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• CEBC Launches a National and International “History of Corporate Responsibility” Project

The Center for Ethical Business Cultures (CEBC) announces the launch of an unprecedented 3-year project to research and write U.S. and global histories of corporate responsibility.

 

The history will track the evolution of corporate responsibility from post-World War II to the present examining business impact on stakeholders, including the influence of key issues and regulatory pressures. For the U.S. history, CEBC has recruited a distinguished team of scholars from the University of St. Thomas, Boston University, the University of Georgia, the University of Virginia, DePaul University and Florida International University, plus other researchers and business practitioners. 

 

The project is funded as part of a major $10 million gift to the University of St. Thomas’ “Opening Doors” capital campaign by Philadelphia entrepreneur Harry R. Halloran, Jr.. The gift primarily endows the University’s SAIP Institute with a portion devoted to funding the history of corporate responsibility project at CEBC.

• CEBC Releases Latest Report: “New Obstacles in Setting the Tone at the Top…and Some Solutions”

Authored by Richard F. Ziegler, Managing Partner of Jenner and Block’s New York office and former Senior Vice President Legal Affairs and General Counsel of the 3M Company, this report examines the role of the Board of Directors in “setting the tone at the top.”  

Writing as an Executive Fellow for the Center, Richard explores the genesis of the Board’s role in “setting the tone at the top” then quickly addresses several important dilemmas and some solutions: The State-of the-Art Dilemma; the Distant Board Dilemma; the Confidentiality Dilemma; and the Police State Dilemma. Richard has an important message for members of Boards of Directors, Chief Executive Officers, General Counsels, Corporate Secretaries and Ethics Officers.

An abbreviated version of the report appears in the June issue of Corporate Secretary

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