- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=A Deeper Look at CECP's Year-End Investing in Society: Performance https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/237436?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/237436?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/237436?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=A Deeper Look at CECP's Year-End Investing in Society: Performance&body=ESG News from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/237436?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment](/CSR-News/sustainable-finance-socially-responsible-investment) # A Deeper Look at CECP's Year-End Investing in Society: Performance Feb 19, 2019 12:00 PM ET Campaign: [CECP's Investing in Society](/news/campaign/cecps-investing-society) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/HBR_article.jpg "HBR article on the effects of sharing more information about long-term plans") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/29999799057_b66eb646f8_k.jpg "Mauricio Gutierrez, CEO, NRG presents NRG's long-term plan at CEO Investor Forum 5.0 (9/2018)") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/HBR_article.jpg?h=c74750f6 "HBR article on the effects of sharing more information about long-term plans") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/29999799057_b66eb646f8_k.jpg?h=2e4af638 "Mauricio Gutierrez, CEO, NRG presents NRG's long-term plan at CEO Investor Forum 5.0 (9/2018)") [A Deeper Look at CECP's Year-End Investing in Society: Performance](http://cecp.co/iis/#performance) [***Investing in Society***](http://cecp.co/iis/)*,* CECP’s recently launched and updated compendium of data, research, and case studies illustrates innovations in corporate efforts to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Divided into five sections – Priorities, Performance, People, Planet, and Policies – the collection of insights offers a far-reaching assessment of what leading companies are doing in each of the five focus areas. In the **Performance** section, CECP asks, “How are large corporations balancing economic incentives and long-term decisions that allow them to create financial and societal impacts, with self-sustainability?" ***Investing in Society*** delves into what actions companies are taking to identify and effectively meet stakeholder needs, and how leading companies are striving to build a better world through business. Examples of company commitments to long-term value creation include: - CEOs from more than 30 companies have presented or will soon present long-term plans that focus on growth, strategy, and risk at [CECP’s CEO Investor Forum (CIF), hosted by the Strategic Investor Initiative (SII).](https://cecp.co/home/our-coalition/strategic-investor-initiative/) - Sharing long-term plans with investors can move markets. Read Harvard Business Review article [here](https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-ceos-should-share-their-long-term-plans-with-investors). - CECP's [Strategic Investor Initiative Investor Letter ](http://cecp.co/cecp-investor-letter/)operationalizes the call for long-term value creation by presenting seven questions every long-term plan should answer. Read the full Performance section at[ cecp.co/iis.](http://cecp.co/iis/#performance) [![LOGO](/sites/default/files/Clients/CECP_rgb_hz_grd_pos_cntrd.png)](/profiles/cecp-chief-executives-corporate-purpose) ### More from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) ###### [New CECP Report Reveals Corporate Foundations Drive Significant Business and Social Returns](/news/new-cecp-report-reveals-corporate-foundations-drive-significant-business-and-social-returns) Apr 2, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [Global Business Leaders Explore Responsible Leadership in an Era of Shared Challenges](/news/global-business-leaders-explore-responsible-leadership-era-shared-challenges) Feb 19, 2026 5:15 PM ET ###### [CECP Launches Giving in Numbers™ 2026 Survey: The Industry's Definitive Resource on Corporate Social Investment ](/news/cecp-launches-giving-numberstm-2026-survey-industrys-definitive-resource-corporate-social) Feb 11, 2026 10:55 AM ET ###### [Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose Announces Covista Chairman and CEO Steve Beard, Cencora Inc. 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