Reconnecting with Your Mission

I attended today the Boston College International Conference on Corporate Citizenship. I loved the opening keynote this morning by Dev Patnaik which was based on his book, Wired to Care. His main premise was that companies succeed when they operate … Continue reading

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Do you have a PSP?

Before you answer that, let me clarify. No, it’s not the latest gaming device. It’s a Personal Sustainability Project. It was one of the many ideas that Adam Werbach covered in his keynote at the Boston College for Corporate Citizenship … Continue reading

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Can the CSR job really be harder than the job of CEO?

Last night, the annual Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship conference kicked off with a talk from David Wilhelm, a political strategist who recently worked on both Bill Clinton’s and Barak Obama’s campaigns. In his remarks, he talked about how … Continue reading

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Power Down for the Earth

One of the most gratifying things I get to do at Intel is support the work being done by the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI), the non-profit organization co-founded by Intel, Google, and the WWF in 2007. I’d like to … Continue reading

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Can sustainability, green or CSR survive a recession? Take 2

The bad news…since Dave Stangis, former Director of CSR at Intel, posed this question almost a year ago, the economic environment has become much worse. The good news… Dave’s premise then was that CSR, Sustainability and Green aren’t supplements to … Continue reading

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Update on the Intel Small Things Challenge

For the past three months I have been managing Intel’s engagement with Save the Children under the Small Things Challenge, and wanted to share an exciting update on the progress to date. But first, a quick recap on the program … Continue reading

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13 Years

That’s how long it’s been since I attended my first CSR conference. I was in business school and as campus leader of Net Impact (then Students for Responsible Business) I was invited to attend the BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) … Continue reading

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What does a shampoo commercial have to do with CSR?

In less than a week I’ll be headed to Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship’s (BCCCC) annual conference, where Intel will be the lead sponsor. One recent post on the BCCCC blog offers up a sneak preview into conference sessions, … Continue reading

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one step in some mighty big shoes

I remember sitting in my cubicle and hearing about the Small Things Challenge launched by Intel Chairman Craig Barrett. I thought, “hmm, that’s neat”. 2 weeks later, I was sitting in my cubicle reading the announcement of our Chairman’s retirement … Continue reading

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Intel Clubhouse Members Awarded 26 Scholarships

Recently, 26 young people who are members of the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network saw their HOPES for a higher education get closer to being fulfilled. They are recipients of an Intel Computer Clubhouse to College scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic … Continue reading

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