Corporate Reputation and Social Responsibility Rankings

2010 CSR Index

For the last three years the Boston College Center and Reputation Institute have created a ranking of the top 50 companies in the United States that the public distinguishes for corporate social responsibility.

Based on a survey of consumers in the United States, the 2010 Index, released in October 2010, shows the following companies in the top 10 positions:

1. Johnson & Johnson
2. The Walt Disney Company
3. Kraft Foods Inc.
4. Microsoft
5. PepsiCo
6. Apple
7. Hershey Company
8. SC Johnson
9. Kellogg
10. Google

» View the full list of all 50 companies

» View the complete 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Index report

 

Exploring the Framework of Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Traditionally, businesses and professional consulting firms have focused procurement and supply chain management efforts to reduce costs and improve process efficiencies. While these practices provide great insight into spend control, the next generation of business sustainability organizations is integrating sustainability concepts into their supply chains to evaluate risk and promote value through sustainable development opportunities. 

Our sustainability consulting considers risk along with other categorization methodologies, including spend classification and functional categorization, to be a framework from which an organization can create sustainable value within the supply chain.  A traditional category management plan is an all encompassing analysis, with several major components:

    •    Commercial Strategy
•    Supplier/Contract Management Plans
•    Demand Management Plan
•    Communication/Change Management Plan
•    Continuous Improvement Process

The next generation of sustainable category management is just beginning to see the value and now including a new level of responsibility across all activities. We believe successful implementation requires visibility, engagement, and stakeholder alignment to address new supply questions:

•    What is the source of our materials and manner in which it is obtained?
•    What are the business practices and standards by which our supply partners conduct their business?
•    What are the environmental and social impacts of our supplier’s operations?
•    What are the environmental and social impacts of our supplier’s supply chain?

Leading supply chain focused organizations define visibility and categorization as a critical first step in managing a sustainable supply chain. We find that these companies are leveraging defined business sustainability practices to create a new set of supplier performance measures and category management strategies.

 Building of a comprehensive business sustainability plan includes incorporating sustainability concepts in the supply chain.  Our sustainability consulting and small business resources provide information and tools to clients seeking to define, frame, and sustainably manage their supply.

Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy

(In her role as director of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, Margaret Coady leads the organization’s long-range strategic and operational planning, conducts research, and runs the annual Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy Awards competition. CECP has just issued Shaping the Future: Solving Social Problems Through Business Strategy, a new report based on research by McKinsey & Co. The following Q&A was conducted by Laura Cronin, director of the Toshiba America Foundation. Cronin wrote about two new education-themed documentaries, Testing Teachers and Waiting for Superman , in her last post.)

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The Launch Party to Debut the Artwork of the 2011 Show Us Your BRA!™ Calendar benefiting Breast Cancer Awareness on October 19, 2010

All4One Alliance, a partnership of The Breast Form Fund, CancerCare, Cancer Resource Foundation, and Luminous Breast Cancer Foundation, invites Boston-area residents to join us for an evening of art, fashion, and music to benefit All4One Alliance and its services for underserved women living with and beyond breast cancer. The 2011 Show Us Your BRA!™ Calendar Launch Party will take place on Tuesday, October, 19, 2010 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles Street, in Beacon Hill. Tickets cost $75 and are available at www.all4onealliance.org/launchparty.

CancerCare Partners with Tic Tac® Mints on the Shake, Share & Care Campaign in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness

3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) NEW YORK, NY – October 12, 2010 - The Tic Tac^® brand is bringing back their Shake, Share & Care program in support of Breast Cancer Awareness as well as all those affected by cancer. As part of its six-year partnership with CancerCare, a nonprofit organization which helps people with cancer as well as caregivers, loved ones, and the bereaved, the Tic Tac^® brand has made an initial donation of $100,000 to CancerCare as part of its commitment to the cause. Tic Tac® has also launched its official Facebook page to encourage fans to Shake, Share & Care by posting their kind acts in an effort to help the brand reach its goal of an additional $100,000 donation to the organization.

The Tic Tac^® brand will contribute additional funds on behalf of consumers who get involved in an effort to spread CancerCare’s mission of helping those affected by cancer. Fans are encouraged to visit www.facebook.com/tictacusa and use the Share & Care tab to share their acts of caring. For example, driving a patient to and from treatments or bringing a home cooked meal once a week to someone with cancer. For each person that shares their act of caring, the Tic Tac^® brand will donate $5 to CancerCare, up to an additional $100,000[1].

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