is no longer a dirty secret, as 90 CEOs gather in New York to Monday for ICP Day.
• Building IT Employee Engagement
  B-net shares a few tips on building employee engagement within the IT sector.
• Profiting from CSR Partnerships
  FastCompany explains how Danone leveraged its Grameen partnership to get to the next level in Bangladesh.
• Creating a Great Sustainability Rating System
  GreenBiz points out best practices from 21 different sustainability rating systems, as outlined by British consultancy SustainAbility.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Getting Serious about Recruiting Female Execs
  Executive recruiter Tim McIntyre explains why it’s time to actually do something about getting more women into executive roles.
• What’s Wrong with Corporate Diversity Initiatives?
  Glenn Llopis explains in Forbes why diversity efforts often don’t work out – they expect individuals to change, rather than cultures.

• Making Sure Your Employees Succeed
  The HBR discusses how goal-setting can help your employees achieve the results you want.
• 100 Most Important People in Business Ethics
  Ethisphere has announced its top 100 people in business ethics. Jack Straw and Willy Bach, the two British lawmakers who introduced the UK Bribery Act, are tied for number one, with Jeff Bezos, Mary Schapiro, and Hu Shuli are also at the top.
• Is CSR Key to Employee Retention?
  Forbes’ Aman Singh asks if corporate responsibility initiatives can help improve employee engagement.
• Legitimizing Corporate Sustainability
  Smartplanet discusses the legal implications of corporate sustainability.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Germany and Gender Quotas
  Bloomberg analyzes the likelihood of Germany adopting gender quotas.
• Three Ways to Overcome Today’s Diversity Challenges
  Sucheta Rawal discusses how thinking about workforce diversity has changed since the 1960s, and what companies need to do to keep up.

• Rethinking Value Creation
  Leadership consultant Stephen Miles tells BigThink what business leaders need to do following the global financial crisis, in an ever-increasingly networked world: think differently about the kind of value your company is creating.
• How to Scale Your Philanthropy Efforts Globally
  Fast Company explains how to grow local corporate philanthropy efforts into global ones at a time when giving and volunteering seem to be on everyone’s radar (not just the rich or mature).
• Yes! Good Jobs Can Mean Flexibility
  Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program Director Kathleen E. Christensen discusses the common misconceptions about flexible jobs in the Huffington Post.
• New Study on Corporate Sustainability: Embracers and Adopters
  A new MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group study shows that most companies fall into two categories when it comes to sustainability – those that embrace the opportunities of sustainability and those that adopt to the necessities of it.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• How is Diversity Like a Hockey Game?
  Catalyst discusses an interesting gender diversity initiative… in a hockey league.
• Diversity is Getting More Complicated
  The New York Times explains how it’s getting harder to gauge diversity as race gets more complicated.
• Building a Stronger Leadership Team
  The McKinsey Quarterly discusses the importance of getting the right mix of capabilities in putting together a team of leaders.
• How to Better Utilize Strategic Philanthropy
  The Network for Business Sustainability has published a report on the strategic uses of corporate philanthropy – firms with the largest donation levels show the best performance in the long run.
• Crowdsourcing and CSR
  According to a new Weber Shandwick survey, executives say crowdsourcing is an important factor in CSR activities
• Metrics and Standards in Corporate Sustainability
  Greenbiz discusses the state of metrics and standards in today’s evolving corporate sustainability landscape.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Is Diversity a Toxic Topic?
  Victoria Pynchon discusses how companies need to view diversity as an advantage, not a liability.
• How Diversity Affects Innovation
  Forbes India interviews social psychologist and former NASA researcher Susannah Paletz on how divergent thinking can lead to better decision making and innovation in companies.
• Reverse Mentoring Helps Broaden Horizons
  The Globe and Mail explains how pairing junior and senior employees as mentor and mentee respectively can help open minds and build diverse relationships.
• Google Leads the Way Corporate Philanthropy
  The Huffington Post explains how Google views corporate philanthropy as a strategic investment – and many companies are following suit.
• The Global Reporting Initiative Opens an Office on Wall Street
  Will the GRI’s presence on Wall Street influence US firms on CSR reporting and transparency?
• What Does the CSO Do, Exactly?
  TriplePundit explains how companies develop the Chief Sustainability Officer role.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Not Too Much Optimism for Gender Diversity on Boards
  Eleanor Bloxom writes that new regulations aimed to improve gender diversity in the boardroom don’t hold much promise.
• Diversity Drives Innovation
  Business Strategy discusses how diversity can improve creativity and performance.
• The Problem with “Fixed-Grin” Employee Engagement
  HR Magazine discusses why reducing resources dedicated to improving employee engagement during a downturn could be fatal for an organization.
• 21st Century Philanthropy
  Former chairman of Lloyds Banking Group Sir Victor Blank said companies need to view philanthropy “not as an optional extra but as a core part of their responsibility”
• Ten Challenges for CSR This Year
  The Network for Business Sustainability’s leadership council has released its list of the top ten challenges for CSR this year. Number one? Defining metrics.
• Apple vs. Google – Which is More Green?
  According to Renewable Energy World, Google comes out far ahead of Apple when it comes to sustainable business commitments.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Gender Quota at World Economic Forum
  This year, delegations to Davos must include one woman for every 4 men.
• Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is launching its new Multicultural Financial Advisors Forum
  MSSB Is planning “a blog for people of diverse backgrounds interested in careers as Financial Advisors.”
• Better Corporate Philanthropy
  The HBR explains why corporate philanthropy initiatives stand out at Nike, Goldman Sachs, and Intel – strategic focus, scale, and accountability.
• Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For
  Fortune’s annual list of the best employers is out! The top three are SAS, Boston Consulting Group, and Wegmans Food Markets.
• Wal-Mart Partners with Michelle Obama on Healthier Food Initiative
  Walmart, the US’s largest food retailer, will start introducing healthier options in an effort to influence other food retailers and manufacturers to produce healthier fair.
• Advice for Ethical Investing
  TriplePundit discusses why “investors share in the responsibility for the activities of the companies they invest in.”

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Why Women Make Good Leaders
  The Financial Post discusses why women excel in transformational leadership roles.
• Diversity Initiatives Require Sustained Approach
  According to the San Antonio Business Journal, diversity initiatives often focus too heavily on recruitment and not enough on work to foster cultural inclusion.
• Last Year’s Best and Worst Corporate Giving
  The Chronicle of Philanthropy outlines last year’s best and worst corporate giving initiatives, from Microsoft to Target.
• Building a Socially Engaged Company
  Mashable discusses the top ways to build an innovative and creative company culture. Rather than relying on individual achievements, companies should focus on the team.
• 7 Predictions for CSR in 2011
  TriplePundit anticipates the trends in CSR for the coming year. Number One? “The continued growth of cause-marketing programs.”
• Corporate Sustainability Driven by Technology
  GreenBiz discusses how companies will continue to rely on new technology to achieve sustainability goals in 2011.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Lack of Women on Boards Reflects Larger Problem
  In a Huffington Post article, Lucy P. Marcus discusses why gender is only one type of diversity missing from the boardroom – and why this is hurting business profitability.
• As Companies Begin Hiring Again, How Can They Improve Workforce Diversity?
  Dr. Roosevelt Thomas, founder of the American Institute for Managing Diversity, gives his thoughts on how to ensure companies work toward true diversity and inclusion moving forward.
• Deloitte Releases Documentary Series on Pro Bono Work
  Deloitte’s Film Series, Making a Difference… Differently, features 4 stories of skills-based volunteerism and how it can impact non-profits and communities.
• Winning Support for Flex Work
  HBR outlines the steps to successfully negotiate for a flex work schedule.
• JP Morgan Chase’s Former CSR Chief is Obama’s New Chief of Staff
  Before joining the Obama Administration, William Daley led Chase’s Office of Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Is Wellbeing the New Employee Engagement?
  Gallup is now enabling companies to measure employee wellbeing alongside their employee engagement metrics.

By Melissa J. Anderson

• Women Missing from the Web 2.0 Boardroom
  Companies like Twitter, Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and Foursquare have no female directors. All Things Digital‘s Kara Swisher writes, “What’s most remarkable is that most of these start-ups are run by what I consider enlightened and open-minded entrepreneurs.”
• Lawyers Call for Diversity Solutions
  In a letter to The Guardian, a group of the UK’s top legal professionals calls for more transparency on hiring data. They write, “Transparency is a powerful tool to change behaviour.”
• Three Creative Corporate Giving Ideas
  According to Triple Pundit, individual donations were expected to decrease in 2010, but “unparalleled opportunities exist for the private sector to give in more innovative ways.” The first one: “Engage employees in “personal” corporate giving.”
• Four Ways to be a Better Employer
  HBR analyzes the four things everybody needs – “sustainability (physical); security (emotional); self-expression (mental), and significance (spiritual)” – and discusses how employers can respond to each of these needs to boost engagement.
• Dell and Goodwill Announce More E-Waste Donation Sites
  According to MatterNetwork, “100 of Goodwill’s donation sites have been added to the Reconnect recycling program,” which could keep 5 million pounds of e-waste out of landfills this year.
• Chipotle Firing Latinos
  DiversityJobs reports that Chipotle has fired 80 to 100 Latino workers “related to an I-9 audit or ‘desktop raid’ conducted by the Immigration and Customs Service looking for undocumented immigrants,” with more firings expected. Unfair labor practices and discrimination have also been reported.