Research

Our research is geared toward producing knowledge that is useful for corporate citizenship practitioners. From findings and frameworks to guides and other tools, our research products help practitioners be more effective in their work of advancing corporate citizenship in their companies.

The scope of our research spans:

• understanding relevant global and domestic trends
• the connection of corporate citizenship to business strategy
• what it takes to successfully implement an integrated approach to corporate citizenship in a company – from understanding the complex context in which companies operate, to how a practitioner can navigate the company to advance a corporate citizenship strategy

As a membership organization, our ongoing work with our member companies helps us understand the issues they face and find most pressing, as well as how lessons and findings need to be effectively communicated. Our choice of research topics is informed by being tuned into the real issues companies confront as they consider and implement corporate citizenship as an integral dimension of business practice.

Many of our completed research projects – from benchmarking and trend tracking to participatory research and global surveys – are summarized in our Center publications.