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Practitioner Perspectives
How are leaders putting Corporate Social Responsibility into practice? Explore articles, interviews, and podcasts featuring perspectives from business leaders, nonprofit executives, and professionals working at the intersection of business and community. Curated by the Satell Institute, each resource includes a brief summary, key insights, and practical takeaways to help you strengthen partnerships, inform decisions, and turn ideas into action.
What the Numbers Can’t Measure: The Ripple Effect of Community Investment
Jackson explores how community investment creates lasting benefits that traditional performance metrics cannot fully capture.
The Future of CSR and Corporate Citizenship Leadership
The report examines trends shaping the future of CSR leadership, including stakeholder expectations, executive accountability, employee engagement, and organizational purpose.
10 Companies Leading the Way in Corporate Citizenship
This article showcases examples of organizations demonstrating leadership in corporate citizenship through philanthropy, volunteerism, sustainability, and community engagement.
What Is Corporate Social Responsibility? 4 Types
This article explains the concept of CSR and outlines four primary dimensions: economic responsibility, legal responsibility, ethical responsibility, and philanthropic responsibility.
Why Business Leaders Need to Champion Democracy
This article argues that business leaders have a vested interest in supporting democratic institutions because economic prosperity, social stability, and stakeholder trust depend upon functioning democratic systems.
CSR Remains Vital to Success: 2025 Corporate Purpose Report
This article explores the evolving role of business leaders in addressing societal challenges and stakeholder expectations.
2025 Look Ahead: It's Businesses' Time to Understand and Lead
This article explores the evolving role of business leaders in addressing societal challenges and stakeholder expectations.
Corporate Purpose: Driving Business Value (2026 Edition)
This report examines how leading organizations leverage corporate purpose to create measurable business value while generating positive societal outcomes.
Purposeful Work Boosts Engagement, but Few Experience It
Gallup examines the relationship between meaningful work and employee engagement, finding that employees who perceive purpose in their work are significantly more engaged and productive.
Leading with Purpose in 2025: Considerations for Companies
This article examines how purpose-driven leadership can help organizations navigate evolving stakeholder expectations and social challenges. It argues that companies must integrate purpose throughout business operations rather than treating it as a branding exercise.
Stakeholder Leadership for CEOs: 5 Practical Moves to Build Resilience, Growth and Trust
The article provides practical guidance for CEOs seeking to strengthen stakeholder relationships. It emphasizes stakeholder-centered leadership as a pathway to organizational resilience, trust, and sustainable growth.
Sustainability Is Dead, Long Live Purpose
Rather than focusing solely on environmental performance, companies are increasingly connecting sustainability efforts to broader business and societal goals.
Truist Wealth Podcast: Inspiring Philanthropy That Impacts Communities
Ed Satell, founder of the Satell Institute, joins host Oscarlyn Elder to discuss corporate philanthropy, CSR, long-term community investment, CEO collaboration, and the Institute's
Corporate Social Responsibility: Shaping the Narrative in the Modern World
The article explores how organizations use CSR initiatives to build trust, define corporate identity, and strengthen relationships with stakeholders. It argues that effective CSR creates a compelling organizational narrative that resonates with customers, employees, and communities.
Why Sustainability Is Critical for Business Success in 2025 and the Data to Prove It
Mainwaring highlights market data showing that investors, employees, consumers, and regulators increasingly expect businesses to integrate sustainability into corporate strategy.