Images of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are almost as synonymous with the city as its famed beachfronts and mountainscapes.
: Corporate Citizenship Center
People outside of the CSR and community relations fields don’t often think about this, but businesses can be greatly affected by challenges that sit outside of their control.
//Editor's Note: This is part 1 of 2. Read Part 2: Development in Rio.//
Last week was our first weigh in for the BCLC weight loss challenge. 3 people lost weight (I was one of them!) – everyone else either gained or weighs the same. There are eight people taking place in the weight loss challenge and all of us have different methods of reaching our individual goals.
I have always believed that there are two things a lady does not share: age and weight. So you can imagine my hesitation when BCLC decided to do a second edition to the department-wide weight loss challenge...a challenge that requires weekly weigh-ins in front of the whole department!
In our recent job creation blog series, BCLC has taken a look at the “ecosystem” of creating and sustaining jobs.
By Jackie Norris, Executive Director of the Points of Light Corporate Institute, and David Smith, Executive Director of the National Conference on Citizenship
Recently I interviewed the Vice President of Public Social Responsibility at Allstate, Vicky Dinges (pictured below). We talked about why domestic violence is a cornerstone of the Allstate Foundation and how this issue is a reflection of Allstate's core mission.
