Multiple occurrences of devastating earthquakes worldwide in the last few years have clearly shown how serious the earthquake threat is, and how devastating it can be to a community’s safety and recovery. It is clear that the centuries-long practice of ignoring the effects of major earthquakes, or just working to make the built environment ‘safe’, is not sufficient to avoid a catastrophe. Communities, cities, states and nations need to be disaster resilient; that is, safe and able to recover quickly – and it is not simply a matter of building everything better.
The Business Civic Leadership Center is a 12-year-old, Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to providing its business members the tools they need to make smart decisions about how to engage today’s tough social issues. As an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, BCLC is a trusted resource and influential voice on matters of CSR and corporate citizenship, social innovation, and sustainability. Our leadership in these areas stems from our strong belief that a healthy and engaged business sector leads to a better society.
Thank you for partnering with BCLC and helping us promote the 2012 Citizens Award Nomination. We hope that communication of the nomination will reach as many organizations, nonprofits, businesses and CSR practitioners as possible, in order to identify America’s top Corporate Citizens, and honor their extraordinary achievements.
This is a report that discusses Booz Allen Hamilton’s community Summits that they are leading to support Veterans and their families.
Chris Poland, chairman and senior principal of Degenkolb Engineers, presented on March 21, 2012 during a panel discussion on "Integrating Disaster Recovery: What Should Long-Term Disaster Recovery Look Like?" The panel was hosted by the Disasters Roundtable of the National Academies.
His powerpoint slides are available for viewing.
The State of the Corporate Responsibility Profession: A Snapshot and a Path Forward
Release Date: March 2012
Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association (CROA) with support from IBM.