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Unprecedented Corporate Contributions for Disaster Relief: Top US Companies Gather to do More
Unprecedented Corporate Contributions for Disaster Relief: Top US Companies Gather to do More
Published 03-07-06
Submitted by Business Roundtable
WHAT: Working Conference---Beyond Cold Cash: Unlocking the Value of Corporate America's Role in Disaster Response. The private sector played an unprecedented role in responding to the rash of natural disasters in 2005. The Business Roundtable's Partnership for Disaster Relief is an effort to expand corporate commitment beyond financial contributions. In 2005, a total of 144 Roundtable member companies contributed $362 million to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The Partnership also played an active role in the response to the South Asia earthquake; 41 member companies have contributed $43 million to date.
The conference will focus on building successful partnerships and systems to enhance and accelerate on-the-ground relief and recovery activities following major natural disasters in the United States and abroad. A full day of panels and presentations will feature best practices from 2005, and develop recommendations - by sector - for improved corporate collaboration with the U.S. government, relief organizations and international agencies.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
WHERE:
The Mayflower Hotel, The State Room
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
WHO:
Senior representatives from Business Roundtable member companies such as:
Representatives from government agencies, humanitarian organizations and the UN will also participate. Noted journalists and academics will moderate several sessions. For more information, roster of speakers and conference agenda: www.brtmarchconference.com
Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies with more than $5 trillion in annual revenues and nearly 10 million employees. Member companies comprise nearly a third of the total value of the U.S. stock markets and pay nearly half of all corporate income taxes paid to the federal government. Annually, they return $133 billion in dividends to shareholders and the economy. Business Roundtable companies give more than $7 billion a year in combined charitable contributions, representing nearly 60 percent of total corporate giving. They are technology innovation leaders, with more than $70 billion in annual research and development spending é¢â‚¬â€œ more than a third of the total private R&D spending in the U.S.
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