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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Center for Corporate Citizenship
Annual Report
2005
United States Chamber of Commerce
Business Civic Leadership Center
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
Phone: 202-463-3133
Fax: 202-463-5308
www.uschamber.com/bclc
Mission
To advance the positive role of business in society
Vision
To promote an environment of goodwill and
good relationships among the private, nonprofit,
and government sectors that contributes to the
business community’s
long-term economic competitiveness
“At the Chamber, we strongly believe that corporate
citizenship is directly linked to successful business
practices. That is why, through the CCC, we promote,
teach, and celebrate corporate citizenship.”
		 —Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber executive
vice president and chief operating officer;
CCC president
Please contact njones@uschamber.com for CCC’s 2005 990 Form.
Front cover: (l. to r.) Susanne Clark, U.S. Chamber • BEN Summit speakers Stephen C. Jordan,
CCC; Tom Luce, U.S. Department of Education; Tom Vander Ark, The Bill  Melinda Gates
Foundation; and Scott Smith, Tribune Publishing Company • Corporate Citizenship Award
• Hector Barreto, U.S. Small Business Administration, and Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber
• (bottom) photo provided by GE
Back cover: (l. to r.) 2005 Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner • General Colin L. Powell
• Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber • (bottom) Alticor Chairman Steve Van Andel;
photo provided by Alticor
Table of Contents
A Letter From the Executive Director  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 3
Business and Society Relations .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4
Business and Disaster Assistance  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9
Business and Education  . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
Business and Global Engagement  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 13
A Look Ahead  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 14
Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Acknowledgements  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 16
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
The Southeast Asia tsunami and the Gulf Coast hurricanes affected millions of people
and dramatically shaped the development of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for
Corporate Citizenship (CCC) in 2005. The business community recognized and reacted to
the magnitude of these disasters in historic fashion, and CCC accelerated the development of
its disaster assistance capabilities to support this unprecedented response.
At the same time, CCC made significant progress in advancing its planned program of work:
•	 The October launch of the Business Education Network, with more than 400
companies and their education partners in attendance, marked the culmination of
more than two years of planning and preparation.
•	 The annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner, which coincided this year with
the U.S. Chamber’s fall Board of Directors’ Dinner, continued to grow in size and
prestige.
•	 The 2005 Partnership Conference, which focused on the theme “Corporate
Citizenship and the Global Economy,” laid the groundwork for the development of
CCC’s global engagement program.
•	 CCC and the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College released the second
State of Corporate Citizenship report, more than doubling the number of business
executives who were surveyed and setting another benchmark of corporate citizenship
trends and attitudes in the U.S. private sector.
Following this year of growth and change, CCC is renaming itself the Business Civic
Leadership Center. This annual report is the final publication that you will read under the
Center for Corporate Citizenship name.
On behalf of everyone at the Business Civic Leadership Center, we feel fortunate to be able to
work with leading businesses and chambers of commerce to advance the spirit of partnership
with the nongovernment and government sectors. Together, we will continue to underscore
the important, positive role that businesses play in the global society.
A Letter From
the Executive Director
Stephen C. Jordan
Vice President and Executive Director
A Letter From the Executive Director | Page 3
Stephen C. Jordan
Since its inception, the Center for Corporate Citizenship
(now the Business Civic Leadership Center) has focused
on advancing the positive role of business in society.
There are three core elements to this program: (1) raising
awareness about businesses’ positive contributions to
communities in the United States and across the world,
(2) researching and reporting on tools and lessons learned to
help companies handle social issues more effectively, and (3)
facilitating partnerships, coalitions, and networks to promote
better communication and coordination.
— Raising Awareness —
On November 8, 500 guests joined CCC to honor 2005’s top
corporate citizens at the Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner.
Maura Donahue, chair of the U.S. Chamber Board of Directors and
president of DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company, and
Harvard Business Professor Michael Porter delivered the keynote
remarks. The awards were presented by business leaders, including
U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue and U.S.
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez.
Business and Society Relations
Guests attended the 2005 Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner
at Washington, DC’s National Building Museum.
“This evening reinforces the
values and principles that we all
hold dear—and which make our
business community strong,” said
Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber
executive vice president and
chief operating officer;
CCC president.
Page 4
“Companies today understand that there’s
an inevitable relationship between the
success of a company and the success
of the community in which it operates.
Companies are starting to see that
education, the environment, safety, and
equal opportunity are not just social
issues; they are economic issues,” said
Harvard Business Professor Michael
Porter.
“Corporate citizenship isn’t just
nice to do; it’s important for a
company’s long-term success.”
—Stephen C. Jordan in Industry Week,
November 2005
UPS and Dow responded
to on-the-ground needs
following the tsunami.
Collectively, U.S.
businesses mobilized
$566 million in aid.
Business and Society Relations | Page 5
6th
Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards
www.uschamber.com/bclc/awards
Xerox’s Stephen Mueller volunteered with Green Chimneys
Children’s Services, Inc., through the company’s Social Service
Leave program.
Citizenship in Action Award
Winner: U.S. Business Community
A special tribute was paid to the hundreds of American companies
that gave time, money, resources, and services to aid the response
to the December 26, 2004, tsunami in South Asia. U.S. corporate
contributions totaled $566 million. 
Presented by: Suzanne Clark, executive vice president and chief
operating officer, U.S. Chamber and CCC president; accepted by:
Jeff Kindler, vice chair and general counsel, Pfizer, Inc., on behalf of
the U.S. business community.
International
Community Service Award
Winner: Alticor, Inc.
Alticor focuses its corporate citizenship efforts on helping
children worldwide.
Through its One by One Campaign for Children program, Alticor
provides assistance for orphans, at-risk girls, blind children, children
with cleft palate or cancer, and many other of the world’s children in
need. Alticor raised more than $11 million and increased the number
of its program affiliates by 92%.
Presented by: Frank Scruggs, executive vice president of external
relations and diversity, Office Depot; accepted by: Steve Van Andel,
chairman, Alticor
Finalists: CEMEX, DHL, International Paper, and the American
Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
U.S. Community Service Award
Winner: Xerox Corporation
Through its 34-year-old Social Service Leave program, Xerox
has enabled more than 460 employees to take fully paid
yearlong sabbaticals, complete with benefits, to volunteer
with a nonprofit organization of their choice.
Presented by: Don Evans, former U.S. Secretary of
Commerce; accepted by: Michael Mac Donald, president of
global accounts and marketing operations, Xerox
Finalists: Capital One, GlaxoSmithKline, Kalamazoo
Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Weyerhaeuser
Company
Corporate Stewardship Award,
Small/Mid-size Business
Winner: Citizens Financial Group
Last year marked the 12th consecutive year of record growth for Citizens
Financial Group. This growth has fueled its strong commitment
to communities in need in the areas of affordable housing, hunger,
neighborhood revitalization, and job creation.
Co-presented by: Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and
Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO, U.S. Chamber; accepted by:
Larry Fish, chairman and CEO, Citizens Financial Group
Finalists: Hi-Tech Systems, International Bank of Commerce, PAETEC
Communications, SAP America, Inc., and Stanley Consultants
Corporate Stewardship Award, Large Business
Winner: General Electric
With sales in excess of $150 billion, General Electric has been a pioneer in
corporate governance, environmental management, volunteerism, corporate
philanthropy, and improved social conditions through its operations. Its
vision for a cleaner, healthier world is called “Ecomagination.”
Co-presented by: Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and
Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO, U.S. Chamber; accepted by:
Bob Corcoran, vice president of corporate citizenship, GE and president,
GE Foundation
Finalists: Safeway, SBC Communications, United Technologies, and UPS
Citizens Financial volunteers work in their communities to combat hunger and to
address other social issues.
In May 2005, GE launched Ecomagination as part of its commitment to “imagine
and build innovative solutions that benefit customers and society at large.”
Page 6
“More companies are
looking at [corporate
citizenship] as long-term
development.”
—Stephen C. Jordan in
The Virginian Pilot,
November 16, 2005
— Research and Reporting —
The State of Corporate Citizenship
www.uschamber.com/bclc/resources/socc
In partnership with the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
and The Hitachi Foundation, CCC released the second State of Corporate
Citizenship report on September 29. The State of Corporate Citizenship
research captures U.S. executives’ attitudes and beliefs toward corporate
citizenship and examines the policies and practices of their companies.
Noteworthy Findings
	 • 92% believe that businesses do more in their communities than is
talked about or known.
	 • 75% report that their companies are actively involved in at least one
social issue.
	 • 73% say that upholding business traditions and values drives their
companies’ corporate citizenship efforts.
	 • 44% say that corporate citizenship is part of their companies’
business strategy.
The Corporate Citizen
www.uschamber.com/bclc/media/newsletter
Reaching nearly 3,000 leaders in corporate foundations, U.S. companies,
government, and nonprofit organizations, The Corporate Citizen is devoted to
reporting on the top issues affecting business and society relations. 
Leading Stories From 2005
	 • The unprecedented corporate response to recent natural disasters
	 • Education competitiveness and what it means to businesses
	 • Public-private partnerships in emerging markets
	 • Public perceptions of U.S. businesses and their brands
	 • Employee volunteerism
	 • Rise of corporate responsibility standards and codes of conduct
	 • Nonprofit governance
2005 Newsmaker Interviews
	 • Bob Nardelli, chairman, president, and CEO, The Home
Depot (February)
	 • Andrew S. Natsios, administrator, U.S. Agency for International
Development (April)
	 • James Lee Witt, chairman and CEO, James Lee Witt Associates and
former director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (June)
	 • Roundtable Discussion: Stephen Jordan, vice president and
executive director, CCC; Business Education Network founding
members Barbara Haight, community relations manager, Booz Allen
Hamilton and Bill Shore, director of U.S. community partnerships,
GlaxoSmithKline (August)
Business and Society Relations | Page 7
“The complete report
presents an interesting
picture of business and
its commitment to
specific areas of corporate
citizenship, with lots of
data [and] … anecdotal
information.”
	 — Washington Business
Journal, October 17, 2005
What Readers Say:
	 • “You’re doing a great job! 
There’s just not enough time in
the day to adequately explore
all the information
you provide.”
	 • “I find The Corporate
Citizen helpful in keeping
up on current developments
in the sector.”
 
Quotes are taken from a
December 2005 readership survey.
• Maura Donahue, chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors and president, New Orleans-based DonahueFavret
Contractors Holding Company (October)
• Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, director, Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation
and Reconstruction Agency (BRR), the agency charged with
Indonesian post-tsunami reconstruction (December)
— Partnership Facilitation —
(l. to r.) Jane Nelson, Harvard University’s Center for Business and
Government; The Honorable Paula Dobriansky, U.S. State Department; and
Christina Jones Janssen, Chevron Corporation presented at the
2005 Partnership Conference.
The Partnership Conference
Every year, CCC hosts an annual conference to take a critical look at
a significant issue affecting business and society relations. In 2004, the
focus was on education, which led to the development of the Business
Education Network. In 2005, the focus was on globalization. The
Partnership Conference brought together business, government, and
non-government leaders to discuss the social impact of globalization,
how it affects business and society relations, and how businesses can
adopt effective strategies to engage these issues.
Matchmaking
Businesses regularly contact CCC’s offices looking for potential
government or non-government partners. CCC helps businesses
check references and conduct due diligence on potential partners.
Coalition Building and Network Development
Companies sometimes seek to launch a coalition or network to
address a specific issue affecting their business, but which demands
more resources than they can individually muster. CCC helps these
businesses leverage their resources by building coalitions and networks
to help them share information, coordinate activities, and develop
collaborative strategies for addressing these issues more effectively.
CCC’s Business Education Network is an example.
“Through CCC’s humanitarian
and philanthropic activities,
the organization is on the
cutting edge of coordinating
the leadership and stewardship
efforts of the business
community.”
	 — Thomas J. Donohue,
U.S. Chamber president and
CEO, in uschamber.com Weekly,
September 29, 2005
Page 8
www.uschamber.com/bclc/program/disaster_response
L
ast year was historical in terms of both the scope of
natural disasters and the U.S. private sector’s response.
The Center for Corporate Citizenship (now the Business
Civic Leadership Center) documented $566 million in mobilized
contributions after the Southeast Asia tsunami and more than
$1.08 billion in mobilized contributions after the Gulf Coast
hurricanes. As a result of these unprecedented disasters, CCC
accelerated its Business Disaster Assistance program. Activities
included post-disaster corporate response tracking, information
sharing through forums and conference calls, partnership
facilitation and alliance building, and issues development.
Responding Internationally
•	Post-Tsunami Reconstruction Forum, January
18—CCC and the U.S. Chamber’s International Division
hosted U.S. Agency for International Development
Administrator Andrew S.
Natsios, ambassadors from
tsunami-affected countries,
and senior officials from
the U.S. government,
companies, and multilateral
organizations to discuss
ways that the U.S.
business community could
marshal its expertise and
capabilities to assist in the
reconstruction efforts.
CCC also hosted conference
calls to provide needs
assessments and service-
delivery information to
corporate donors.
•	International Disaster Aid Simulation and Forum,
July 11–12—CCC and Booz Allen Hamilton presented
an exercise that simulated a Category 5 hurricane on the
northern coast of the Dominican Republic. The exercise
helped surface the coordination and communication
barriers that exist in international response strategies.
CCC also hosted a forum to explore ways to overcome
response challenges and improve public-private
collaboration. Corporate executives, disaster relief and
global development experts, and government officials
attended each event, and the series helped CCC prepare
more effectively for the Gulf Coast hurricanes that began
six weeks later.
•	One Year Later: An Interview With Indonesia’s
Reconstruction Leader—For its December issue,
CCC’s bimonthly e-newsletter, The Corporate Citizen,
conducted an interview with Kuntoro Mangkusubroto,
director of the Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction Executing Agency (BRR), the
organization created by Indonesia’s Central Planning
Agency (BAPPENAS) following the tsunami.
Business and Disaster Assistance
James Lee Witt, chairman and CEO,
James Lee Witt Associates and former
FEMA director, presented keynote
remarks on July 12.
On July 12, panelists discussed lessons learned from domestic disasters.
(l. to r.) Stephen C. Jordan, CCC; Brad Gair, Federal Emergency
Management Agency; Alan McCurry, American Red Cross; Katherine
Pickus, Abbott Laboratories; and Diana McClure, Institute for
Business and Home Safety.
Business and Disaster Assistance | Page 9
Director Kuntoro Mangkusubroto leads the post-tsunami
reconstruction efforts for Indonesia’s Aceh and Nias regions.
Thomas J. Donohue (r.) brought the
audience to its feet when he told SBA
Administrator Hector Barreto on Oct. 26
to “make a list of the 10 people whose
heads we have to knock together” to get
federal aid moving to the small businesses
suffering in the hurricane areas.
Maura Donahue, chair, U.S. Chamber
Board of Directors and president,
DonahueFavret Contractors Holding
Company, was a leading voice for small
business recovery following the Gulf
Coast hurricanes.
“Corporate America has opened its
wallet to help Hurricane Katrina
victims, donating cash, satellite
radios, and even massages, in what
experts said could be a historic
outpouring of aid.”
	 — Los Angeles Times,
September 3, 2005
Page 10
Responding Domestically
•	Hurricane Relief and the Business Response, September 12—
In addition to hosting a series of damage assessment conference
calls from on-the-ground relief workers and local chamber leaders
immediately following hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma,
CCC hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to
discuss the Bush administration’s response plan, representatives
from the American Red Cross to discuss relief services, and
business leaders to share their experiences with the relief process.
•	Southeast Louisiana Economic Recovery Forum,
October 26—CCC hosted a delegation of business and chamber
leaders from the New Orleans area. Guest speakers included
Maura Donahue, chair, U.S. Chamber Board of Directors and
president, DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company;
Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO, U.S. Chamber; Carlos
Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; and Hector Barreto,
administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration.
• Inspiring the Business Community: An Interview With U.S.
Chamber Board Chair Maura Donahue—For its October issue,
CCC’s bimonthly e-newsletter, The Corporate Citizen, conducted
an interview with Maura Donahue about the small-business
recovery efforts and the role private sector aid plays.
CCC’s Business-to-Business Disaster Assistance Programs
• Adopt a Business and Adopt a Chamber: CCC and AidMatrix
provided a service through which businesses and chambers
in need of aid could register to be adopted by companies and
chambers across the country.
• Disaster Aid Registry/Products and Services Exchange:
Businesses used this online tool, provided courtesy of AidMatrix,
to post disaster aid offers and needs and to find appropriate
partners for donated materials or services.
• Jobs4Recovery.com: In partnership with IBM, CCC set up a
one-stop shop for job candidates displaced by the hurricanes to
find employment opportunities across the country.
• Small Business Disaster Relief Fund: CCC and the U.S.
Chamber supported this fund established by the Louisiana
Association of Business and Industry, which provides small grants
to businesses to help them survive after the hurricanes until SBA
loans come through.
CCC also developed online resources, the Disaster Assistance Resource
Guide for Business and the Tip Sheet for Private Sector Disaster
Assistance Providers, to help corporate donors make more strategic
and informed decisions regarding disaster aid.
www.uschamber.com/bclc/programs/education
A
fter more than two years in development, the Center for
Corporate Citizenship (now the Business Civic Leadership
Center) and its corporate partners launched the Business
Education Network (BEN) at the first annual BEN Summit in
October in Washington, DC.
Under the leadership of Bill Shore, director of U.S. community
partnerships for GlaxoSmithKline and chair of the BEN Steering
Committee, BEN focused on leveraging partnerships between
companies, educators, policymakers, and nonprofit organizations to
advance education reform that directly impacts student achievement.
The Summit kicked off with a tribute dinner to former N.C. Gov. James B.
Hunt. (l. to r.) Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline; Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber;
Gov. Hunt; and Bob Ingram, GlaxoSmithKline
Business and Education
“The goal of the [BEN]
conference is for business
and education leaders both
to understand how to have
a two-way, productive, and
successful partnership so that
education leaders will be able
to understand the skill sets
required for students to help
industries move forward.”
	 — Bill Shore
in The Herald Sun (N.C.),
September 29, 2005
Business and education | Page 11
Ed Rust, State Farm Insurance chairman and CEO, presented keynote remarks.
Members of the 2005 BEN Steering Committee, (l. to r.) Andy Chaves,
Marriott International; Joni Henderson, National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards; Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline; guest impersonator;
Barbara Haight, Booz Allen Hamilton; Jesse Gutierrez, Standard  Poor’s;
Ann Cramer, IBM; and Stephen C. Jordan, CCC.
The business leaders and their partners who make up the BEN
Steering Committee organized into four working groups and
identified the following issues as BEN’s initial core focus:
• Educator Development
• Effectiveness and Accountability
• Math, Science, and Technology Achievement
•Student Motivation
In preparation for the first BEN Summit, CCC collected more than
300 case studies of business and education partnerships and built an
interactive Web site, www.businesseducationnetwork.net, to support the
initiative. The BEN Web site features:
	 • A searchable database of case studies on more than 300 existing 	
		 business-education partnerships
	 • Downloadable reports, white papers, statements, and guidelines	
		 about business involvement in education
	 • Access to state education leaders
BEN also launched a monthly conference call to brief national, state,
and local business and education leaders about recent developments
that could affect education competitiveness.
Page 12
What BEN Summit
Participants Say:
	• “This was a who’s who in
business/education collaboration;
good show!”
	• “Probably one of the best
conferences this year! It was great.”
Quotes are taken from the post-conference
attendee evaluations.
www.uschamber.com/bclc/programs/global
I
n 2005, the Center for Corporate Citizenship (now the
Business Civic Leadership Center) began developing
its Global Engagement program together with the
U.S. Chamber’s International Division and the Center for
International Private Enterprise.
CCC dedicated its 2005 Partnership Conference, “Corporate
Citizenship and the Global Economy,” to examining the role
that public-private partnerships play in global development.
CCC previewed the Partnership Conference by holding a forum
in March in conjunction with the Chamber’s New York office
to discuss the problem of anti-Americanism and its impact
on American businesses overseas. U.S. Chamber Senior Vice
President Lt. General Daniel Christman, DDB Worldwide Chair
and Business for Diplomatic Action Chair Keith Reinhard, and
AIG Vice Chair Frank Wisner engaged in a spirited dialogue
about the importance and impact of anti-Americanism overseas.
At the Partnership Conference, three themes emerged:
•	Increasing the capacity of local emerging markets to
manage their own economic growth is key to moving
forward in the global economy.
•	Building on the success of existing partnerships and
expanding them into global networks of government,
NGO, and private-sector players will aid sustainable
economic growth and development.
•	Encouraging open communication and information
sharing is critical for capacity and network building,
telling success stories, and promoting best practices.
On December 8 at Columbia University, CCC convened a
working group meeting with representatives from businesses,
multilateral organizations, government agencies, and academia
to discuss business engagement in global development. The
group agreed that actions such as learning about development
needs, identifying business best practices, and promoting
mechanisms that enable market investment practices will be
central as this program moves forward in 2006.
Business and
Global Engagement
“Companies that invest in
overseas markets have to create
conditions for progress and
prosperity in those regions in
order for those investments to
pay off.”
	 —Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber
executive vice president and
chief operating officer;
CCC president
Business and Global Engagement | Page 13
A Look Ahead
Business Civic Leadership Center
F
or 2006, the Center for Corporate Citizenship not only will
we have a new name, but also a new logo, a larger board of
directors, and other institutional changes commensurate with
this next phase in our development.
We plan to continue and expand our core programs: business and society
relations, business disaster assistance, education, and global engagement.
We will continue to develop our content, including documenting case
studies, proven practices, checklists, and tool kits, and reporting on the
social issues affecting business. In 2006, our Web site will continue to
feature new content, and The Corporate Citizen will deepen its coverage.
We will continue to expand our programs that support corporate
engagement. We are receiving an increasing number of requests to
facilitate private-sector volunteerism, and we will look closely at either
partnering with organizations or developing new mechanisms to
respond to these requests.
We will also continue to strengthen our communication channels.
Our monthly education conference calls and our disaster assistance
coordination calls have been well received. We plan to grow the
Disaster Assistance and Global Engagement working groups and invite
interested businesses to register online to participate in them.
Finally, we plan to focus extensively on stakeholder trust issues in the
year to come. Trust is a fundamental issue at the heart of business
and society relations, and integrity, transparency, and accountability
are fundamental attributes for building trust. We will leverage our
experience and capabilities to build our content, programming, and
outreach on this topic. We look forward to working with the most
respected and admired companies in the country on this important
topic.
If you are interested in learning more about the Business Civic
Leadership Center’s programs or would like to join us in advancing our
mission, please call 202-463-3133 or e-mail bclc@uschamber.com.
Page 14
Staff
Officers
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas J. Donohue
President and CEO, U.S. Chamber
President
Suzanne Clark
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber
Senior Vice President
Linda Rozett
Vice President, Communications, U.S. Chamber
Vice President
Stephen C. Jordan
Executive Director, Center for Corporate Citizenship
Treasurer
Stan Harrell
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Chamber
Secretary
Judy Richmond
Vice President and Associate General Counsel, U.S. Chamber
Professional Staff
Rebecca Freyvogel, Staff Assistant
Stephen C. Jordan, Vice President and Executive Director
Catherine Taylor, Communications and Research Manager
Kathryn Williams, Program Director
Consultants and Advisors
Michael Carren, Corporate Disaster Aid Coordination
Oliver Davidson, Senior Disaster Assistance Advisor
Porter Davis, Technical Services, Business Education Network
David London, Disaster Aid Research and Communications
Stacey Lukens, Development
Interns and Fellows
Cassie Archer, Baylor University
Tiffany Burch, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Sharon Garcia, Nuevo Leon State Government
Jordan Hettrich, Kutztown University
Leslie Payne, Georgetown University
Hildegard Schneider, Hochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim University of
Applied Sciences
Meghan Schultz, The George Washington University
Staff | Page 15
Acknowledgements
Our sincere thanks to the following companies
that are leading the way to promote better business-society relations.
Abbott Laboratories
Accenture
Alticor
American International Group, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch
APCO Worldwide, Inc.
The Boeing Company
Booz Allen Hamilton
Capital One Financial Corp.
Cargill, Inc.
CEMEX
Citigroup
Citizens Financial Group/Citizens Charitable Foundation
CSRwire
CVS/pharmacy
DaimlerChrysler
DeHavilland Associates
GE Capital
General Electric
GlaxoSmithKline
The Home Depot, Inc.
IBM
International Paper Foundation
KPMG Foundation
Marriott International
Office Depot
Oracle
PAETEC Communications, Inc.
PBS
Pfizer Inc.
Progress Energy
Safeway Inc.
SAP America, Inc.
SBC Communications, Inc.
Siemens Foundation
Sprint Foundation
Standard  Poor’s
State Farm
Target
Topics Education
United Technologies Corporation
UPS
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Weyerhaeuser
Xerox Foundation
Acknowledgements | Page 16
Mission
To advance the positive role of business in society
Vision
To promote an environment of goodwill and
good relationships among the private, nonprofit,
and government sectors that contributes to the
business community’s
long-term economic competitiveness
“At the Chamber, we strongly believe that corporate
citizenship is directly linked to successful business
practices. That is why, through the CCC, we promote,
teach, and celebrate corporate citizenship.”
		 —Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber executive
vice president and chief operating officer;
CCC president
Please contact njones@uschamber.com for CCC’s 2005 990 Form.
Front cover: (l. to r.) Susanne Clark, U.S. Chamber • BEN Summit speakers Stephen C. Jordan,
CCC; Tom Luce, U.S. Department of Education; Tom Vander Ark, The Bill  Melinda Gates
Foundation; and Scott Smith, Tribune Publishing Company • Corporate Citizenship Award
• Hector Barreto, U.S. Small Business Administration, and Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber
• (bottom) photo provided by GE
Back cover: (l. to r.) 2005 Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner • General Colin L. Powell
• Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber • (bottom) Alticor Chairman Steve Van Andel;
photo provided by Alticor
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Center for Corporate Citizenship
Annual Report
2005
United States Chamber of Commerce
Business Civic Leadership Center
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
Phone: 202-463-3133
Fax: 202-463-5308
www.uschamber.com/bclc

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US Chamber Awards

  • 1. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship Annual Report 2005 United States Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center 1615 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20062 Phone: 202-463-3133 Fax: 202-463-5308 www.uschamber.com/bclc
  • 2. Mission To advance the positive role of business in society Vision To promote an environment of goodwill and good relationships among the private, nonprofit, and government sectors that contributes to the business community’s long-term economic competitiveness “At the Chamber, we strongly believe that corporate citizenship is directly linked to successful business practices. That is why, through the CCC, we promote, teach, and celebrate corporate citizenship.” —Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber executive vice president and chief operating officer; CCC president Please contact njones@uschamber.com for CCC’s 2005 990 Form. Front cover: (l. to r.) Susanne Clark, U.S. Chamber • BEN Summit speakers Stephen C. Jordan, CCC; Tom Luce, U.S. Department of Education; Tom Vander Ark, The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation; and Scott Smith, Tribune Publishing Company • Corporate Citizenship Award • Hector Barreto, U.S. Small Business Administration, and Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber • (bottom) photo provided by GE Back cover: (l. to r.) 2005 Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner • General Colin L. Powell • Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber • (bottom) Alticor Chairman Steve Van Andel; photo provided by Alticor
  • 3. Table of Contents A Letter From the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Business and Society Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Business and Disaster Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Business and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Business and Global Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 A Look Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
  • 4.
  • 5. Dear Friends and Colleagues: The Southeast Asia tsunami and the Gulf Coast hurricanes affected millions of people and dramatically shaped the development of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship (CCC) in 2005. The business community recognized and reacted to the magnitude of these disasters in historic fashion, and CCC accelerated the development of its disaster assistance capabilities to support this unprecedented response. At the same time, CCC made significant progress in advancing its planned program of work: • The October launch of the Business Education Network, with more than 400 companies and their education partners in attendance, marked the culmination of more than two years of planning and preparation. • The annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner, which coincided this year with the U.S. Chamber’s fall Board of Directors’ Dinner, continued to grow in size and prestige. • The 2005 Partnership Conference, which focused on the theme “Corporate Citizenship and the Global Economy,” laid the groundwork for the development of CCC’s global engagement program. • CCC and the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College released the second State of Corporate Citizenship report, more than doubling the number of business executives who were surveyed and setting another benchmark of corporate citizenship trends and attitudes in the U.S. private sector. Following this year of growth and change, CCC is renaming itself the Business Civic Leadership Center. This annual report is the final publication that you will read under the Center for Corporate Citizenship name. On behalf of everyone at the Business Civic Leadership Center, we feel fortunate to be able to work with leading businesses and chambers of commerce to advance the spirit of partnership with the nongovernment and government sectors. Together, we will continue to underscore the important, positive role that businesses play in the global society. A Letter From the Executive Director Stephen C. Jordan Vice President and Executive Director A Letter From the Executive Director | Page 3 Stephen C. Jordan
  • 6. Since its inception, the Center for Corporate Citizenship (now the Business Civic Leadership Center) has focused on advancing the positive role of business in society. There are three core elements to this program: (1) raising awareness about businesses’ positive contributions to communities in the United States and across the world, (2) researching and reporting on tools and lessons learned to help companies handle social issues more effectively, and (3) facilitating partnerships, coalitions, and networks to promote better communication and coordination. — Raising Awareness — On November 8, 500 guests joined CCC to honor 2005’s top corporate citizens at the Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner. Maura Donahue, chair of the U.S. Chamber Board of Directors and president of DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company, and Harvard Business Professor Michael Porter delivered the keynote remarks. The awards were presented by business leaders, including U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. Business and Society Relations Guests attended the 2005 Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner at Washington, DC’s National Building Museum. “This evening reinforces the values and principles that we all hold dear—and which make our business community strong,” said Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber executive vice president and chief operating officer; CCC president. Page 4 “Companies today understand that there’s an inevitable relationship between the success of a company and the success of the community in which it operates. Companies are starting to see that education, the environment, safety, and equal opportunity are not just social issues; they are economic issues,” said Harvard Business Professor Michael Porter. “Corporate citizenship isn’t just nice to do; it’s important for a company’s long-term success.” —Stephen C. Jordan in Industry Week, November 2005
  • 7. UPS and Dow responded to on-the-ground needs following the tsunami. Collectively, U.S. businesses mobilized $566 million in aid. Business and Society Relations | Page 5 6th Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards www.uschamber.com/bclc/awards Xerox’s Stephen Mueller volunteered with Green Chimneys Children’s Services, Inc., through the company’s Social Service Leave program. Citizenship in Action Award Winner: U.S. Business Community A special tribute was paid to the hundreds of American companies that gave time, money, resources, and services to aid the response to the December 26, 2004, tsunami in South Asia. U.S. corporate contributions totaled $566 million.  Presented by: Suzanne Clark, executive vice president and chief operating officer, U.S. Chamber and CCC president; accepted by: Jeff Kindler, vice chair and general counsel, Pfizer, Inc., on behalf of the U.S. business community. International Community Service Award Winner: Alticor, Inc. Alticor focuses its corporate citizenship efforts on helping children worldwide. Through its One by One Campaign for Children program, Alticor provides assistance for orphans, at-risk girls, blind children, children with cleft palate or cancer, and many other of the world’s children in need. Alticor raised more than $11 million and increased the number of its program affiliates by 92%. Presented by: Frank Scruggs, executive vice president of external relations and diversity, Office Depot; accepted by: Steve Van Andel, chairman, Alticor Finalists: CEMEX, DHL, International Paper, and the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines U.S. Community Service Award Winner: Xerox Corporation Through its 34-year-old Social Service Leave program, Xerox has enabled more than 460 employees to take fully paid yearlong sabbaticals, complete with benefits, to volunteer with a nonprofit organization of their choice. Presented by: Don Evans, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce; accepted by: Michael Mac Donald, president of global accounts and marketing operations, Xerox Finalists: Capital One, GlaxoSmithKline, Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Weyerhaeuser Company
  • 8. Corporate Stewardship Award, Small/Mid-size Business Winner: Citizens Financial Group Last year marked the 12th consecutive year of record growth for Citizens Financial Group. This growth has fueled its strong commitment to communities in need in the areas of affordable housing, hunger, neighborhood revitalization, and job creation. Co-presented by: Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO, U.S. Chamber; accepted by: Larry Fish, chairman and CEO, Citizens Financial Group Finalists: Hi-Tech Systems, International Bank of Commerce, PAETEC Communications, SAP America, Inc., and Stanley Consultants Corporate Stewardship Award, Large Business Winner: General Electric With sales in excess of $150 billion, General Electric has been a pioneer in corporate governance, environmental management, volunteerism, corporate philanthropy, and improved social conditions through its operations. Its vision for a cleaner, healthier world is called “Ecomagination.” Co-presented by: Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO, U.S. Chamber; accepted by: Bob Corcoran, vice president of corporate citizenship, GE and president, GE Foundation Finalists: Safeway, SBC Communications, United Technologies, and UPS Citizens Financial volunteers work in their communities to combat hunger and to address other social issues. In May 2005, GE launched Ecomagination as part of its commitment to “imagine and build innovative solutions that benefit customers and society at large.” Page 6 “More companies are looking at [corporate citizenship] as long-term development.” —Stephen C. Jordan in The Virginian Pilot, November 16, 2005
  • 9. — Research and Reporting — The State of Corporate Citizenship www.uschamber.com/bclc/resources/socc In partnership with the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and The Hitachi Foundation, CCC released the second State of Corporate Citizenship report on September 29. The State of Corporate Citizenship research captures U.S. executives’ attitudes and beliefs toward corporate citizenship and examines the policies and practices of their companies. Noteworthy Findings • 92% believe that businesses do more in their communities than is talked about or known. • 75% report that their companies are actively involved in at least one social issue. • 73% say that upholding business traditions and values drives their companies’ corporate citizenship efforts. • 44% say that corporate citizenship is part of their companies’ business strategy. The Corporate Citizen www.uschamber.com/bclc/media/newsletter Reaching nearly 3,000 leaders in corporate foundations, U.S. companies, government, and nonprofit organizations, The Corporate Citizen is devoted to reporting on the top issues affecting business and society relations.  Leading Stories From 2005 • The unprecedented corporate response to recent natural disasters • Education competitiveness and what it means to businesses • Public-private partnerships in emerging markets • Public perceptions of U.S. businesses and their brands • Employee volunteerism • Rise of corporate responsibility standards and codes of conduct • Nonprofit governance 2005 Newsmaker Interviews • Bob Nardelli, chairman, president, and CEO, The Home Depot (February) • Andrew S. Natsios, administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (April) • James Lee Witt, chairman and CEO, James Lee Witt Associates and former director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (June) • Roundtable Discussion: Stephen Jordan, vice president and executive director, CCC; Business Education Network founding members Barbara Haight, community relations manager, Booz Allen Hamilton and Bill Shore, director of U.S. community partnerships, GlaxoSmithKline (August) Business and Society Relations | Page 7 “The complete report presents an interesting picture of business and its commitment to specific areas of corporate citizenship, with lots of data [and] … anecdotal information.” — Washington Business Journal, October 17, 2005 What Readers Say: • “You’re doing a great job!  There’s just not enough time in the day to adequately explore all the information you provide.” • “I find The Corporate Citizen helpful in keeping up on current developments in the sector.”   Quotes are taken from a December 2005 readership survey.
  • 10. • Maura Donahue, chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and president, New Orleans-based DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company (October) • Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, director, Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR), the agency charged with Indonesian post-tsunami reconstruction (December) — Partnership Facilitation — (l. to r.) Jane Nelson, Harvard University’s Center for Business and Government; The Honorable Paula Dobriansky, U.S. State Department; and Christina Jones Janssen, Chevron Corporation presented at the 2005 Partnership Conference. The Partnership Conference Every year, CCC hosts an annual conference to take a critical look at a significant issue affecting business and society relations. In 2004, the focus was on education, which led to the development of the Business Education Network. In 2005, the focus was on globalization. The Partnership Conference brought together business, government, and non-government leaders to discuss the social impact of globalization, how it affects business and society relations, and how businesses can adopt effective strategies to engage these issues. Matchmaking Businesses regularly contact CCC’s offices looking for potential government or non-government partners. CCC helps businesses check references and conduct due diligence on potential partners. Coalition Building and Network Development Companies sometimes seek to launch a coalition or network to address a specific issue affecting their business, but which demands more resources than they can individually muster. CCC helps these businesses leverage their resources by building coalitions and networks to help them share information, coordinate activities, and develop collaborative strategies for addressing these issues more effectively. CCC’s Business Education Network is an example. “Through CCC’s humanitarian and philanthropic activities, the organization is on the cutting edge of coordinating the leadership and stewardship efforts of the business community.” — Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber president and CEO, in uschamber.com Weekly, September 29, 2005 Page 8
  • 11. www.uschamber.com/bclc/program/disaster_response L ast year was historical in terms of both the scope of natural disasters and the U.S. private sector’s response. The Center for Corporate Citizenship (now the Business Civic Leadership Center) documented $566 million in mobilized contributions after the Southeast Asia tsunami and more than $1.08 billion in mobilized contributions after the Gulf Coast hurricanes. As a result of these unprecedented disasters, CCC accelerated its Business Disaster Assistance program. Activities included post-disaster corporate response tracking, information sharing through forums and conference calls, partnership facilitation and alliance building, and issues development. Responding Internationally • Post-Tsunami Reconstruction Forum, January 18—CCC and the U.S. Chamber’s International Division hosted U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Andrew S. Natsios, ambassadors from tsunami-affected countries, and senior officials from the U.S. government, companies, and multilateral organizations to discuss ways that the U.S. business community could marshal its expertise and capabilities to assist in the reconstruction efforts. CCC also hosted conference calls to provide needs assessments and service- delivery information to corporate donors. • International Disaster Aid Simulation and Forum, July 11–12—CCC and Booz Allen Hamilton presented an exercise that simulated a Category 5 hurricane on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. The exercise helped surface the coordination and communication barriers that exist in international response strategies. CCC also hosted a forum to explore ways to overcome response challenges and improve public-private collaboration. Corporate executives, disaster relief and global development experts, and government officials attended each event, and the series helped CCC prepare more effectively for the Gulf Coast hurricanes that began six weeks later. • One Year Later: An Interview With Indonesia’s Reconstruction Leader—For its December issue, CCC’s bimonthly e-newsletter, The Corporate Citizen, conducted an interview with Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, director of the Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing Agency (BRR), the organization created by Indonesia’s Central Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) following the tsunami. Business and Disaster Assistance James Lee Witt, chairman and CEO, James Lee Witt Associates and former FEMA director, presented keynote remarks on July 12. On July 12, panelists discussed lessons learned from domestic disasters. (l. to r.) Stephen C. Jordan, CCC; Brad Gair, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Alan McCurry, American Red Cross; Katherine Pickus, Abbott Laboratories; and Diana McClure, Institute for Business and Home Safety. Business and Disaster Assistance | Page 9 Director Kuntoro Mangkusubroto leads the post-tsunami reconstruction efforts for Indonesia’s Aceh and Nias regions.
  • 12. Thomas J. Donohue (r.) brought the audience to its feet when he told SBA Administrator Hector Barreto on Oct. 26 to “make a list of the 10 people whose heads we have to knock together” to get federal aid moving to the small businesses suffering in the hurricane areas. Maura Donahue, chair, U.S. Chamber Board of Directors and president, DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company, was a leading voice for small business recovery following the Gulf Coast hurricanes. “Corporate America has opened its wallet to help Hurricane Katrina victims, donating cash, satellite radios, and even massages, in what experts said could be a historic outpouring of aid.” — Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2005 Page 10 Responding Domestically • Hurricane Relief and the Business Response, September 12— In addition to hosting a series of damage assessment conference calls from on-the-ground relief workers and local chamber leaders immediately following hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, CCC hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to discuss the Bush administration’s response plan, representatives from the American Red Cross to discuss relief services, and business leaders to share their experiences with the relief process. • Southeast Louisiana Economic Recovery Forum, October 26—CCC hosted a delegation of business and chamber leaders from the New Orleans area. Guest speakers included Maura Donahue, chair, U.S. Chamber Board of Directors and president, DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company; Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO, U.S. Chamber; Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; and Hector Barreto, administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration. • Inspiring the Business Community: An Interview With U.S. Chamber Board Chair Maura Donahue—For its October issue, CCC’s bimonthly e-newsletter, The Corporate Citizen, conducted an interview with Maura Donahue about the small-business recovery efforts and the role private sector aid plays. CCC’s Business-to-Business Disaster Assistance Programs • Adopt a Business and Adopt a Chamber: CCC and AidMatrix provided a service through which businesses and chambers in need of aid could register to be adopted by companies and chambers across the country. • Disaster Aid Registry/Products and Services Exchange: Businesses used this online tool, provided courtesy of AidMatrix, to post disaster aid offers and needs and to find appropriate partners for donated materials or services. • Jobs4Recovery.com: In partnership with IBM, CCC set up a one-stop shop for job candidates displaced by the hurricanes to find employment opportunities across the country. • Small Business Disaster Relief Fund: CCC and the U.S. Chamber supported this fund established by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, which provides small grants to businesses to help them survive after the hurricanes until SBA loans come through. CCC also developed online resources, the Disaster Assistance Resource Guide for Business and the Tip Sheet for Private Sector Disaster Assistance Providers, to help corporate donors make more strategic and informed decisions regarding disaster aid.
  • 13. www.uschamber.com/bclc/programs/education A fter more than two years in development, the Center for Corporate Citizenship (now the Business Civic Leadership Center) and its corporate partners launched the Business Education Network (BEN) at the first annual BEN Summit in October in Washington, DC. Under the leadership of Bill Shore, director of U.S. community partnerships for GlaxoSmithKline and chair of the BEN Steering Committee, BEN focused on leveraging partnerships between companies, educators, policymakers, and nonprofit organizations to advance education reform that directly impacts student achievement. The Summit kicked off with a tribute dinner to former N.C. Gov. James B. Hunt. (l. to r.) Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline; Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber; Gov. Hunt; and Bob Ingram, GlaxoSmithKline Business and Education “The goal of the [BEN] conference is for business and education leaders both to understand how to have a two-way, productive, and successful partnership so that education leaders will be able to understand the skill sets required for students to help industries move forward.” — Bill Shore in The Herald Sun (N.C.), September 29, 2005 Business and education | Page 11 Ed Rust, State Farm Insurance chairman and CEO, presented keynote remarks.
  • 14. Members of the 2005 BEN Steering Committee, (l. to r.) Andy Chaves, Marriott International; Joni Henderson, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline; guest impersonator; Barbara Haight, Booz Allen Hamilton; Jesse Gutierrez, Standard Poor’s; Ann Cramer, IBM; and Stephen C. Jordan, CCC. The business leaders and their partners who make up the BEN Steering Committee organized into four working groups and identified the following issues as BEN’s initial core focus: • Educator Development • Effectiveness and Accountability • Math, Science, and Technology Achievement •Student Motivation In preparation for the first BEN Summit, CCC collected more than 300 case studies of business and education partnerships and built an interactive Web site, www.businesseducationnetwork.net, to support the initiative. The BEN Web site features: • A searchable database of case studies on more than 300 existing business-education partnerships • Downloadable reports, white papers, statements, and guidelines about business involvement in education • Access to state education leaders BEN also launched a monthly conference call to brief national, state, and local business and education leaders about recent developments that could affect education competitiveness. Page 12 What BEN Summit Participants Say: • “This was a who’s who in business/education collaboration; good show!” • “Probably one of the best conferences this year! It was great.” Quotes are taken from the post-conference attendee evaluations.
  • 15. www.uschamber.com/bclc/programs/global I n 2005, the Center for Corporate Citizenship (now the Business Civic Leadership Center) began developing its Global Engagement program together with the U.S. Chamber’s International Division and the Center for International Private Enterprise. CCC dedicated its 2005 Partnership Conference, “Corporate Citizenship and the Global Economy,” to examining the role that public-private partnerships play in global development. CCC previewed the Partnership Conference by holding a forum in March in conjunction with the Chamber’s New York office to discuss the problem of anti-Americanism and its impact on American businesses overseas. U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President Lt. General Daniel Christman, DDB Worldwide Chair and Business for Diplomatic Action Chair Keith Reinhard, and AIG Vice Chair Frank Wisner engaged in a spirited dialogue about the importance and impact of anti-Americanism overseas. At the Partnership Conference, three themes emerged: • Increasing the capacity of local emerging markets to manage their own economic growth is key to moving forward in the global economy. • Building on the success of existing partnerships and expanding them into global networks of government, NGO, and private-sector players will aid sustainable economic growth and development. • Encouraging open communication and information sharing is critical for capacity and network building, telling success stories, and promoting best practices. On December 8 at Columbia University, CCC convened a working group meeting with representatives from businesses, multilateral organizations, government agencies, and academia to discuss business engagement in global development. The group agreed that actions such as learning about development needs, identifying business best practices, and promoting mechanisms that enable market investment practices will be central as this program moves forward in 2006. Business and Global Engagement “Companies that invest in overseas markets have to create conditions for progress and prosperity in those regions in order for those investments to pay off.” —Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber executive vice president and chief operating officer; CCC president Business and Global Engagement | Page 13
  • 16. A Look Ahead Business Civic Leadership Center F or 2006, the Center for Corporate Citizenship not only will we have a new name, but also a new logo, a larger board of directors, and other institutional changes commensurate with this next phase in our development. We plan to continue and expand our core programs: business and society relations, business disaster assistance, education, and global engagement. We will continue to develop our content, including documenting case studies, proven practices, checklists, and tool kits, and reporting on the social issues affecting business. In 2006, our Web site will continue to feature new content, and The Corporate Citizen will deepen its coverage. We will continue to expand our programs that support corporate engagement. We are receiving an increasing number of requests to facilitate private-sector volunteerism, and we will look closely at either partnering with organizations or developing new mechanisms to respond to these requests. We will also continue to strengthen our communication channels. Our monthly education conference calls and our disaster assistance coordination calls have been well received. We plan to grow the Disaster Assistance and Global Engagement working groups and invite interested businesses to register online to participate in them. Finally, we plan to focus extensively on stakeholder trust issues in the year to come. Trust is a fundamental issue at the heart of business and society relations, and integrity, transparency, and accountability are fundamental attributes for building trust. We will leverage our experience and capabilities to build our content, programming, and outreach on this topic. We look forward to working with the most respected and admired companies in the country on this important topic. If you are interested in learning more about the Business Civic Leadership Center’s programs or would like to join us in advancing our mission, please call 202-463-3133 or e-mail bclc@uschamber.com. Page 14
  • 17. Staff Officers Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Donohue President and CEO, U.S. Chamber President Suzanne Clark Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President Linda Rozett Vice President, Communications, U.S. Chamber Vice President Stephen C. Jordan Executive Director, Center for Corporate Citizenship Treasurer Stan Harrell Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Chamber Secretary Judy Richmond Vice President and Associate General Counsel, U.S. Chamber Professional Staff Rebecca Freyvogel, Staff Assistant Stephen C. Jordan, Vice President and Executive Director Catherine Taylor, Communications and Research Manager Kathryn Williams, Program Director Consultants and Advisors Michael Carren, Corporate Disaster Aid Coordination Oliver Davidson, Senior Disaster Assistance Advisor Porter Davis, Technical Services, Business Education Network David London, Disaster Aid Research and Communications Stacey Lukens, Development Interns and Fellows Cassie Archer, Baylor University Tiffany Burch, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Sharon Garcia, Nuevo Leon State Government Jordan Hettrich, Kutztown University Leslie Payne, Georgetown University Hildegard Schneider, Hochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences Meghan Schultz, The George Washington University Staff | Page 15
  • 18. Acknowledgements Our sincere thanks to the following companies that are leading the way to promote better business-society relations. Abbott Laboratories Accenture Alticor American International Group, Inc. Anheuser-Busch APCO Worldwide, Inc. The Boeing Company Booz Allen Hamilton Capital One Financial Corp. Cargill, Inc. CEMEX Citigroup Citizens Financial Group/Citizens Charitable Foundation CSRwire CVS/pharmacy DaimlerChrysler DeHavilland Associates GE Capital General Electric GlaxoSmithKline The Home Depot, Inc. IBM International Paper Foundation KPMG Foundation Marriott International Office Depot Oracle PAETEC Communications, Inc. PBS Pfizer Inc. Progress Energy Safeway Inc. SAP America, Inc. SBC Communications, Inc. Siemens Foundation Sprint Foundation Standard Poor’s State Farm Target Topics Education United Technologies Corporation UPS U.S. Chamber of Commerce Weyerhaeuser Xerox Foundation Acknowledgements | Page 16
  • 19. Mission To advance the positive role of business in society Vision To promote an environment of goodwill and good relationships among the private, nonprofit, and government sectors that contributes to the business community’s long-term economic competitiveness “At the Chamber, we strongly believe that corporate citizenship is directly linked to successful business practices. That is why, through the CCC, we promote, teach, and celebrate corporate citizenship.” —Suzanne Clark, U.S. Chamber executive vice president and chief operating officer; CCC president Please contact njones@uschamber.com for CCC’s 2005 990 Form. Front cover: (l. to r.) Susanne Clark, U.S. Chamber • BEN Summit speakers Stephen C. Jordan, CCC; Tom Luce, U.S. Department of Education; Tom Vander Ark, The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation; and Scott Smith, Tribune Publishing Company • Corporate Citizenship Award • Hector Barreto, U.S. Small Business Administration, and Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber • (bottom) photo provided by GE Back cover: (l. to r.) 2005 Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner • General Colin L. Powell • Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber • (bottom) Alticor Chairman Steve Van Andel; photo provided by Alticor
  • 20. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship Annual Report 2005 United States Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center 1615 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20062 Phone: 202-463-3133 Fax: 202-463-5308 www.uschamber.com/bclc