Corporate Responsibility Speakers Include Top Officers from Pitney Bowes, GE, BASF, Motorola, McDonalds, PG&E, Bank of America, GM, Interface Americas, Chicago Climate Exchange, University of Illinois, Deloitte, Grant Thornton, SAP, Golin Harris, Domtar and More-250 To Attend Exclusive CRO Conference

NEW YORK, NY - August 21, 2007 - CRO Conference producers today announced that a surge of attendance from leaders at Amtrak, Bank of America, Cisco, DuPont, Gap, Hershey, GE, McDonalds, Dow Chemical, Intel, Motorola, PG&E, Washington Mutual, and Starbucks among others has required a limit on press coverage of the event to 25 media representatives.

"It shouldn't surprise anyone that such a ripped-from-the-headlines corporate responsibility program is drawing such attendance," said CRO Conference Chair, Jay Whitehead. "With the CEOs of Pitney Bowes and Interface Americas as keynotes, and 22 other name-brands on the stage, corporate responsibility leaders are lining up to be part of such a must-see and must-be-seen-at event."

In its second year, but in its first time in Chicago, the CRO Conference is proving as popular with Chicago-area companies as it has been with companies in the rest of the country. Corporate strategy topics ranging from the hot CO2 Debate to Sustainability Strategies to the Impact of Globalization to Corporate Philanthropy and the Bottom Line are on the agenda, alongside the headline-grabbing keynotes from Fortune 500 leaders including Pitney Bowes CEO, Murray Martin and Interface Americas CEO, John Wells.

The CRO Conference will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago. Corporate members of The CRO attend the CRO Conferences free. To view the entire conference agenda, go to www.TheCRO.com and click on "CRO Conferences" at the top right.

Press registration requests can be sent directly to JCampbell@TheCRO.com.

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The CRO is the only membership media platform for corporate practitioners, professional service providers and non-profit influencers in Corporate Responsibility. The CRO publishes the 20,000-subscriber 'CRO' Magazine, produces the twice-annual CRO Conferences, www.theCRO.com, bi-weekly e-newsletters, webinars and video events. With well over 100 members including leading companies Amtrak, IBM, Chubb Insurance, Mattel, Intel, Dell, Pepsi, Home Depot, Starbucks, Avon, Gap, State Street, Calvert and Xerox, leading providers such as Deloitte, Baker & McKenzie, ERS, Domani, SAP, Hogan & Hartson, Grant Thornton, Golin Harris, Ketchum, Cone, LRN, Integrity Interactive, and non-profits including Stanford University, Boston College, UCLA, and Harvard. Corporate membership information can be found at www.theCRO.com, or by calling 646-213-0067 ext 107.

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Launched August 1, 2006 by business media veterans Jay Whitehead, CEO and Michael Connor, Editor and Publisher, The CRO is the leading corporate membership media platform in corporate responsibility. The CRO's media products include CRO Magazine, TheCRO.com, CRO Conference and webinars. The CRO covers governance, compliance, ethics, corporate social responsibility, investor relations, citizenship, socially responsible investing, sustainability, philanthropy and related topics. Members include 100+ corporations including IBM, Pepsi, Citigroup, Avon, Mattel, Washington Mutual, Stanford, Harvard, UCLA, Columbia, OCEG, LRN, OPI, and others. Headquartered in New York City and Roseland, NJ. More information at www.The CRO.com.

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