Once upon a time, the corporate heads of many organizations had one concern:
"How much money can we make and how fast can we make it?"

Well, money still matters, of course. But today’s employers are finding that they have to care about more than just profits if they want to keep their investors, their customers and even their employees happy. The environment, community activism, health and safety have never been more in the spotlight, and as a result, investors, potential customers and employees want to be involved with companies who take these factors into consideration. In fact, a study by the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College found that 30 percent of employers say that good corporate citizenship helps them recruit and retain good employees. Good corporate citizens maintain high ethical standards, decrease the negative effects their company has on the environment, and give back to the community.

If you’re still not convinced that becoming recognized as a “Good Corporate Citizen” is the thing to do then please consider this.

For the past eight years, Business Ethics Magazine (and now The CRO) has been working with KLD Research & Analytics to rank and recognize publicly listed U.S. companies that excel at serving a variety of stakeholders. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens list has now moved up to be regarded as the third most influential corporate ranking list, behind Fortune magazine’s ‘Most Admired Companies’ and ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’ according to a PRWeek/Burson-Marsteller CEO Survey.”

This website has been set up to give a fast and easily absorbed indication of what it means to be a “Good Corporate Citizen” and to offer some simple tips and ideas so that every organization can make a start on becoming a “Good Corporate Citizen”.