SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 15, 2007 "“ Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) President and CEO Aron Cramer will speak about "The Board and Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) at the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Director Training and Certification Program luncheon on Wednesday, May 16, 2006, at noon.

"As CSR moves into the mainstream, environmental, social and governance considerations are increasingly viewed as being critical to companies’ medium and short-term success," said Cramer. "BSR sees more companies looking to understand the broader questions that affect their commercial success and their relations with the wider world. As part of that, corporate boards are now shaping and reviewing companies’ efforts in this area."

Cramer will provide examples of companies that have embedded CSR into their core activities by establishing board committees and lead directors on CSR, and what the future is likely to bring as the changing intersection of business and society influences corporate strategy.

The luncheon will be held in the Collins Center for Executive Education at UCLA and is free for participants of the Director Training and Certification Program and other invited guests. A question and answer session will follow Cramer’s address.

For information about Cramer and BSR, call 415-984-3233 or email bagreenwald@bsr.org. For details about the UCLA Director Training and Certification Program, contact execed@anderson.ucla.edu or 310-825-2001.

About BSR

Since 1992, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) has been providing socially responsible business solutions to many of the world’s leading corporations. Headquartered in San Francisco and with offices in Europe, China and Hong Kong, BSR is a nonprofit business association that works with its 250 member companies and other Global 1000 enterprises to create a more just and sustainable global economy. For more information, visit www.bsr.org.

About the Director Training and Certification Program

Offered by UCLA Anderson’s Office of Executive Education Programs, the Director Training and Certification Program provides content-rich modules that build and increase the expertise of directors of the boards of public companies and of private companies intending to become public. For more information, visit www.execed.anderson.ucla.edu.

BSR

BSR

Since 1992, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) has been providing socially responsible business solutions to many of the world's leading corporations. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and China, BSR is a nonprofit business association that serves its 250 member companies and other Global 1000 enterprises. Through advisory services, convenings and research, BSR works with corporations and concerned stakeholders of all types to create a more just and sustainable global economy. For more information, visit www.bsr.org.

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