Category Archives: Corporations

The Peace and Sport Awards 2009: Nominees and Members of the Jury unveiled

The 2009 Peace and Sport International Forum will be taking place in 2 weeks in Monaco. Part of the forum is an awards program. Peace and Sport just announced the…

Bringing history to life

While it may not be Field of Dreams, it gets very close. Several very industrious individuals took on the very difficult task of building a statistical archive of Negro League…

Guest Post: What the World Cup means (and could mean) for business

Sab was kind enough to ask me, John Kim, from www.WorldCupCSR.wordpress.com, to contribute a guest post to this blog.  Of course I jumped at the chance and was absolutely flattered;…

Cycle to Work guarantee

The following story from the UK is a good example of a multi-stakeholder effort – government, corporations and individuals – that offers multiple benefits – less traffic, better health, cost…

"It's gotta be the socks!"

Channeling Mars Blackmon from the ’80s Nike commercials, we highlight a press release from Elicit Brands, LLC a Tennessee-based company that owns the Swiftwick brand of socks. We liked the…

Still Need to Be Aware

On this last day of October, we wanted to include an inspiring video that captures some of the history of the relationship between New Balance, Susan G. Komen for the…

"I'm in it to win it"

A terrific event took place last week that was focused on fun, good health, and safety. And it was for a group that we all should hope to be members…

New Balance – makes sense

With more and more discussion about the “triple bottom line” and companies taking into account their profit and social impact goals, i.e. having balance, it should not be a surprise…

Recognizing good works – All Stars Helping Kids and Jefferson Award For Public Service

While I hope we never go down the road of the entertainment industry and have 20 awards shows, the following partnership sounds like it will provide the proper recognition to…

DM – Front and Center

I don’t highlight Dikembe Mutombo because he is a fellow Georgetown grad. That’s just a nice coincidence. (Go Hoyas!!) Dikembe is a model athlete and citizen and his impact on…