CECP Insights Blog

CECP's CEO Daryl Brewster, other CECP staff, members of CECP's Board of Directors, and other industry thought leaders provide timely insight into trends and developments on the role of business in society.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Don’t Get Distracted Now; Stay the Course on ESG and Sustainable Business
The headlines are a buzz. And in them, ESG has taken a beating, with “woke capitalism” as the click bait of the week. But we’re not worried. ESG can take it.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Balancing the Short- and Long-Term, Simultaneously
The success of a business is measured in myriad ways, sometimes changing hourly, weekly, or annually. In the short- and long-term, a company will find itself facing any number of challenges and it must be prepared to respond or have the foresight to be proactive.

Diversity & Inclusion

CECP's DEI Journey: Leading With Humility
As we commemorate the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd which occurred on May 25, 2020, we have seen this killing spark a national reckoning, a burning in our hearts as we call for action, and a beacon of light in the movement for racial justice.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Top 10 CSR Trends in China for 2021
Every year since 2013, SynTao, CECP’s Global Exchange Mainland China and Hong Kong country partner has forecast the top 10 corporate social responsibility (CSR) trends in the country.

Health & Healthcare

Global Corporate Covid-19 Response
The major challenge faced in the vast majority of countries around the world continues to be responding to the pandemic.

Health & Healthcare

Brazil in the Pandemic: Learning From Corporate Social Investment and Shared Governance
Brazil and the world were deeply challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Brazil had faced an unprecedented sanitary global crisis that widened the social and economic gap, which presented unique opportunities for innovation.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research From CECP: Value Volunteering Is Out
When I was 16 years old, I had a 1989 Honda Accord two-door hatchback and was ready to roll through the streets of my Wisconsin hometown.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Disability Inclusion Builds Sustainable Companies
As the country grapples with a pandemic, a racial equality movement and now, civil unrest, business leaders yearn to get back on the road to stability—and fast.

Sustainable Development Goals

New Report From the Global Exchange Offers Expansive Look at How Companies Are Measuring and Reporting on Their ESG Investments
Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose© (CECP), in collaboration with its Global Exchange (GX) Country Partners, has released the inaugural Global Impact at Scale: 2020 Edition report in 18 countries around the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

When and How to Speak Up: How Companies Can Communicate Their Corporate Purpose
Few of today’s CEOs earned their jobs because they were socially responsible and spoke out on hot topics. Yet now more than ever, key stakeholders want to know where companies and CEOs stand on critical social issues.

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