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Contributors
Leela StakeLeela is a director who helps businesses innovate, collaborate and communicate to be more successful. She’s based in San Francisco, has worked in six Asian countries and is interested in the relationship between long-term business success and community prosperity.
Laura PalantoneLaura is a member of our corporate communications team and is based in New York.
James RobinsonJames is a director who brings ten years of experience working on CR strategy and communications in New York, Beijing, and Jakarta. He looks at how CR is employed as part of broader business strategy and has a particular interest in the evolving role of technology and innovation in managing social and environmental issues.
Julie JackA director in APCO's New York office, Julie works on corporate responsibility with a focus on business strategy and emerging issues and trends. Her currents interests and work focus on sustainable agriculture and supply chain management, the integration of CR and financial communications, and CR in the consumer goods space.
Ellen MignoniEllen is a senior director and helped build APCO’s global corporate responsibility practice. She works primarily with APCO’s corporate clients on business alignment and corporate responsibility, stakeholder engagement and partnership development, and communication and outreach.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Skills Based Volunteerism on a Whole New Level
Did you see this Chronicle of Philanthropy article a few weeks ago?
Food engineers and food scientists at General Mills began a volunteer project in 2009 to package and donate meals for kids in Malawi schools. The response was overwhelming, which inspired them to think bigger.
Posted on Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Catogories Philanthropy Volunteerism & Service Tagged Chronicle of Philanthropy, General Mills, techincal philanthropists Leave a comment
Catogories Philanthropy Volunteerism & Service Tagged Chronicle of Philanthropy, General Mills, techincal philanthropists Leave a comment
Rioting and Responsibility in the UK
The street violence in parts of London and several other English cities in the past week has brought an outpouring of analysis and opinions on the underlying causes. From poverty and inequality to poor parenting and teaching, from welfare cuts to racism, and the collective impact of all of these on a generation of young people.
These are indeed features of our society – but it is not yet clear whether they are causal factors in what happened, which included the killing of several people, the torching of shops and houses, and semi-organized vandalism and stealing.
Posted on Friday, August 12th, 2011
Catogories Community Engagement Tagged London riots, responsibility Leave a comment
Catogories Community Engagement Tagged London riots, responsibility Leave a comment
Sustainability and Financial Communication – APCO Meets with Emerging Market IROs on Wall Street
The setting is Wall Street and the topic is “Aligning Strategy, Sustainability and Financial Communication.” We are at Deutsche Bank speaking with about 35 emerging market company investor relations officers about ESG-related megatrends shaping the global operating and investment outlook.
“How many of you believe that environmental, social or governance factors represent material long-term risks or opportunities for your company?” Pretty much every hand goes up. “Okay, now, how many of you get questions from investors about ESG-related issues or meet with SRI funds on occasion?” At least half the group keeps their hands raised.
Posted on Friday, August 5th, 2011
Catogories Business Alignment/Integration Communicating CR Measurement & Evaluation Tagged ESG, Investor Relations, SRI 1 Comment
Catogories Business Alignment/Integration Communicating CR Measurement & Evaluation Tagged ESG, Investor Relations, SRI 1 Comment
Universities Include Philanthropy 101
Catogories Philanthropy What's Next for CR | Tagged Business school, Campus Compact, Millennial, philanthropy | Leave a comment