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7.11.2003 ET
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Media Advisory: U.S. Chamber to Release Corporate Citizenship Survey
(CSRwire) Date: Monday, July 14
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H Street, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Chamber of Commerce will release a
study on corporate citizenship and its impact on the business community.
The roll out of the study will take place July 14 at Chamber headquarters
and is hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the
Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and The Hitachi
Foundation.
The survey was conducted in order to understand small and medium-sized
business attitudes toward philanthropy, ethics, community relations and
other business practices that fall under the collective heading of
"corporate citizenship." Until now, most corporate citizenship surveys
have focused solely on very large corporations. What this survey shows is
that corporate citizenship is valued almost equally by all companies
regardless of company size. The biggest obstacle that keeps companies
from investing more in corporate citizenship activities is lack of
resources, not ideology.
The survey will be used by corporate officials to benchmark their civic
activities against their peers, by government agencies interested in
understanding corporate behavior, and by nonprofit organizations
interested in developing better relations with the business community.
Featured Speakers Include:
Suzanne Clark, Chamber Chief Operating Officer
Joseph Kasputys, chairman of The Hitachi Foundation Board of
Directors
Barbara Dyer, president, The Hitachi Foundation
Brad Googins, Executive Director, The Center for Corporate
Citizenship at Boston College Steve Rochlin, Research Director, the
Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
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