CSR and ESG Infographics

Corporate citizenship professionals are confronted with a wide array of ESG reporting tools. Start off by differentiating between the big six below, to help you manage your sustainability programs.

The benefits of sustainability reporting are hard to ignore. Investing in sustainability reporting has the potential to increase financial performance, attract new customers and investors, engage employees, increase innovation, and give companies a competitive advantage.

What's your ESG business strategy? The data from the The State of Corporate Citizenship 2020 suggest that executives understand that well-designed and effectively executed corporate citizenship both helps to accomplish business results and create social value. This cartoon infographic by illustrator Stephen Collins demonstrates how integrating an effective ESG business strategy plays out when one company faces an unexpected crisis.

Employee engagement is an essential driver of both community involvement and business success. Companies increasingly view community initiatives as a strategic investment in recruitment and retention: When employees participate in volunteer or workplace giving programs, they not only give back to their community on the company’s behalf, but also are more likely to feel committed to their organization.

When employees are engaged, turnover rates are low, and workplace productivity is high. Research finds that strategic corporate citizenship efforts play a role in increasing engagement: When employees perceive a company to have strong corporate citizenship performance, they have greater commitment and pride—and ultimately stronger job performance. Employee, community, and environmental dimensions—as well as visible communication—have the strongest relationship with performance.

A value chain is the full range of activities that businesses go through to bring a product or service from conception to delivery. Whether your company is sourcing materials, designing environmental initiatives, or navigating global labor standards, the best way to ensure that corporate citizenship adds the greatest possible value and meets the needs of the communities in which you operate is by understanding your value chain.

By connecting the assets of business to social and environmental domains, corporate citizenship professionals maintain the equilibrium of their unique ecosystems to ensure the success of their companies and the health of our world.

Diversity is about differences. Inclusion is the way these differences are harnessed and brought together to reap the greatest possible value—for companies and society, and for individuals. Inclusive environments respect and facilitate connections, making it possible for people to apply their diverse attributes and capabilities toward a common goal.