Monday, July 24, 2006
The Public Role of Private Enterprise
Evaluating What Works, Developing Leaders, Supporting Policy and Practice. CSRI 2nd Anniversary Report 2004-2006
As we mark the second anniversary of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative,
we look back with immense gratitude to the hundreds of people who have inspired us, challenged us, and supported our efforts in building this new program at the Kennedy School – our founders, Walter H. Shorenstein and executives of Chevron, The Coca-Cola Company, and General Motors; our other program partners, ranging from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and World Bank to global business networks and other leading corporations; our students; our Senior Fellows and visiting practitioners; our alumni; and our colleagues at Harvard and beyond, in both the academic and practitioner communities.
We look to the future with high hopes and a commitment to continue strengthening the existing relationships that have made our success possible to date, and to building new ones, both in the United States and internationally.
From the outset, the CSR Initiative has been an interdisciplinary team effort governed by a multi-center Faculty Steering Committee (page 7).We are grateful to our Kennedy School colleagues David Gergen, Director of the Center for Public Leadership; Alex Jones, Director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy; and Mark Moore, Director of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations who have advised and guided us on strategy and priorities.
See full Report, in pdf format.