Analysts & Investors

  1. Is Carbon Disclosure on the Rise?

    The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) — a U.K.-based organization that collects and distributes greenhouse gas and energy data — recently hosted a workshop to share the results from its survey on global climate change strategies. The public affairs specialists from Our Thinking discuss the CDP findings, which include what a company should do before “carbon management becomes mandatory.”

  2. Supreme Court Upends Campaign Finance Law

    Will the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission affect the way public affairs advocacy is conducted? The public affairs specialists from the Cloakroom discuss the landmark decision — which essentially redefines campaign finance law — and offer “two schools of thought on the consequences of this case.”

  3. Taking Care of Social Business

    As digital trends continue to provide new and unprecedented audience engagement, organizations need to start think about integrating social media in ways that go well beyond pushing press releases through Twitter. Join us for “Understanding Social Business,” an online panel discussion moderated by Fleishman-Hillard social media specialist Joshua-Michéle Ross. The 90-minute event will explore the meaning of “social business” and provide insights into tackling the bigger implications social technologies have on today’s companies.

    Event: 1/14: Understanding Social Business

  4. Despite Economic Pressures, Majority of Companies Plan to Increase Emphasis on Sustainability

    Customer demand and the economic environment are driving a continued commitment to sustainability, according to survey by the American Marketing Association and Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.

    CHICAGO, April 8, 2009  — When it comes to investing in sustainable business behaviors and programs, more than half of corporate marketers and communicators believe that their organizations will increase their involvement in environmental sustainability initiatives during the next two to three years, according to a survey conducted by the American Marketing Association and Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. In addition, half of those surveyed believe that economic realities will actually encourage the adoption of sustainability practices.
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  5. Moving Toward a More LGBT-Friendly Corporate America

    The Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual report published by The Human Rights Campaign Foundation that measures U.S. businesses on their treatment of LGBT employees, consumers and investors, recently announced changes to its evaluation criteria. The team from Out Front discusses the new standards and explains why “raising the bar” makes sense.

  6. Is the FDA Jamming the Biotechnology Pipeline?

    What does the recent decline in Food and Drug Administration approvals for biopharmaceutical products mean for the industry? Pharma industry communications specialist Mark Senak looks at the future of biotechnology and how product-to-market delays will affect physicians, patients, and investors.

  7. Rethinking Corporate Social Responsibility — 2007

    With Democrats having secured Congressional majority status in the November 2006 midterm elections,
    we wondered if Americans viewed CSR from a fourth perspective — beyond employees, consumers and investors — as that of voters. So this year’s survey indicates the American public’s perception of CSR according to political party affiliation.

    Download: 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Study | View: Rethinking Corporate Social Responsibility: A U.S. Perspective

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